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The NYC-based artist Ryan McGinness, known for his graphic-inspired art, is a super busy guy. He has every day scheduled until mid-2010 — just thinking about his numerous upcoming shows and books, all due out by year's end, leaves us exhausted. (Click images for detail; see gallery details after the jump.)
Last week, McGinness opened a solo show in Milan, "A Shadow Feeling of Loss," at Paolo Curti & Annamaria Gambuzzi & Co. and his first show in Toronto, "Aesthetic Comfort" at Artcore/Fabrice Marcolini, which includes his new work that will be shown in black light. Then parts of that show including the fluorescent seen in black light move to the Cincinnati Art Museum 25 October 2008 for an expanded-upon version of "Aesthetic Comfort."
Then towards the end of November, McGinness will have a show simultaneously shown in Hong Kong and Seoul, “No Sin/No Future” at CAIS Gallery.
You may not be able to get to any of these great shows, but you can get a piece of the action, as two Ryan McGinness books are being produced in conjunction with the shows. One is a limited edition soft cover artist book that goes with his Aesthetic Comfort exhibitions printed in fluorescent orange, yellow, pink, and green. The other is a collection of snapshots, sketches, notes, and scans that is a compendium to the No Sin/No Future at CAIS Galleries in Seoul and Hong Kong.
A Shadow Feeling of Loss
Paolo Curti & Annamaria Gambuzzi & Co.
18 September-18 October 2008
via Pontaccio 19
Milano 20121
Italy
map
tel. + 39 8699 8170
Aesthetic Comfort
27 September-15 November 2008
Artcore/Fabrice Marcolini
Pure Spirits Building
55 Mill Street
Toronto Ontario M5A 3C4
Canada map
tel. + 416 920 3820
Aesthetic Comfort
Opening reception: 25 October 2008
25 October 2008-15 February 2009
Cincinnati Art Museum
953 Eden Park Drive
Cincinnati OH 45202 map
tel. +1 513 639 2995
No Sin/No Future
27 November-27 December 2008
Cais Gallery, Seoul
99-5, Chungdam dong, Gangnam gu
Seoul, Korea
tel. +82 2 511 06681
Cais Gallery, Hong Kong
D2-D3 U/G, Far East Finance Center
16 Harcourt Road
Admiralty, Hong Kong
map
tel. +852 2527 7798
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