Anna Kustera

THE WORLD'S SMALLEST ART FAIR Images

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THE WORLD'S SMALLEST ART FAIR Images Installation View

101. Lawrimore Project, Seattle USA SuttonBeresCuller "Observation Camera" 2007 Cast bronze, edition 5/8 10 x 7x 11"

102. Kavi Gupta Gallery, Chicago USA Claire Sherman "Pine Trees" 2007 Oil on linen 12 x 13"

103. Non Permanent Gallery, Turin ITALY Neri Ceccarelli "Egg" 2007 Mixed media on canvas 7.87 x 7.87" (20 x 20 cm.)

104. Alexander Gray Associates, New York USA Cary Leibowitz "Homo Homo Homo(Jewelry)" 1989 Collage 13 x 10" framed

105. Kim Light Gallery, Los Angeles USA Samantha Fields "Super Cell over the Farm (Maravette, NE)" 2007 Acrylic on canvas 10 x 8"

106. Catharine Clark Gallery, San Francisco USA Walter Robinson "Sold" 2008 MDF and epoxy 12 x 12"

201. White Trash Contemporary, Hamburg GERMANY Ben Hubsch "B414" 2007 Acrylic on canvas 12 x12"

202. Fredric Snitzer Gallery, Miami USA Hernan Bas "Surfacing" 2001 Waterbased oil on paper 8 x 6" paper size

203. Michael Steinberg Fine Arts, New York USA Suzanne Song "4X (Study)" 2007 Acrylic and airbrush on linen 12 x 16"

204. Pekin Fine Arts, Beijing CHINA Huang Yan "Skull" 2003 Hand painted porcelain 15 x 15 x 18 cm

205. Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta USA Kate Javens "Father Ram 2" 2007 Oil on linen 9 x 10"

206. Leslie Tonkonow Artworks + Projects, New York USA Julia Oschantz "Fiction Follows Form" 2008 DVD, NTSC Edition 1/8, 03:01 minutes loop

301. Ellis Rumley Projects, London ENGLAND Sam Jackson "Brazil" 2008 Oil on panel 6 x 5"

302. Randall Scott Gallery, Washinton USA Sarah Wilmer "Peter and Her in the Doomed Attic" 2007 C-print, edition of 20 11 x 14" print size

303. Florence Lynch Gallery, New York USA Carlo Ferraris "Standing Carrot" 2008 Color photograph, edition of 10 9 1/2 x 7" unframed 10 1/2 x 8" framed

304. Curator's Office, Washington USA Andy Moon Wilson "Abstract Arcana" 2006-07 Ink on archival card stock 3 1/2 x 2" each

305. Roberts & Tilton, Los Angeles USA Noah Davis "Young Woman in Mirror" 2008 Oil on Canvas 12 x 12"

306. Country Club, Cincinnati USA Charley Harper "Elephant Climbing Out of Ditch" circa 1965 Gouache on illustration board 13 1/4 x 11 3/4" framed 9 x 7 1/2" unframed

401. Artfinder Galerie, Hamburg GERMANY Thorsten Brinkmann "Turki de Pill" 2007 Color Photograph 8 1/2 x 11 1/4

402. Momenta Art, Brooklyn USA Rochelle Feinstein "Shoot/Shot" 2007 Ground glass, photo, paperclip on panel 8 x 10"

403. Envoy Gallery, New York USA Franklin Preston "after your death you will be what you were before your birth" 2007 Oil paint on linen 10 x 8 "

404. IAO Projects, Salt Lake City USA Jeff Faerber "Cyclone" 2007 Mixed media on wood 7 x7"

405. Annarumma404, Naples/Milan ITALY Carlo Zanni "eBay Painting 05/06/04" 2005 Oil and alkyds on okoume wood 3.5 x 6.5"

406. SKL Gallery, Palma de Mallorca SPAIN Carlo Zanni "eBay Painting 28/07/04" 2005 Oil and alkyds on okoume wood 3.5 x 6.5"

501. Torch Gallery, Amsterdam, HOLLAND Tuen Hocks "Untitled (Artists in Stock)" 2008 Watercolor on paper, wooden frame 13 1/8 x 9 5/8"

502. Artprojx Space, London ENGLAND David Blandy "Lone Pilgrim vs Manasseh, 12" Edition" 2008 Poster, Edition of 100 8 x 12"

503. Bernard Toale Gallery, Boston USA Rebecca Doughty "Tiny #10 (Drop)" 2008 Acrylic on wood 8 1/8 x 9"

504. Monya Rowe Gallery, New York USA Larissa Bates "Ambush of the Mother Man Cry Baby: Man Power" 2008 Gouache and ink on paper 10 x 7"

505. Solomon Projects, Atlanta USA Joseph Peragine "Untitled (Still from Forever and Ever)" 2008 Iris print on canvas with resin Edition 1 of 3 9 x 12"

506. Samson Projects, Boston USA Rune Olsen "Rattus Norvegicus" 2007 Bronze and painted glass Approximately 10 x 4 x 7 "

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THE WORLD'S SMALLEST ART FAIR

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The World's Smallest Art Fair July 10 - August 1, 2008 Opening Reception: Thursday, July 10, 6-9pm View Images of The World's Smallest Art Fair

]]> Tired of jetting to all parts of the globe to attend art fairs? Exhausted by miles of art on display? In the mood for just hanging close to home but still having the chance to see a great variety of art from all over the country and the world? Gallery owner Anna Kustera has taken the suggestion of artist Maurizio Cattelan and is answering your prayers. In a refreshing twist on art fairs, she has organized THE WORLD’S SMALLEST ART FAIR, an event that will take place in the front window of the gallery’s ground floor space. It opens on Thursday, July 10th and remains on view for three weeks through August 1st. Approximately 50 galleries the world over will exhibit, including works from China, England, Germany, Holland, Italy, Spain as well as the USA. All this art will be shown in the gallery’s 72 square foot fair space with no works larger than 12” x 12.” The inner rooms of the gallery will be converted into a VIP lounge complete with an information center designed by Ju$t Another Rich Kid and a video program of short performance related pieces organized by artist Alix Pearlstein. The artwork will be displayed salon style and will be changed over the duration of the fair, giving visitors a wonderful opportunity to see – and buy – an enormous amount of art in the most convenient of fashions, all in one place. Just think - no plane delays or going through customs. Participating Galleries: Annarumma404 Naples/Milan I Artfinder Galerie Hamburg I Artprojx Space London I Catharine Clark Gallery San Francisco I Country Club Cincinnati I Curator’s Office Washington I Ellis Rumley Projects London I Envoy Gallery New York I Alexander Gray Associates New York I Kavi Gupta Gallery Chicago I IAO Projects Salt Lake City I Lawrimore Project Seattle I Kim Light Gallery Los Angeles I Florence Lynch Gallery New York I Momenta Art Brooklyn I Non Permanent Gallery Turin I Pekin Fine Arts Beijing I Roberts & Tilton Los Angeles I Monya Rowe Gallery New York I Samson Projects Boston I Randall Scott Gallery Washington I SKL Gallery Palma de Mallorca I Fredric Snitzer Gallery Miami I Solomon Projects Atlanta I Michael Steinberg Fine Arts New York I Bernard Toale Gallery Boston I Leslie Tonkonow Artworks + Projects New York I Torch Gallery Amsterdam I White Trash Contemporary Hamburg I Marcia Wood Gallery Atlanta

THE WORLD'S SMALLEST ART FAIR

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THE WORLD'S SMALLEST ART FAIR Galleries from around the world participate in this inaugural event to take place in the front window of the gallery's ground floor space. July 10 – August 1, 2008 Opening Reception, Thursday, July 10, 6-9pm Participating Galleries: Annarumma404 Naples/Milan ITALY I Artfinder Galerie Hamburg GERMANY I Artprojx Space London ENGLAND I Catharine Clark Gallery San Francisco USA I Country Club Cincinnati USA I Curator’s Office Washington USA I Ellis Rumley Projects London ENGLAND I Envoy Gallery New York USA I Alexander Gray AssociatesNew York USA I Kavi Gupta Gallery Chicago USA I IAO Projects Salt Lake City USA I Lawrimore Project Seattle USA I Kim Light Gallery Los Angeles USA I Florence Lynch Gallery New York USA I Momenta Art Brooklyn USA I Non Permanent Gallery Turin ITALY I Pekin Fine Arts Beijing CHINA I Roberts & Tilton Los Angeles USA I Monya Rowe Gallery New York USA I Samson Projects Boston USA I Randall Scott Gallery Washington USA I SKL Gallery Palma de Mallorca SPAIN I Fredric Snitzer GalleryMiami USA I Solomon ProjectsAtlanta USA I Michael Steinberg Fine Arts New York USA I Bernard Toale GalleryBoston USA I Leslie Tonkonow Artworks + ProjectsNew York USA I Torch Gallery Amsterdam HOLLAND I White Trash Contemporary Hamburg GERMANY I Marcia Wood Gallery Atlanta USA Video Program organized by Alix Pearlstein. Featuring work by: Ei Arakawa, Cheryl Donegan, Neil Goldberg, MK Guth, Rosi Hayes, Jay King / Mario Diaz de Leon, Shana Moulton, Clifford Owens, John Pilson, Birgit Rathsmann, and Michael Smith Information Center designed by Ju$t Another Rich Kid. To request participation or press information, contact anna@annakustera.com.

BATTERS/ KROLL/ WEEGEE Images

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BATTERS/ KROLL/ WEEGEE: From The Collection of Eric Kroll Exhibition Images ELMER BATTERS (1917-1997) Untitled, ca. 1960s Gelatin silver print 10 x 8 inches, print size 13 1/2 x 12 1/4 inches, framed

Untitled,1974 Gelatin silver print 8 x 10 inches, print size 12 1/4 x 13 1/2 inches, framed

Untitled, ca. 1960s Gelatin silver print 10 x 8 inches, print size 13 1/2 x 12 1/4 inches, framed

Untitled (Gee Gentile),ca. 1970s Gelatin silver print 10 x 8 inches, print size 13 1/2 x 12 1/4 inches, framed

Untitled,ca. 1960s Gelatin silver print 10 x 8 inches, print size 13 1/2 x 12 1/4 inches, framed

Untitled,ca. 1970s Gelatin silver print 8 x 10 inches, print size 12 1/4 x 13 1/2 inches, framed

Untitled,ca. 1970s Gelatin silver print 10 x 8 inches, print size 13 1/2 x 12 1/4 inches, framed

Untitled,1974 Gelatin silver print 10 x 8 inches, print size 13 1/2 x 12 1/4 inches, framed

Untitled (Gee Gentile),ca. 1970s Gelatin silver print 10 x 8 inches, print size 13 1/2 x 12 1/4 inches, framed

Untitled,ca. 1970s Gelatin silver print 8 x 10 inches, print size 12 1/4 x 13 1/2 inches, framed

Untitled,ca. 1970s Gelatin silver print 10 x 8 inches, print size 13 1/2 x 12 1/4 inches, framed

ERIC KROLL “From Below”,2005 Black and white photograph, ed. of 10 23 x 15 inches, print size 26 x 18 inches, framed

“When Kiki Went out at Night in Paris…Man Ray did her Make-up”,2004 Black and white photograph, ed. of 10 19 x 19 inches, print size 21 x 21 inches, framed

“George Bernard Shaw Drank Mother’s Milk in his Coffee Every Morning”,1985 Black and white photograph, ed. 6/10 11 x 14 inches, print size 15 x 18 inches, framed

“Helena is Special” Black and white photograph, ed. of 10 14 x 11 inches, print size 17 x 14 inches framed

“Girlfriend as Bird Feeder”,2003 Black and white photograph, ed. of 10 10 x 8 inches, print size 19 x 16 inches, framed

“Naomi on my Face” C-print, ed. of 10 35 1/2 x 23 1/2 inches, print size 38 1/2 x 26 1/4 inches, framed

“Tank is a Stupid Fuck”,1971 Black and white photograph, ed. of 10 14 x 11 inches, print size 16 1/2 x 13 inches, framed

“Helena off Interstate 5”,2005 Black and white photograph, ed. of 10 23 x 15 inches, print size 26 x 18 inches, framed

“A Motel off Ocean Beach Drive near the Zoo”,2004 Black and white photograph, ed. of 10 10 x 8 inches, print size 14 x 11 inches, framed

“Door Knob Bondage Among the Aspens”,1997 Black and white photograph, ed. of 10 10 x 8 inches, print size 14 x 11 inches, framed

“Penis on the Wall”,2004 Black and white photograph, ed. of 10 14 x 11 inches, print size (image 9 x 7 1/4 in.) 18 x 15 1/2 inches framed

WEEGEE (1899-1968) Untitled (Distortion Nude 1), ca. 1950s Gelatin silver print, Stamp on back 10 x 8 inches, print size 13 1/2 x 12 1/4 inches, framed

Untitled (Distortion Nude 2), ca. 1950s Gelatin silver print, Stamp on back 10 x 8 inches, print size 13 1/2 x 12 1/4 inches, framed

Untitled (Distortion Nude 3), ca. 1950s Gelatin silver print, Stamp on back 10 x 8 inches, print size 13 1/2 x 12 1/4 inches, framed

Untitled (Next Showing), ca. 1950s Gelatin silver print, Stamped on back 8 x 10 inches, print size 10 1/4 x 13 1/2 inches, framed

Untitled (Distortion Full Nude 1), ca 1950s Gelatin silver print, Stamped on back 8 x 10 inches, print size 13 1/2 x 10 1/4 inches, framed

Untitled (Distortion Full Nude 2), ca. 1950s Gelatin silver print, Stamped on back 8 x 10 inches, print size 13 1/2 x 10 1/4 inches, framed

Untitled (Distortion Full Nude 3), ca. 1950s Gelatin silver print, Stamped on back 8 x 10 inches, print size 13 1/2 x 10 1/4 inches, framed

Untitled (Artists and Models Ball), ca. 1950s Gelatin silver print, Stamp on back 7 x 9 inches, print size 12 1/4 x 13 1/2 inches, framed

Untitled (Nude Studio Session, New York, Distortion Dancer), ca. 1950s Gelatin silver print, Stamp on back 10 x 8 inches, print size 13 1/2 x 12 1/4 inches, framed

Untitled (Nude Studio Session, New York. Distortion Fencer), ca.1950s Gelatin silver print, Stamp on back 10 x 8 inches, print size 13 1/2 x 12 1/4 inches, framed

Untitled (Nudist Camp, New Jersey, Distortion Model), ca. 1950s Gelatin silver print, Stamp on back 10 x 8 inches, print size 13 1/2 x 12 1/4 inches, framed

Untitled (Nudist Camp, New Jersey, Distortion Nude), ca. 1950s Gelatin silver print, Stamp on back 10 x 8 inches, print size 13 1/2 x 12 1/4 inches, framed

Batters/Kroll/Weegee

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BATTERS/ KROLL/ WEEGEE From The Collection of Eric Kroll June 6 - July 3, 2008 Upcoming: THE WORLD'S SMALLEST ART FAIR Interview with Eric Kroll at NakedCity.com View Images of BATTERS/KROLL/WEEGEE
]]> If anyone could amass a fantastic collection of erotic photography, it would be the legendary Eric Kroll. A Los Angeles photographer who specializes in fetishistic erotica with a sense of humor, he is now exhibiting for the first time at the Anna Kustera Gallery a selection of photographs by Elmer Batters, Weegee and himself that show just how sexy, intriguing, funny and original the genre can be. Widely known for his 1994 coffee table book "Fetish Girls'' published by Taschen – which has sold over 200,000 copies – Kroll particularly enjoys other photographers who share his passion, among them Elmer Batters (1919-1997) and Weegee (1899-1968), who he began collecting in the ‘80s and ‘90s, respectively. Batters, a foot-fetish pioneer starting in the 1950s, helped make the formerly closeted field of sexual interest more acceptable, even fashionable and hip. Weegee, on the other hand, who is known primarily for his tabloid photographs of New York crime scenes and urban grit, found his natural habitat in the lower depths. “Both Batters and Weegee have the quality I most admire- obsession,” Kroll says. “Weegee never slept. He had his office in the back of his car. Batters loved women's feet and he was free enough to obsess on photographing women's feet. Elmer ended up in court to defend his work and Weegee lived to take photos. By publishing Batters, Taschen elevated his work to art. “When Weegee's work was accepted into the MOMA he became an `artist’ and that led to his distortions. His idea of being an artist included making one-of-a kind images. Back then being a photographer didn't qualify as being an artist. Except for Stieglitz, every other photographer was considered a working hack. Weegee didn't want to be regarded as a hack even while he was making fun of himself. A great photographer has a distinctive style to their photographs. That is very much the case with both these photographers.” Kroll began shooting kinky art pictures more than 30 years ago after a distinguished career as a New York photojournalist for publications like Elle, Vogue and Der Spiegel, and teaching at the International Center of Photography and the School of Visual Arts. Always fascinated by women, he won a grant in 1976 from the New York State Council of the Arts that helped fund his "Sex Objects,'' a book of photographs documenting the “regular human beings'' who worked in massage parlors and other roadside sex joints across America. But he didn't make his first truly fetish picture until 1988, when his neighbor Annie Sprinkle, the sexually explicit performance artist, lent him an outfit: a backless black leather thong, tall black heels, black leather eye mask and 1950s rocket-coned bra. He photographed his then-wife, Lynka, a statuesque blonde, in these duds, posed on a stool with her head tilted slightly down. The rest is history. Kroll answers the question of what makes a successful erotic image when he co-edited with Dian Hanson "New Erotic Photography"- a survey of 84 photographers published by Taschen last year. He also demonstrates what he means in his other books for the publisher, such as "Eric Kroll's Fetish Days'' (1996), "Eric Kroll's Beauty Parade'' (1997), and those he edited featuring the work of artists such as Eric Stanton and John Willie, mid-20th century masters of the bondage genre. “A successful erotic photo turns me on,” he says. “As a photographer - and I know other contemporary photographers that do the same thing - I go to the free porn on the internet and find work that turns me on and store it in a file on my computer to refer to when I shoot or to show a model for her to mimic the attitude or body language of the cyber image I have collected. I used to cut up girlie mags and now I collect as reference jpegs.” These fire Kroll’s imagination; the rest is pure creative genius. “I make erotic images that touch on the absurd,” he says. “I borrow from Eric Stanton the face sitting concept. I steal from Batters the emphasis on women in hose. I take from John Willie his awareness of a certain kind of fashion style and I mirror Weegee's need to be around beautiful women. I find what I consider to be a beautiful woman then dress her in a style that turns me on and then make an image that takes nothing too seriously. I want to knock some nonsense back into the world.” Kroll has exhibited at MOMA, the Marjorie Neikrug Gallery, Shooting Gallery, Lead Apron and others, and his work is collected by the McKissick Museum, Dartmouth College, Hood Museum and the Richard Prince Collection.

Mattia Biagi Images

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Rose Like a Phoenix from the Ashes Exhibition Images Big Apple, 2008 Painted resin, tar 16 x 12 x 9 inches

The Apple Doesn't Fall Far From the Tree, 2008 Mixed media installation Dimensions variable

Matilda, 2008 Mixed media Edition of 8 15 1/4 x 9 1/4 x 9 inches

Rose Like a Phoenix From the Ashes, 2008

Rose Like a Phoenix From the Ashes, 2008 Mixed media installation 144 x 228 x 70 inches

Poison Apple (1), 2008 Mixed media Edition of 15 12 x 5 x 5 inches

MATTIA BIAGI 'Rose Like A Phoenix From the Ashes'

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MATTIA BIAGI 'Rose Like a Phoenix From the Ashes' April 10 - May 24, 2008 Extended through May 31, 2008 View Images of "Rose Like a Phoenix From the Ashes'
]]> AnnaKustera is pleased to present Los Angeles-based artist Mattia Biagi in his New York solo debut. Biagi's baroque and highly textural reinterpretations of Earth art involve the use of black tar in order to both preserve and destroy. In his newest work, Biagi comments on geopolitics and the environment by invoking the legend of the phoenix, the mythical bird whose rise from death and ashes suggests the hope of renewal. In this mixed-media installation, Biagi's biggest and most ambitious to date, a salvaged 1954 Buick sedan--tarred, corroded and sectioned--becomes the fertile bed for a live tree. By juxtaposing the remnants of dead technology versus nature, Biagi creates a sensual and visually arresting experience that projects a life-affirming optimism. Mattia Biagi was born in Ravenna, Italy, in 1974, and graduated from the Italian art and design school, I.R.F.A. and the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera in Milan. He was the apprentice for Giulio Cappellini and has been the creative director for the Cappellini design company for over a decade. His work has been seen internationally, most notably at Art Miami Basel 2006, Dzine in San Francisco, Twentieth in Los Angeles, Marconi Gallery in Bologna, and has appeared in numerous publications including Zink Magazine, Flaunt, Surface and the Los Angeles Times.

Urbanity On Paper Images

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Urbanity On Paper Exhibition Images Laure Leber "TVHOKB, The Grand, NYC, March 1994" Black & white photograph 16 x 20 in. print size 16 1/2 x 20 1/2 in. framed Edition of 5

Laure Leber "Kembra Phaler, TVHOKB on Tour, Nov 1995" Black & white photograph 16 x20 in. print size 16 1/2 x 20 1/2 in. framed Edition of 5

Charles LaBelle "Driftworks-Barcelona (Gothic Quarters, Night)" 2005 Compound photograph 27 x 33 in.

Stuart Semple "Hustle" 2007 Graphite on Sunders Waterford paper 25 x 19 1/2 in. paper size 30 1/4 x 23 3/4 in. framed

Loren Holland "South Central Heat Wave" 2008 Oil on paper 30x 22 1/2 in.

Loren Holland "El Segundo Beach" 2008 Oil on paper 30 x 22 1/2 in.

Charles LaBelle "Driftworks-Marseille (Head on a Curb)" 2004 Compound photograph 28 x 136 in.

Regina Joseph "Contextual Library: Marshall McLuhan, I Miss You" 2008 Installation of 45 books 144 x 50 inches

href="http://www.annakustera.com/LaBelle_Driftworks_SugarHil%20copy.jpg"> Charles LaBelle "Driftworks-Sugar Hill Suite" 2006 Compound photograph 27 x 26 1/2 in.

Ju$t Another Rich Kid "Untitled: The Heartbreakers + The Ramones" 2008 Ink on paper (diptych) 23 1/4 x 16 1/4 each, paper size Edition of 10

Laure Leber "Breyer P'Orridge, Brooklyn, New York" 2006 Black & white photograph 16 x 20 in. print size 16 1/2 x 20 1/2 in. framed Edition of 5

Laure Leber "Breyer P'Orridge, Brooklyn, New York" 2006 Black & white photograph 16 x 20 in. print size 16 1/2 x 20 1/2 in. framed Edition of 5

Urbanity On Paper

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Urbanity On Paper Loren Holland Regina Joseph Ju$t Another Rich Kid Charles LaBelle Laure Leber Stuart Semple February 28 – April 5, 2008 Opening Reception: Thursday, February 28, 6-8pm View Images of Urbanity On Paper
]]> AnnaKustera presents Urbanity on Paper, a group show that takes as its subtext the entwined aesthetic, philosophical and sociological facets of cities. Rather than focusing on the direct representations of urban life, the show abstractly evokes the way in which cities shape the human experience; the way in which they force the collision between man and material; and through this collision conjure wit, art and decay. Featured in the show are new paintings by Loren Holland; a contextual library by Regina Joseph; graphic designs by Ju$t Another Rich Kid; photographic works on paper by Charles LaBelle and Laure Leber; and drawings by British artist Stuart Semple. “The city is a fact in nature, like a cave, a run of mackerel or an ant-heap. But it is also a conscious work of art, and it holds within its communal framework many simpler and more personal forms of art. Mind takes form in the city; and in turn, urban forms condition mind.” - Lewis Mumford

CUTAWAY Images

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CUTAWAY Exhibition Images Vlatka Horvat Obstructed (II), 2007 Set of 3 C-prints, framed 14 x 11 in. each 16 1/4 x 13 1/4 in. framed Edition of 5

Rachel Howard Untitled, 2007 Household gloss and acrylic on canvas 16 x 16 in.

Rachel Howard Happy Birthday, 2006 Household gloss and acrylic on canvas 60 x 48 in.

Jasper Sebastian Sturup Untitled, 2007 Ink on Paper 27 1/2 x 39 in.

Jasper Sebastian Sturup Untitled, 2007 Ink on Paper 59 1/2 x 44 in.

Vlatka Horvat Obstructed (l), 2007 Set of Three C-prints, framed 14 x11 in. each 16 1/4 x 13 1/4 in. framed Edition of 5

Gandalf Gavan Allusions Lies Allusions and Other Convictions, 2007-08 Music by Tom Lorie Mixed media installation Dimensions variable

Vlatka Horvat Arrangements (l), 2008 Collage on paper, set of 3 9 1/2 x 8 in. each 11 3/4 x 10 1/8 in. framed

Vlatka Horvat Arrangements (ll), 2008 Collage on paper, set of 3 9 1/2 x 8 in. each 11 3/4 x 10 1/8 in. framed

Vlatka Horvat Parts Work, 2007 Collage on paper, set of 6 8 x 91/2 in. each 10 1/8 x 11 3/4 in. framed

Jasper Sebastian Sturup Untitled, 2007 Ink on paper 30 x 22 in.

CUTAWAY

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Thursday, January 10, 6-8pm View Images of CUTAWAY
]]> AnnaKustera presents “CutAway,” a group exhibition that deals with the idea of narrative interruption. The work of the four artists featured share a cinematic quality analogous to the concept of filmic “cutaways,” or insertions of action or still images that help to condense or better explicate the dominant subject at issue. Figurative imagery—especially that of the body—is broken down, obscured, split or extracted altogether, revealing the more intricate and complex base of the imagery. “CutAway” features paintings by British artist Rachel Howard, works on paper by Danish artist Jasper Sebastian Stürup, performance-based photography and collages by Croatian artist Vlatka Horvat, and a large sculptural mixed-media installation by New York-based Gandalf Gaván.

Sean Mellyn Images

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FRIDAY. Exhibition Images Gethsemane, 2007 Oil on canvas 88 x 72 inches

Judas, 2007 Oil on canvas 30 1/4 x 23 1/8 inches

Veronica, 2007 Oil on canvas, resin, silkscreen cotton fabric Canvas: 15 x 10 3/4 x 2 inches Overall: 33 x 10 3/4 x 4 inches

Calvary, 2007 Oil on canvas 66 x 96.5 inches

Dismas, 2007 Oil on Canvas and rubber cord 36 x 30 x 2 inches

Gestas, 2007 Oil on Canvas and rubber cord 30 x 36 x 2 inches

Pilate, 2007 Oil on canvas, resin, wooden shelf, handblown glass with water Canvas: 13 x 15 x 2 inches Overall: 26 1/2 x 27 x 4 inches

No Title, 2007 Painted bronze, lacquered and painted wood 55 x 13 x 14 inches Edition of 3

SEAN MELLYN 'Friday'

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SEAN MELLYN FRIDAY. October 18 – December 22, 2007 Opening Reception: Thursday, October 18, 6-8pm View Images of FRIDAY.
]]> Sean Mellyn, whose first solo exhibition at this gallery was in 1996. Committed to virtuoso technique, Mellyn has extended the art-painting-part-assemblage Pop art idioms introduced by Johns, Rauschenberg and Rosenquist to frame his own signature images of children, illumination, refrigeration and snowmen, with all they imply. Drawing upon his entire repertoire of previous images, FRIDAY consists primarily of seven paintings and a painted bronze sculpture developed in tandem with one another as characters and episodes from the first act of a theater of the absurd Passion play. Given the Symbolist dynamics of Mellyn’s art of the past dozen years (all of his works thematically interrelated with one another, key images reappearing in many varied contexts), it seems noteworthy that modern Symbolist art first took shape in the late 1880s when Van Gogh, Gauguin and Bernard all attempted the theme of Christ in Gethsemane as a parable of betrayal, abandonment and self sacrifice. Mellyn’s highly lyrical account is centered on a sculpture of an overweight snowman atop a precarious stack of discarded boxes, his outstretched arms in quasi-suicidal resignation. Something like the hero of a Pixar misadventure, the snowman for all his inherent purity nevertheless embodies doom by dissolution and evaporation. Each an independent work, the paintings and assemblages are orchestrated in the FRIDAY installation as unsettling counterparts to one another and to the perplexing overall theme. The largest two paintings show the near otherworldly garden setting and the snowman in a nightmarish situation, captive in a red wagon escorted by a posse of children armed with toy store six-shooters. Smaller paintings feature the heads of Judas, Dismas and Gestas, variations on Mellyn’s by now classic images of children with brown paper bags over their heads. The role of Pilate here goes to a painting of a girl with a perfect complexion who contemplates a real glass of water on a three-dimensional shelf just outside the canvas. Paragons of innocence and charm, Mellyn’s children appear troublingly unaware of justice or consequence. No less complex is the token grown-up in FRIDAY, Veronica, who famously pressed a cloth against Christ’s face to capture the God-victim image. In FRIDAY, Ronald Reagan’s image appears on Veronica’s veil that is held by a resin-cast hand extending assemblage-wise from a likeness of the late President’s First Lady. Sean Mellyn’s work has been exhibited nationally and internationally for nearly two decades. His work appears in numerous public and private collections, including the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the New York Public Library, the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, the Progressive Corporation in Ohio and the Logan Collection Vail, Colorado.

ERIC HIBIT 'Breakout'

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ERIC HIBIT Breakout September 6 – October 13, 2007 Opening Reception: Thursday, September 6, 6-8pm View Images of 'Breakout'
]]> Eric Hibit in his solo debut exhibition. In this body of work, the artist creates abstract paintings that become "expanded" through his process of collage using three-dimensional materials. Hibit includes a wide range of unconventional materials not expected to be found in a painting; shoes, sawhorses, and stuffed animals. He integrates these objects into a highly personal painting language of gesture and obsessive pattern making. With a sense of emotional urgency, exuberance and visual hunger, the artist "wings" the process, allowing spontaneity to direct the evolution of each work’s own unique conclusion. The resulting objects reflect a view into a very personal creative process, a desire of the experiential rather than intellectual, and the invention of an unusual and compelling visual realm. Eric Hibit is a MFA graduate of Yale University’s Painting Department (2003) and has participated in several group exhibitions including “Tact-Traction” at Anna Kustera last fall and ‘Toxic’ at the Max Protetch Gallery in 2003. Hibit lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. ERIC HIBIT included in 'Youth is a Prize (Price?) in Chelsea's Art Galleries' by Christian Viveros-Fauné, Village Voice, September 25, 2007 For additional information please contact the gallery at 212 989 0082 Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Saturday 11-6pm Opening Reception sponsored by:

ARTISTS

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Artists Represented: AMBREEN BUTT STEPHANIE CAMPOS ERIC HIBIT LOREN HOLLAND AMY JENKINS CHARLES LABELLE SEAN MELLYN KERRI SCHARLIN MIMI SMITH JEFF SONHOUSE Works Available By: PATTY CHANG ADHAM FARAMAWY JU$T ANOTHER RICH KID (KEN COURTNEY) LARRY MANTELLO STUART SEMPLE ARI VERSULIS & ELLIE UYTTENBROEK THE ESTATE OF KARLHEINZ WEINBERGER