Posts Tagged ‘Terence Koh’

Anselm Kiefer’s Remembrance of Things Past

Friday, November 12th, 2010

By Kiša Lala

ANSELM KIEFER Fitzcarraldo, 2010 Oil, emulsion, acrylic, shellac, ash, thorn bushes, resin ferns, synthetic teeth, lead and rust on canvas in glass and steel frames © Anselm Kiefer. Courtesy Gagosian Gallery

ANSELM KIEFER Fitzcarraldo, 2010 Oil, emulsion, acrylic, shellac, ash, thorn bushes, resin ferns, synthetic teeth, lead and rust on canvas in glass and steel frames 130 11/16 x 302 3/8 x 13 13/16 inches (332 x 768 x 35 cm) © Anselm Kiefer. Courtesy Gagosian Gallery

To experience Anselm Kiefer’s new exhibition at Gagosian Gallery is to enter a monochromatic forest with walls of flaking, mud-encrusted canvases that transport us into a world at times foreboding, at others, shamanic and mystical.

Anselm Kiefer Speaking at 92Y photo: K.Lala, 2010

Anselm Kiefer speaking at 92Y photo: K.Lala, 2010

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Skin Fruit: Jeff Koons’ Curatorial Debut at the New Museum

Monday, March 8th, 2010

By JRS

In 1985, when billionaire Greek industrialist Dakis Joannou bought the first piece of his now world-renowned contemporary art collection—a basketball signed by Dr. Jay submerged in a tank of water and simply titled “Equilibrium”—it started two chain reactions. One, Mr. Koons would never have to worry about people buying his work again, as Jonnau has been very successful in buying up most of it for his monolithic museum in Athens. Secondly, Joannou would be very adept in helping to solidify emerging artists and future greats (Terrence Koh, Cindy Sherman, Takashi Murakami), as well as helping to shape the very nature of collecting. (more…)

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