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
As my company enters its fourteenth year, I'm excited to announce a new look and a new name: Parks Art Advisory. Since founding my business in 2008, the field of art advisory has grown exponentially, and it feels like the right time to acknowledge this fact with a demonstrative and direct business name.
With this new name comes a fresh and exciting graphic identity, designed by WKSHPS (@wkshps).
I look forward to connecting with you and sharing more from Parks Art Advisory over Instagram very soon.
Walk, run, bike…whatever it takes to get thee to Madison Square Park to see the incredibly thoughtful “Landscape and Memory” installation by Cristina Iglesias. As a huge fan of looking downward in this city - tho in my case mainly to spot the beauty in the centuries-old sidewalks strewn with day-old trash in temporary abstractions - this “ground-forward” sculptural installation really spoke to me. From the press release: “Landscape and Memory will place five bronze sculptural pools, gently flowing with water arriving in different sequences, into the park’s Oval Lawn, harkening back to when the Cedar Creek - now buried underground - coursed across the land where the park stands today.’ #cristinaiglesias
Frieze New York opens today, and those of us @the_apaa have been asked by @friezeofficial to pick our fair favorites in two categories - over $100k and under $25k. Here are mine, from two fantastic New York artists, Sam Moyer and Bianca Beck. Read more about their work, as well as the artists chosen by my amazing colleagues, through the link in bio.
Sam Moyer, “Ester,” 2021, marble, acrylic on plater coated canvas mounted to mdf. 97 x 132 1/4 inches. Bianca Beck, “2022.” wood, wire, paper-mâché, acrylic and oil. 16 x 25 x 14 1/2 inches.
Congratulations to Stan Douglas on his representation of Canada in the 2022 Venice Biennale, opening this week. @labiennale
Stan Douglas, The Second Hotel Vancouver, 2014. Digital chromogenic print mounted on dibond.
Placed by Parks Fine Art
#standouglas #labiennale #artadvisory
A month ago #mexico #zonamaco ♥️ 🇲🇽
FOG favorites #wolfgangtillmans #helenpashgian #edruscha #ritaackermann #oscarmurillo #minervacuevas #hayalpozanti
@the_graymarket , Tim Schneider’s always-insightful column on @artnet , takes a look this week at the recent spate of stratospheric rises in prices for some of the hottest young artists of today. It’s a great read, and I have got a few thoughts in there along with @worthartadvisory . Thank you, Tim and Artnet, for including me! #artnet #loiehollowell #averysinger #emilymaesmith #parksfineart #artadvisor #artadvisory
Adios, Miami! Herewith a few of my favorite inanimate and animate objects from this week. #yanngerstberger #gabrielrico #jennyholzer #shilpagupta #olafureliasson #piacamil #reggieburrowshodges #denniskardon #artbasel #artbaselmiami
Last week in lovely London! #anniemorris #sarahsze #petermcdonald #kenprice #felipebaeza #gavinturk #michelangelopistoletto #howardhodgkin #friezelondon #parksfineart
A few favorites from yesterday’s openings of the Armory Show and Independent art fairs in NYC. Sara Anstis at Fabian Lang, Dawoud Bey at Sean Kelly, Richard Pronce at Two Palms, David Alekhuogie at Yancey Richardson, Adrienne Elise Tarver at Welancora, Che Lovelace at VSF, Sally J. Han at Fortnight Institute #saraanstis #dawoudbey #richardprince #davidalekhuogie #adrienneelisetarver #chelovelace #sallyjhan #parksfineart #apaa
Thank you @artnet and #eileenkinsella for including me in today’s article on September’s forthcoming IRL art fairs. I cannot be more excited about @thearmoryshow and @independent_hq , both of which open in NYC next week. Those of us with a voracity for looking at and learning about art in person have a hunger that needs to be sated!
A few shots from the week before last, in the space of one of ny San Francisco clients, just before an event at which I spoke about her art collection. Over the past ten years, she has assembled a decidedly non-cookie cutter, completely “her” collection of contemporary art, driven solely by her love for each artwork. I am honored to have collaborated with her on it. Thank you @butch_haze for putting together a beautiful evening! #robertlongo #jeppehein #emmawebster #josedavila #roylichtenstein #dohosuh #idriskhan #gabrieldelamora #jacobhashimoto #seanlanders #sharoncore
Frieze New York, (May 6-10) it was a pleasure. In March 2020 I never thought I would utter the words, “I really miss art fairs,” and yet that is a sentiment I have felt multiple times over the past year. Huge, huge kudos to @friezeofficial for pulling it off during this rule-laden and restrictive time. Herewith a few of my favorites from the booths: Julie Mehretu aquatint etching at White Cube, Sophie Calle hidden and exposed at Perrotin, Ewa Juszkiewicz at Gagosian, Dana Lok “Fermented Sentence” at Clima, Otis Houston Jr at Gordon Robichaux, Darren Bader silkscreen on canvas and He Xiangyu oilstick on paper at Andrew Kreps and Gabriel Orozco sculpture and tempera painting at kurimanzutto. #juliemehretu #sophiecalle #ewajuszkiewicz #danalok #otishoustonjr #darrenbader #hexiangyu #gabrielorozco
