James Kalm visits Lynda Benglis’ work at Cheim&Read, presenting a large selection of paper works stretched and molded over chicken wire armatures and an impressive cast aluminum sculpture.
in the first part of this video, James Kalm visits James Fuentes Gallery and walks us through “Bad Faith,” an exhibition that presents works by artists Nayland Blake, Jessica Diamond, Peter Halley and Robert Morris “made in New York City between 1982-1994. Revealing a collective anxiety caused by increasingly conservative US foreign and economic policies—from the Cold War to the rise of neo-liberal politicians—and the fraught landscape of the culture wars in the wake of the AIDS crisis and identity politics, these works reflect a historical moment of deep cultural and political uncertainty.”
James Kalm visits the Hole Gallery’s exhibition, “Booby Trap,” a selection of figurative paintings. Featuring works by: Melissa Brown, Caroline Wells Chandler, Maja Djordjevic, Misaki Kawai, Anders Oinonen, Joakim Ojanen and Anja Salonen, these works all show an awareness (both conceptually and painterly) of the flattened pictorial space that, due to the ubiquitous presence of screens, has become an ideological position of perception. In a “bonus-round” stroll, we’ll check out Philadelphian artist Jeffrey Wright, who displays a selection of large format color photos documenting his cash stash, many with humorous back drops, cuddly pet portraits, or bizarre costumed selfies.