Daily Dose: New York

Paintings that paint themselves and portfolios of six classic photographers.

ir77- Tras: Ray Kass
unlisted
Paintings made form the remains of the artist's mixing trays. In some ways they literally paint themselves.

Pace/MacGill Gallery- Wanna see my portfolio?
July 14 - August 24, 2011
Portfolios of six classic and in some ways legendary photograph. I would tell you who but that would spoil the surprise.

As always be sure to comment, it helps us help you, and if you have any specific artists or institutions you like let us know at info@poorlittlepawns.com

Random round up

Crystal Bridges Museum of Art will offer free admission to all thanks to a $20-million grant from Wal-Mart. (Arkansas Business)


Art critic Christopher Knight previews Charles Ray's "Boy with a Frog" at the Getty Center. (LA Times)


Culture Monster's review of  Jack Youngerman at Margo Levin Gallery

Daily Dose: Sculpture with a touch of painting

In today's U.S. mixed veggies we take a stop in Houston for some surrealism and Boston for Axelle's finest.

Houston, Texas

Inman Gallery- By the time I tell you it will all be forgotten: Angela Fraleigh

July 8 - August 20, 2011

Large scale paintings in the style of postmodern surrealism.

Also at Inman Gallery- Midnight Sun: Marc Swanson

Materiality plays heavy in this exhibition. Its varying elements make a tough play to follow but is interesting none the less.

Boston, Massachusetts

Axelle Fine Arts Gallerie- Group Show: Summer Selection

Unlisted

An assortment of the gallery's stable of artists.

Favorite artist or institution? Tell us at: info@poorlittlepawns.com

Daily Dose: Glass- An amazing intersection of art and artisan

Today in the Pacific Northwest art meets artisan when these master glass workers exhibit.

Seattle, Washington
Traver Gallery- Lino Taliapietra
July 14 - August 21, 2011
Born on the La Isla Murano, Taliapietra carries on the tradition of the venetian island with beautiful glass blowing techniques. The work is an exceptional blend of craft and artistry.

Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma Art Museum- Chihuly: Gifts from the Artist
Permanent collection
An usual assortment of glass artworks that are inspired by the Tacoma area.
A taste of the artist's plethora of work

Portland, Oregon
Bullseye Gallery- Encapsulated Space: Richard Whiteley
July 6 -August 27, 2011
I'll let the video do all the talking:

Double Daily Dose: New York and International

Yesterday's Daily Dose was interrupted by illness so today you get two!

New York


Andrea Rosen Gallery1- Between the Worlds: Matthew Ronay
June 24 - August 12, 2011
A surreal installation that challenges the line of magical and real.

Andrea Rosen Gallery2- Rita Ackermann, Aaron Bobrow, Richard Prince and Michael St. John
June 24 - August 12, 2011
An eclectic mix of fairly minimal work. The urban seems to be a strong connection amongst the four artists.

Andrea Rosen Gallery3- The Day Before You Came: Wolfgang Tillmans
Unlisted
A collection of photography curated by Stefan Kalmár.

International


Cardiff, UK
Albany Gallery- Group Show: Summer Show
July 1 - September 3, 2011
Massive exhibition of 292 images, mostly traditional painting.

Dublin, Ireland
National Gallery of Ireland- Masterpieces from the collection
unlisted
A special presentation of the collections finest works. Admission is free while the gallery is under renovation.


Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
South Shore Arts- Reassembled: Works by Michael Chelich and the Chicago Art Salon
June 12 - July 31, 2011
Old World Painting

Artist or institution you want us to keep an eye on? Tell us at info@poorlittlepawns.com

LA Daily Dose

This is going to be Awesome!!!! LA,......... here is your daily dose.


OPENING RECEPTION:

SATURDAY JULY 23RD, 2011 / 8-11PM
SUBLIMINAL PROJECTS GALLERY
1331 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026
E: info@subliminalprojects.com
P. 213.213.0078
F. 213.213.0077

Subliminal Projects Gallery is honored to present Eve, an important group exhibition of works by revolutionary female artists Judy Chicago, Mary Beth Edelson, Kim McCarty, Ayanah Moor, Alex Prager, Lisa Steele, Swoon, Stella Vine and Hannah Wilke.  Eve is a cultural icon and reinforces the idea of equality that feminism drives home.  Eve is a composition of powerful female artists, stemming from the era of the 1970's to the present.  The exhibition explores how individual perceptions of femininity are expressed through each artist's specific genre.  Eve is on view July 23rd through August 20th, 2011.  A reception for the artists will be held Saturday, July 23rd, from 8-11pm.

Ojama

Saturday, July 23 11:00a to 4:00p 

 

 Japanese American Cultural and Community Center,  

244 S. San Pedro Street, Suite 505, Los Angeles, CA 90012 Phone: (213) 628-2725

 

Landscape architect and public artist Calvin Abe presents an art installation that explores space, time and experience in both the natural and manufactured world.
Using straw wattle, a natural material commonly found on construction sites, Abe expresses the disturbances we find within landscape sites.



"Chain Letter" Group Exhibition Opening Reception @ Shoshana Wayne Gallery

 

 

Sat, July 23, 6pm – 8pm

Shoshana Wayne Gallery

Daily Dose: U.S. Mixed Veggies

Today's mixed veggies include the world's largest photograph, an interesting take on found object, and a group show of all amateur artists.

Riverside, California
Sweeney Art Gallery- The Great Picture: World's largest photograph
July 16th through August 8th, 2011

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Gross McCleaf Gallery- Group Show: Drawing
July 12th through July 29th, 2011

Charleston, South Carolina
Gibbes museum- The Creative Spirit: Vernacular Art
July 22nd through October 16th, 2011

Austin, Texas
Austin Museum of Art- Lauren Fensterstock and Steve Wimen: Two Takes on One Space
December 15th, 2011 through February 19th, 2012

Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art- Eye Spy: Elements of Art
Through July 24th, 2011

Have an artist or venue you want us to keep tabs on tell us at: info@poorlittlepawns.com

Daily Dose: International(excluding Canada) July 17, 2011

Bath, U.K.
Rostra and Rooksmoor Galleries- Jazmin Velasco: First Impression
July 2nd through July 27th, 2011

Melbourne, Australia
Heide Museum of Modern Art- Callum Morton: In Memorium
July 16th through August 16th, 2011

Berlin, Germany
Berlinische Galerie- Rainer Fetting: Berlin
April 15th through December 9th, 2011

Mexico D.F.
Museo De Arte Moderno- Ginzalo Lebrija: Deriva especular
April 4th through August 7th, 2011

Tswane, South Africa
The Pretoria Art Museum- A Story of South African Art
Until December 2011

Daily Dose: Chicago July 14th, 2011

McCormick Gallery- Historical: Saltillo Sarape
June 11th through August 13th, 2011

Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art- Mark Bradford Survey
May 28th through September 18th, 2011

Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art- Here we are: Art and design out of context
July 5th through July 31st, 2011

Packer Schopf Gallery- Hank Feeley: Mixed Bag
July 8th through August 13th, 2011

Linda Warren Gallery- Conrad Freiburg: Burning Stars
July 8th through September 3rd,2011

A fun mix of contemporary art. Drop us a line on your thoughts, feelings or reactions.
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Daily Dose: Pacific Northwest July 12th, 2011

Seattle, Washington
Greg Kucera gallery- Deborah Butterfield: Seven Bronze Sculptures
June 2nd through July 30th, 2011
Bronze casts of wooden sculptures of horses. Butterfield states she is interested in internal gesture.

Seattle, Washington
Frye Art Museum- Gabriel von Max: Be-trailed Cousins and Phantasms of the Soul
July 9th through October 30th, 2011
This will be the controversial artist's first solo show in the US

Portland, Oregon
Blackfish Gallery- recent graduates: graduate Exposition 2011
July 5th through July30th, 2011
Roughly 30 graduates from local universities will receive their introduction to the Portland art scene.

Portland, Oregon
nw Film Center- The Best of the 2010 Ottawa International Animation festival
July 13th and 14th at 7pm
Screening of some of the nest work to emerge from the renowned festival. (mature audiences)

Eugene, Oregon
The Voyeur- A Silvery Ushering
June 24th through July 23rd, 2011
First solo show for Tilke Elkins. The works are permeated by the natural.

If you have a particular venue or artist you would like to hear about you can email: info@poorlittlepawns.com, tweet @PoorLittlePawns or comment on our Facebook page

Soo Visual Arts Center Presents Two New Exhibitions

Design & Architecture, Exhibitions, Media Arts, Openings, Visual Arts
July 9, 2011 through August 21, 2011
Soo Visual Arts Center, Minneapolis

Main Gallery: Untitled 8
Opening Reception: Saturday July 9, 6-9PM
July 9- August 21, 2011...
Whether it is the relationship between human and animal or between viewer and maker, this work provides a focus for exploration into of how we navigate the ever-increasing complexity and anxiety of our surroundings.

Friday, July 15, 5:45 – 8:15 pm at Philadelphia Museum of Art: Bastille Party. Art After 5 performances are free after Museum admission ($16 adults, $14 seniors, $12 youth and students with ID, free for members and children under 12). 26th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia.


July 16, 2011 - Jul 17, 2011

White Mountain Native American Art Festival 2011
Pinetop, AZ  USA

More than 50 of the Southwest's finest American Indian artists will display and sell their handmade jewelry, paintings, rugs and other authentic Indian artwork. This is a juried event.

Dreamscapes Exhibition

 

• Location:
• The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts
• 3716 Washington Boulevard
• St. Louis MO, 63108

 In this one of a kind art exhibition, you can explore your dreams and the physiological, psychological, cultural and spiritual experience that dreams offer. The works of art and Tadao Ando's architecture present questions about the content and purpose of dreams.

 

Daily Dose: International(Excluding Canada) July 10th, 2011

Madrid, Spain

Reina Sofia- Lili Dujourie: Nature is Wise

June 10^th through September 25^th, 2011

Paris, France

Louve- Michal Rovner: Fields of Fire

March 19^th through August 15^th, 2011

Sydney, Australia

Museum of Contemporary Art- Group Showing: Primavera 2011

September 8^th through November 13^th, 2011

Tokyo, Japan

The National Museum of Modern Art- From Collections: On the Road

March 17^th through July 31^st, 2011

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

XVA Gallery- Group Show: Position Velocity Acceleration

June 20^th through September 19^th, 2011

Daily Dose: New York July 9th, 2011

My fellow pawns, today we start giving you a daily dose. A daily dose of art that is! Every day we will be posting whats being exhibited in different geographic areas. We start today with the Big Apple:


MOMA- Francis Alÿs: A story of Deception
May 8th through August 1, 2011
A mix of photography, video, painting, performance, and drawing highlighting political and social realities, such as national borders, globalism, community and the pros and cons of progress. The museum recent acquired several new pieces, Re-enactments(2001), When Faith Moves Mountains(2002) and Rehearsal I (Ensanyo I) (1999-2001), which will be highlighted in the exhibition.

Guggenheim NY- Lee Ufan: Marking Infinity
June 24th through September 28, 2011
Simple gestural sculptures made from basic materials: rock, steel plates, rubber sheets and glass panes. The sculptures are simple and refreshing. Ufan is interested in the notion of encounter.

Knoedler and Company- Conrad Marca-Relli: City to Town
May 5th through July 29th, 2011
Painting and mixed media of abstract and minimal cityscapes. Paintings eerily representative of the urban, yet unidentifiable in terms of location.

Pleiades Gallery- Group Show: Fairly Small Works Show
July 26 through August 20, 2011
Participating artists: Ellen Bradshaw, Jean Bundy, Incha Choe, Jackie Etling, Barbara Fracchia, Janese Hexon, Bernice Leibowitz, Philip Levine, Arleen Mark, Lenore Fiore Mills, Trish Elwood O’day.

David Zwirner- Group Show: The House Without the Door
July 7th through August 5, 2011
Inspired by Emily Dickinson’s poem, Doom is the House without the Door, artists explored the psychological space of the home. The works possess some of the darkness of the Dickinson poem.

Dosage Calendar:

Thursday: Chicago

Friday: Los Angeles

Saturday: New York

Sunday: International: (Excluding Canada)

Monday: Canada

Tuesday: Pacific Northwest US

Wednesday: US Mixed Veggies

Self Esteem Machine 2.0

The second in a long line of dependable models. This one combines the feel good of the time honored happy face and an opportunity for eternal bliss in a single embossed print! Don't forget to comment, tweet, message or email us your opinion of the project sketches. Be sure to submit any art that you are working on. We may just feature it in the blog!

Prepping the Dough for the Oven

So me and my desk have been best buddies this week and I've decided its time to give the masses a taste of the next big project. So the unveiling: Self Esteem Machine. The sketches are of the first prototype. Self esteem has made its way into the heart of society as one of the most important characteristics for a person to maintain. It has come to a point where every one must feel good about themselves, in some cases maybe that shouldn't be so encouraged. Our machines are designed to freely dispense self esteem boosters like consolation prizes and participation ribbons. This is but the first of many so enjoy!


-Scotti

We've weathered the storm!

OK folks I know its been sometime but Poor Little Pawns exists not only in Riverside/LA but now in Eugene, Oregon! The blog has been quite because of the transfer but you can expect an inflow of material! For starters here are the photos of Scotti's last Install and the Culver Center Show. Coming up in the next few days are the drawings I promised a little while back and our online store.

ITS UP!

I know these photos are rough (cellphone) but here is a sneak peek at the Culver Center Show.

-Scotti

The Moment Before My Head Explodes

So today I’m going to rant about a lot of things, mainly pre-show stress, but some other things too. So for those of you who read the bios, you know I am graduating this year with my Bachelors in studio art. Yah! Hurray, blah blah. It’s not all it cracked up to be. One graduating means the senior show. For those of you local yokes who care, it opens 6pm June 4^th at the Culver Center in downtown Riverside. Anywho… I install this Tuesday and I have yet to finish building the frames and compiling the audio. Simultaneously I have an installation the goes up two days later. (Needs a lot of work too). Plus papers and what not. Now many of you are saying, “suck it up you’re a college student.” This is true but throw in the fact that I just had to take out a week to find an apartment in Oregon and for icing that I’m moving to Oregon. (Somehow I have come to the whacked out conclusion that moving to Oregon to get my masters in Journalism is my ticket into the L.A. arts sphere). Sooooo, why am I rambling on about my problems to you? Why should you read this crap? Well because somewhere out there in our small, ok, tiny, band of followers there has to be someone saying, “Hey! What the hell? Why aren’t there new posts, like, 3 times a day? You now have your answer and yes you are welcome.

-Scotti

P.S. You can also see work by Christopher Scotti on June 2^nd at the University of California, Riverside screening room at 7pm (video) and the week starting June 6^th across the university campus (installation).

Questions? Comments? General blather? ‘comment’ on our posts or drop us a line at info@poorlittlepawns.com

Video Show!

Varnish King

I had a unique opportunity to work with LA artists Bari Ziperstien, Jill Newman, and Nathan Redwood. A lot of people don’t realize what goes into a piece. Often people assume an artists work is entirely creative in nature. There is a certain level of engineering involved with what we do. A perfect example is the glory of water-proofing work that will be displayed outdoors. Which is what I did pretty much the whole time. I like working with my hands so I actually enjoyed it, I know I’m weird like that, but I wonder how many people would really get into Art if they knew that’s what they would be doing a lot… The show, ‘This House has a Bright Future,’ opens tomorrow May 20^th and will be on display until June 24^th. Its in Pasadena, CA at 730 N. Fair Oaks Ave. You can check Bari Ziperstien’s website for more information: www.bariziperstein.com