The name of this show is not GAY ART NOW
June 8, 2006- July 14, 2006
Reception: June 8, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
293 10th Ave
Taboo!Joan Crawford with her Poodles (2005) |
Curated By Jack Pierson
Look, I’m really sorry about how late you’re all receiving this announcement. I’ve curated this summer group show
for
Paul Kasmin Gallery which opens June 8th at 293 Tenth Avenue. There is an opening from 6—8 pm, and you
should come, it’ll be fun. The name of this show is not GAY ART NOW.
It seems to me the notion of Gay Art is somewhat passé and this show is an ode to its passing. It includes work by
over fifty artists, not all of whom are gay, identify as gay, and not all of whom are living. The name of this show is
not Gay Art Now. Maybe the link being made is about sensibility, maybe it’s about society. –Jack Pierson
Here’s a partial list of the artists.
Antony is showing his drawings for the first time in New York.
Jonathan Horowitz is exhibiting a new work, his
boyfriend
Rob Pruitt is also exhibiting with a new work. The entire space at 511 West 27th Street will be devoted to
an installation by
Stephan Tashjian, as known as
Tabboo! Tabboo! has been a well known performance artist and
painter since arriving in New York in the eighties. We will also include a work by
Matthew Barney for his
willingness to “go there” and unsurprisingly because he is cute.
Kembra Pfahler, who like Antony is well known as a Rock n’ Roll star, will display a recent drawing.
Mike Diana,
the only person in the United States who has been arrested for drawing. Deborah Kass will be represented by an
early portrait of Cindy Sherman as Liza Minnelli. We will have a beautiful
Robert Indiana sculpture from the
sixties. Women artists, another nomenclature as scary as “Gay Art” are represented by
Nan Goldin,
Collier Schorr
and
Elizabeth Peyton. They also provide the only homoerotic tendencies in this provocatively titled little show.
Art Reviews of The name of this show is not GAY ART NOW
New York Times
July 7, 2006 | | Roberta Smith | | "Consistent with the provocative title of the beautiful, cannily installed show he has organized, the artist Jack Pierson announces in the gallery's news release that "the notion of Gay Art" strikes him as "somewhat passé." His show, he writes, "is an ode to its passing."..." |
Books and DVDs related to artists in this show| Location | map | | Gallery | Paul Kasmin Gallery | | Address | 293 10th Ave
New York (Chelsea)
NY, 10001
United States | | Phone | 212-563-4474 | | Fax | 212-563-4494 | | Hours | Tue-Sat 10-6 | |
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