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ROY LICHTENSTEIN IN THREE NY EXHIBITIONS

"Woman in Bath" (1963)

Credit: Estate of Roy Lichtenstein, Collection of H. Gael Neeson

Works by the Pop artist Roy Lichtenstein are on view in three separate exhibitions around Manhattan.
Roberta Smith writes: "Lichtenstein’s art forms an ode to the Americana of comic books and commercial art, but it has about it a brisk cosmopolitanism that is also New York at its most New York, which is in the fall. Perfect working order is what Lichtenstein was all about. And the loose-jointed survey of his economics afforded by these shows is all the more pleasant for being interrupted by large swaths of the city, which works pretty darned well in spite of everything. You can alternate views of Lichtenstein’s genius with healthy intakes of urban life and draw your own conclusions from the shows’ overlaps and discrepancies, whether with one another or reality." The most substantial effort is the Morgan Library & Museum’s brilliant “Roy Lichtenstein: The Black-and-White Drawings, 1961-1968,” which concentrates exclusively on the large finished drawings that heralded the arrival of his bold mature style. A broader view is taken by “Roy Lichtenstein: Mostly Men” at the Leo Castelli Gallery on the Upper East Side. Its 25 works concentrate on depictions of men, skimming across a career more identified with anxious young women. And in Chelsea, Mitchell-Innes & Nash rounds out the bill with “Roy Lichtenstein Reflected,” which features 10 paintings, mostly from the late 1980s and early ’90s, that one way or another depict mirrors. While more routine it gets to the heart of Lichtenstein’s concerns. As each show has its own catalog, a kind of Lichtenstein Festschrift also accrues.
Reported in NY Times

PETER AND STEPHANIE HAPPY AT LAST

All couples go through some rough patches, but when the husband is a billionaire publishing tycoon/polo player/art collector and the wife is a glamorous Victoria's Secret model/artist’s muse, people tend to gossip. And when private squabbles turn into a vicious public divorce, complete with allegations of drug use and domineering personalities, there’s no stopping wagging tongues. Well, all the schadenfreuders out there eagerly awaiting the outcome of yesterdays divorce trial between Peter Brant and Stephanie Seymour (What was going to happen to all the art?!) were shocked into silence when the pair walked into court hand-in-hand and told the judge, actually, they’ll be staying married, nevermind. The newly reunited couple, who have been married for 15 years and have three children, received some parting advice from Superior Court Judge Lynda Munro, who reportedly said, “After the first hearing with you, I said I thought you were going to reconcile and I'd forgotten about it… I'm a true believer in marriage. It's hard work growing old together, but it's actually sort of fun." It’s always nice to see a family—and an art collection—stay together.

TATE MODERN: The Unilever Series: Ai Weiwei

Ai Weiwei
Han Dynasty Urn with Coca-Cola Logo 1994
Courtesy the artist © Ai Weiwei
Han Dynasty urn, paint
25.4x27.9x27.9cm

The Unilever Series: Ai Weiwei
12 October 2010  –  2 May 2011

The Chinese artist has become one of the most important cultural commentators of his generation. Ai Weiwei who designed Beijing's 'Bird's Nest' Olympics stadium is no gentle character. A notable artist, commentator, activist, blogger and a powerful voice on Twitter, his art and social commentary have shocked the world. 

INSTALLATION VIEW AZZEDINE ALAIA

ROB PRUITT PATTERN AND DEGRADATION

ROB PRUITT PATTERN AND DEGRADATION
SEPTEMBER 11 – OCTOBER 23, 2010
Opening Reception: September 11, 6-8 PM
Gavin Brown’s enterprise
620 Greenwich Street New York, NY 10014
Maccarone
630 Greenwich Street New York, NY 10014

Rob Pruitt is the artist for our time, creating and living at a moment when the American experience is both preeminent and stagnant. Rather than feel defeated by the diminished cultural legacy left to us, Pruitt has embraced it. He loves the cynicism, bathes in the stupid, lies down with the empty, turns the other cheek, and asks for an autograph. He has no answers, so he offers a joyful moment of flat, ridiculous glitter. His love of life and seeming flippancy are forms of modern wisdom - a radical, smiling response to an intolerable situation and a giddy challenge to those who have given in.