Cool Hunting
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Ryan McGinness: Varied Editions
by Wendy Dembo
Inaugurating Pace Prints' new Chelsea gallery tomorrow, Ryan McGinness' "Varied Editions," features a myriad of his latest work, as the title implies. (Click flyer below for detail.) The show includes editions of silkscreens on paper, a series of monoprints, three-dimensional multiples created using skateboards, porcelain-baked enamel on steel panels, and metal sculptures (pictured above: an unpainted version), which are already causing a buzz.
The range of work amounts to a take-over of the space; McGinness is transforming the interior of the gallery with wallpaper and wall treatments of his creation. Buttons made of archival paper and metallic ink adorn canvases in numbers generated by software. One button says, "Fuck Off Coolhunters" and another says, "Fuck Off Trend Forecasters." Funny. I wonder what the rest say.
After this show, McGinness will be immediately redirecting his focus on designing the environment for a functioning skate ramp, in conjunction with P.S.1, for Art Basel Miami this year. Not only will McGinness be responsible for the graphics on the ramp, he's working on the overarching design of the entire installation, which will include his enamel works, as well as the signage and collateral design for a cafe—napkins included!
Varied Editions
Opening Reception: 4 October 2007, 7-10pm
4 October-6 November 2007
Pace Prints Chelsea
521 West 26th Street
New York, NY 10001 map
tel. +1 212 629 6100
Suissa: Enlighten
by Tim Yu
Suissa recently released their newest wood encased computer called Enlighten. A bit more abstract than their previous works, Enlighten is a smaller variety with the inner workings and circuits viewable through a front pane of glass. A cut polygon placed in the middle of the unit and reflective surfaces add a bit of flair. Only 10 of these sculptural computers are available on a commission-only basis. For more information on this limited edition and bespoke model visit Suissa.
Also on Cool Hunting: Suissa Computers
Laura Letinsky: To Say It Isn't So
by Jonah Samson
There will always be a big place in my heart for beautiful pictures of ugly things, and Laura Letinsky's discarded Styrofoam cups, paper napkins, plastic cutlery, crushed cans, and paper bags couldn't be prettier. Carefully composed with soft colors and wonderful lighting, Letinsky creates the timeless beauty of the classical still life with the chaotic banality of contemporary consumer culture.
"17th-century Northern European painting set up the conditions for photography, in that it demanded a kind of monocular seeing. It required equal attention to everything, which is what a photograph does. So photography came along less as an invention, and more as a realization of a way one sees, and a reinforcement of this way of seeing."
To Say It Isn't So
15 September-27 October 2007
Yancey Richardson Gallery
535 West 22nd Street, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10011
map
tel. +1 646 230 9610
Beautiful Decay Website Redesign and Giveaway
by Tim Yu
In celebration of their newly redesigned site, Beautiful Decay is giving away a three-pack of tees along with their Archive Book to a few CH readers. We've been fans of their artist series shirts from the beginning and the book showcases many of the artists that have been featured in the magazine, so this is definitely a giveaway not to miss.
As far as the new site, it's worth taking note of a couple features. Overall, clear, concise navigation through the menu makes it easy to get to content. A welcome new component is the gallery guide, a comprehensive listing of many B/D type galleries covering most of the U.S. and Europe—it's a great resource that I'm sure I'll be using often.
To enter the giveaway, just follow the contact link at the bottom of the page, select "Beautiful Decay Giveaway" from the pull-down menu and tell us your favorite part of their new site before Thursday, 4 October 2007, 11:59pm EST. We'll chose a winner at random from the entries.
Ron Mueck: In Bed
by Lost At E Minor
The London-based hyper-realist sculptor Ron Mueck's recent intriguing work, "In Bed", is hard to resist.
Commentary on scale in architecture is common in a spatial sense, with much of our education revolving around it. Yet as humans, the scale between ourselves seems to be ever increasing. In our own office there is a 50 cm difference in height between the tallest and shortest, a major problem when it comes to purchasing (and no doubt designing) task chairs. This kind of realism could yet be real.
See a slideshow of more Meuck experiments with scale from the Washington Post.
Also on Cool Hunting Ron Mueck: Brooklyn Musuem.
