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    FIRST THURSDAY - 05.01.14 - Part I



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    John Berggruen Gallery: Four Decades - Drawings and Works on Paper.

    Artists: Chuck Close, Willem de Kooning, Mark di Suvero, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Longo, Diana Al-Hadid, William Cordova, Sam Messenger, Peter Doig, Spencer Finch, Julie Mehretu, Ellsworth Kelly, Christopher Brown, Vija Celmins, George Condo, Simon Evans, Tom Friedman, Philip Guston, Anselm Kiefer, Roy Lichtenstein, Claes Oldenburg & Coosje van Bruggen, Roxy Paine, Sigmar Polke, Martin Puryear, Ed Ruscha, Sean Scully, Rudolf Stingel, Fred Tomaselli.

    Comment by AB: Drawings and works on paper by an all-star cast of major, mid-career and early career artists. All too often, it's the big bold obvious art that grabs all the attention, but as this show demonstrates, nothing beats the subtleties of the small stuff.

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    Drawings & works on paper at John Berggruen Gallery (Willem de Kooning, center).

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    Woven paper art by Simon Evans (right).

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    Pinkie cam detail of Simon Evans art above (like it).

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    Art by Sigmar Polke.

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    Art by Peter Doig.

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    William Cordova art.

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    Art by Chuck Close (left) - Christopher Brown (two on right).

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    Spencer Finch art, left.

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    Art by Diana Al-Hadid (wall) - Mark di Suvero (pedestal).

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    Dolby Chadwick Gallery: Katina Huston - Nothing Comes From Nothing.

    Comment by AB: Katina Huston's ink on mylar artworks overlay skeletal elements with images of plant life and vibrant gridded patterns, and might be taken as commentaries on continuity. Purposeful and deliberate through and through, yet at the same time spontaneous and free-flowing, this is the best work I've seen by Huston. Worth a visit.

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    Art on mylar by Katina Huston at Dolby Chadwick Gallery.

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    Katina Huston art.

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    Katina Huston and her art at Dolby Chadwick Gallery.

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    Art on mylar by Katina Huston.

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    Demographics - Katina Huston art show at Dolby Chadwick Gallery.

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    Scott Richards Contemporary Art: Everybody Needs a Hero!

    Artists: Martin DiGirolamo, Chris Dorosz, Cheryl Kelley, Sharon Moody, Simon Monk, Valentin Popov, Mel Ramos, Suzy Smith.

    Comment by AB: Need a superhero in your life? Stock up on 'em here. Highlights here include a vintage 1962 Mel Ramos and an amazingly real comic book trompe l'oeil by Sharon Moody. It's all good; see for yourself.

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    Captain Midnight, 1962, by Mel Ramos at Scott Richards Contemporary Art.

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    Super-mobiles art by Cheryl Kelley.

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    Art by Suzy Smith.

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    Art by Sharon Moody (left) - Simon Monk (three on right).

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    Remarkable Sharon Moody trompe l'oeil art in above image closer.

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    Pinkie cam detail of Sharon Moody art in above image.

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    Superhero sculpture by Martin DiGirolamo (right).

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    Head count - group art show at Scott Richards Contemporary Art.

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    Sandra Lee Gallery: Jungsan Senim.

    Comment by AB: Not surprisingly, Jungsan Senim was a former Korean monk. The disciplined, meticulous and meditative nature of his work is unmistakable. If you've ever wondered whether art and religion can overlap or even intersect, Senim's art will answer that fast. Stop on by.

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    Art by Jungsan Senim at Sandra Lee Gallery.

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    Art by Jungsan Senim.

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    Jungsan Senim at his Sandra Lee Gallery art show.

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    Art by Jungsan Senim.

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    Art in above image closer.

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    Hespe Gallery: Wolfgang Bloch.

    Comment by AB: Among his accomplishments, Wolfgang Bloch is a veteran surfer. You can tell from his moody seascapes that he's more than capable of nuancing climate, time of day and possibly also geographical location in his expansive open water depictions. He paints the skies, but the water itself is created from found weathered wooden planks, their grains transformed into undulations of the waves.

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    Art by Wolfgang Bloch at Hespe Gallery.

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    Open seas art by Wolfgang Bloch.

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    Wolfgang Bloch and his art in above image closer at Hespe Gallery.

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    Detail of found wood made to look like the ocean by Wolfgang Bloch.

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    Art by Wolfgang Bloch.

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    Overview - Wolfgang Bloch art show at Hespe Gallery.

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    Addendum:

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    Set of six John Baldessari prints at Meyerovich Gallery.

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