Our install last week of Spencer Finch’s Color Notes (Winter, Spring, Summer, Autumn) 2020-2021, IV in our Greenwich Village clients’ apartment. In this work, Finch presents each season as a set of 25 abstract studies composed of three gestures that represent objects or natural scenes he observed during that specific time of year. He describes them as “haiku-like observations of the world.” It took awhile to find the perfect work for this narrow and very vertical wall, but I think we nailed it, so to speak. Or, rather, cleated it. Thank you @emilyruotolo and @jamescohangallery and also @ilevelinc for the Herculean install!
Spencer Finch
Color Notes (Winter, Spring, Summer, Autumn) 2020-2021, IV, 2022
Watercolor on paper
4 sets of 25 notes per season
#parksartadvisory #spencerfinch #jamescohangallery
Thank you Tony (@tonymatelli) for an incredible studio visit last week and thank you Ciléne (@cileneandrehn) and for facilitating this! Can’t wait for the show at Andréhn - Schiptjenko (@andrehnschiptjenko) in Paris this October.
#parksartadvisory #tonymatelli #andrehnschiptjenko
The vibrancy of last week’s contemporary art auctions in London was carried largely by the work of young women artists, with two of them, Caroline Walker and Emma Webster, having works sell for 430% and 713% of their presale estimates, respectively. We are honored to have placed work in our clients’ collections by both of these artists early on in their careers - which was not so long ago! Congratulations to Caroline (@carolinewalkerartist) and Emma (@emma_webstah) and what these strong results mean for their futures, which are looking very bright.
Caroline Walker
Landscaping, 2016
Oil on linen
33.5 x 27.6 inches
Placed by Parks Art Advisory in 2016
Caroline Walker
Study for Cut and Finish, 2018
Oil on paper
17.75 x 24.38 inches
Placed by Parks Art Advisory in 2018
Emma Webster
Bandit, 2019
Oil on canvas
66 x 54.5 inches
Placed by Parks Art Advisory in 2019
Emma Webster
Dark Cat, 2020
Oil on canvas
60 x 48 inches
Placed by Parks Art Advisory in 2020
#parksartadvisory #carolinewalker #emmawebster #phillipsauction #sothebys #christies
wonderful studio visit with Darío Escobar yesterday. mil gracias @dario.escobar @nilsstaerk
#darioescobar
Yesterday at Pedro Reyes’ studio
Muchas gracias por todo @_pedro_reyes_ @samcdickson @lisson_gallery
#pedroreyes
Thank you @artnet @ebkinsella for including me as one of your “other art-world insiders.” Pleased to be in such good company highlighting many a strong artist…and ofc I am partial to @annie_morris_studio
Link in bio
#artnet #anniemorris #parksartadvisory
Some personal favorites from last week’s Art Basel Miami Beach. @artbasel
#alexkatz #brianrochefort #nathancarter #jimmydesana #wolfgangtillmans #rubyskystiler #juliemehretu #zillaleutenegger
#artbaselmiamibeach #artbasel #parksartadvisory
Wonderful evening celebrating Callum Innes and his exceptional new tondo paintings at Sean Kelly on Thursday. #calluminnes #seankellygallery
Postponed postings from Paris! Here, an installation of artworks by Italian post-war artist Carla Accardi at Maison La Roche, a home in the 16th designed by Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret between 1923-25 and employing Le Corbusier’s “five points of new architecture” (open façade, open floor plan, long windows, roof garden and pillars) for the first time. Thank you @massimodecarlogallery and @massimodecarlopieceunique for a very special afternoon!
#carlaaccardi #lecorbusier #pierrejeanneret
A belated thank you to Emily-Jane (@emilyjanekirwan) for a breathtaking night at Monochromatic Light (Afterlife) by Tyshawn Sorey (#tyshawnsorey), Peter Sellars (#petersellars), Julie Mehretu (@juliemehretu) and Reggie (Regg Roc) Gray (@reggie_is_flexn) at the Armory (@parkavearmory) last Friday.
Sorey created this piece as a tribute to the Rothko Chapel (in my hometown of Houston) and music written by composer Morton Feldman to commemorate its opening fifty years ago. The coalescence of Sorey’s score, vocals by soloist Davóne Tines (@alsoanoperasinger), Mehretu’s art and Gray’s kinetic choreography immerses the audience in a collective ritual of sorts, one that slowly, hauntingly, mesmerisingly frames ancestral trauma and grief.
#parksartadvisory
First impressions of Paris+ par Art Basel #parisplus #artbasel #alexkatz #robertmapplethorpe #hanspeterfeldmann #carmenherrera #miraschendel #mohammedsami #olafureliasson #matthewbarney #leebul
Impressive trio of shows at Gagosian (@gagosian) this month from Urs Fischer (@chaosursfischer), Dan Colen (@hellhillel), and Rick Lowe (@rickloweofficial)
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Part of Fischer’s Denominator exhibition is CHAOS #501, an undulating digital sea of human detritus; and People, a full-scale replica of room 43 of the National Gallery, London, overlaid with projected heads sourced from online videos.
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Colen’s exhibition, Lover Lover Lover, employs imagery from Disney movies devoid of humans to reflect on the people and places that shape our lives.
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The abstract works in Lowe’s Meditations on Social Sculpture reflect visual differences the artist observed in domino arrangement while playing the game with individuals of varying cultural backgrounds, resulting in an amalgamation of linear forms remniscent of urban street patterns.
#parksartadvisory
Greenwich Village Duplex, art by Parks Art Advisory.
The collection created by Parks Art Advisory for this New York City-based family reflects the brightness and energy of the city that surrounds this light-filled apartment.
Works by Willem de Kooning (#willemdekooning), James Siena (@jsienastudio), Mel Bochner (#melbochner), Tony Matelli (@tonymatelli), Spencer Finch (#spencerfinch), Petra Cortright (@petra_cortright), James Casebere (@jamescasebere) and Hiroshi Sugimoto (@hiroshisugimotoart)
#parksartadvisory
Quick trip to LA this week - made some pit stops at three great shows:
Stars Don’t Stand Still in the Sky: A Tribute to Lawerence Weiner (#lawerenceweiner) at Regen Projects (@regenprojects) - a group show exploring Weiner’s profound influence on the development of Conceptual art
Idris Khan (@idriskhan_studio), the Pattern of Landscape at the inaugural Sean Kelly (@seankellygallery) Los Angeles exhibition presenting a new body of the artist’s work featuring paintings, works on paper, sculpture, collage, and photography
Cy Twombly (#cytwombly) at Gagosian (@gagosian) gathers paintings, works on paper, and sculpture produced in the final decade of Twombly’s life
#parksartadvisory
A trifecta of terrific shows by artists of three generations at Hauser & Wirth (@hauserwirth) this month: Jenny Holzer (@jennyholzerstudio) (b. 1950), Zoe Leonard (@zoe_leonard_studio)(b. 1961) and Christina Quarles (@cequarles) (b. 1985)
Jenny Holzer, Patriot 6, 2022, 24k gold and antique gold leaf and oil on linen
Jenny Holzer, Patriot 9, 2022, 24k gold and antique gold leaf and oil on linen
Zoe Leonard, Untitled, 2017/2022, Gelatin silver print
Christina Quarles, A Song for You, 2022, acrylic on canvas
Christina Quarles, Try n’ Pull tha Rains in on Me, 2022, acrylic on canvas
The Independent - 20th Century art fair in NYC last week focused on overlooked artists of 1900-2000, chosen largely because they provided an historical lens by which to view topics relevant to the times in which we currently live. Here are a few highlights:
Man Ray (#manray), Sade—Pas Terminé, 1933, gelatin silver print
Robert Duran (#robertduran), Untitled, 1975, acrylic on canvas
Paul Neagu (#paulneagu)
(Right) Lips (Collector 40 portions boxes cells), 1969, drawing on tracing paper on canvas
Pierre Molinier (#pierremolinier), Mandrake se régale / Version préparatoire, 1967, vintage silver print
Gérard Schneider (@gerardschneiderofficiel), all Sans Titre, 1963-1980
Stanislao Lepri (#stanislaolepri) , Le gardien, 1975, oil on canvas
Ivens Machado (#ivensmachado), Untitled, 1987, reinforced concrete, pigments, iron and tile shards
Ladies who lunch: a few delectables from last week’s Armory Show and Independent - 20th Century art fairs.
@thearmoryshow @independent_hq
Michaël Borremans, “Girl Eating,” 2013 oil on canvas
Kate Millett, “Dinner for One,” 1967 mixed media
Thomas Lerooy, “Banana Split,” 2022 oil on canvas
Lyn Lou, “Scout,” 2022 oil on linen
#thearmoryshow #independentartfair #michaelborremans #katemillett #thomaslerooy #lynliu #parksartadvisory
Wonderful day with some of my favorite people at Château La Coste. Artworks by Annie Morris @annie_morris_studio Jenny Holzer @jennyholzerstudio Alexander Calder #alexandercalder Louise Bourgeois #louisebourgeois Idris Khan @idriskhan_studio and Sean Scully @seanscullystudio . Merci beaucoup for an incredible trip @ssvp1 @gilesvanpraagh @cbsmullen_34 @_jackmullen_ @willmullen6 @samvp.8 @lilyparks @_josieparks and last but certainly not least, #Meme! France hath been schlayed.
Installed these four David Shrigley works on paper at my client's apartment on the Upper East Side last week. One need not have a huge budget to acquire top work by highly respected artists.
Barbara Kruger (@barbarakruger45)
at David Zwirner (@davidzwirner) on 19th Street
through August 12
So profoundly sad how timely Kruger's work continues to be. A #mustsee of a show, in social media parlance.
Barbara Kruger
Untitled (Your body is a battleground), 1989/2019
Single-channel video on LED panel, sound, 1 min 4 sec
137 7/8 x 137 7/8 inches (350.1 x 350.1 cm)
Barbara Kruger
Untitled (No Comment), 2020
Three-channel video installation, sound, 9 min 25 sec
overall dimensions variable
Barbara Kruger
Untitled (Admit nothing/Blame everyone/Be bitter), 1987/2020
Single-channel video on LED panel, sound, 17 sec
78 3/4 x 157 1/2 inches
Barbara Kruger
Untitled (Our people are better than your people), 1994/2017
print on vinyl
