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Suddenly, all the galleries were sprouting shows almost simultaneously. We found ourselves amongst an array of colour and show stopping artworks
First stop, Richard Prince’s show ‘High Times’ based on his ‘dead’ heads drawings he brought with him to New York in 1972. He managed to capture so many references using several interesting techniques to adorn almost every inch of Gagosian’s walls. So much work for one man and his technicians
I loved his more personal works such as the library he had created with David Adjaye
Or ‘Untiled (Black Bra)’ which was my favorite work in the whole show
Jeffrey Deitch had created a show on boxing called ‘Punch’, curated by artist Nina Chanel Abney. I loved the small 3D sculptures by Austin Lee. Abney questions the line between culture and subculture
Then I dropped into Gentle Monster expecting to buy sunglasses and to my surprise there was a full-blown Sci-Fi installation
It was corridor after corridor of atmospheric visual effects
Back at Times Square Space Tiffany Zab had created, with curator Adriana Blidaru, ‘Living Content Live’ which is an event of talks, performances and screening. There was also an installation with artists Rina Banerjee, Timur Si-Qin, Jasper Spicero, Michael Wang and many more
Tiffany and I with a work by Daniela Lalita
Back in London it was wonderful to catch up with work by Rachel Maclean. A scene from ‘Make Me Up’
We all loved Tamu Nkiwane’s opening which is the latest exhibition in our Invites programme. An artist of Zimbabwe origins, he addresses through his work his connections through music, memory and film. Tamu went on a four month trip to Zimbabwe to celebrate his Grandfathers 90th birthday who was a prominent figure in the revolutionary struggles of the 1960s. Tamu brought back memories and mementos from his visit, laying them all out in a narrative of an urban market. The work was very atmospheric and we were invited to read his poems and listen to his own music along the way
Then it was back to New York for part two of my art discoveries. I finally got to see Sarah Lucas at New Museum. Our wonderful ‘Spamageddon’ work was once again on loan and looked very comfortable in the show
I loved the pair of high heels which could even be mistaken at a distance for a Rebecca Warren
The old car and cigarette cross brought back many great memories of her work from all her past commercial and museum shows
A highlight for me was visiting the wonderful world of Seth Price at Petzel. I loved his work, it was as usual playful and experimental
The works varied but there was always a see-through element throughout his paintings
At last KAWS opened at Per Skarstedt. This was an exciting moment to see where he’s now compared to a few years ago. His work is exploding all over the world from famous pop star concert back drops to fashion houses such as Christian Dior. I loved this mammoth work called ‘THE FLOOD’
And ‘GONE’ in front of ‘OLD HABITS’
Loved the Grace Weaver works at James Cohan
I was proud to see a great show by Florian Meisenberg at Simone Subal. I particularly liked the works where actor Nicholas Cage was used to talk about some psychoanalysis jargon recorded in the 1950s
Before I headed off to London yet again I had a chance to see Lisa Yuskavage’s visually stunning show at David Zwirner. At their downtown space ‘Barbie Brood’ showed small works such as this wondrous painting of a girl smoking a cigarette
Uptown showed larger works, my favourite being ‘Golden God’ where a woman is draped over the shoulders of a golden man. Then it was once again back to London!
