The Armory Show: Peter Buggenhout

Peter Buggenhout's series The Blind Leading the Blind, I learned, is about the idea of the "ruin" and how observed and almost glorified these ruins are. I see... that's why he encased this hunk of what looks like a shipwreck to me, in a glass case you might find in a natural history museum.

However the images you see here are not of the exact piece. Towards the end of the first night, I heard a loud crash and I turned around to see this wreck. It's rumored that someone touched the glass and it came crashing down. Oops.

The Armory Show: Ivan Navarro

At art fairs, galleries typically rent space in a large hall, display their art, and open up shop. However at the Paul Kasmin gallery this year, Navarro created a site-specific piece that enclosed the gallery's space with a neon white fence. Is it a "white picket fence" or a wrought iron security fence? I love how he recreated such an iconic thing in neon and made it totally eerie.

This piece called "Skin" reminded me of refrigeration and preservation.

The Armory Show: Daniel Arsham

Visit Daniel's website to see more of his works.

New York Art Fairs

Join me in NYC the first week of March for all the art fairs!

Art LA Contemporary: Jennifer Catron and Paul Outlaw

The interesting thing about this duo was that they set up a diorama in their exhibit space and were posing as if they were living paintings. Fun.

This photo borrowed from: try-har-der.blogspot.com

Art LA Contemporary: Liz Craft

What an appropriate name I thought when I saw Craft's pieces. It looks like large-scale kiddie craft-time except that she uses steel mesh panels to create her fun, kitschy, nostalgic projects.

Art LA Contemporary: Alexander Wolff

I actually got to speak with German artist Alexander Wolff about his fabric pieces. He was saying how sometimes the fabric doesnt get dyed evenly but I think that's what gives each strip texture and interest. These remind me a lot of Louise Bourgeois' fabric works.

This art fair happens every January in Los Angeles. Try to catch it next year or go to New York in March for all the NY art fairs.