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On the 'Raymond Saunders: Post No Bills' exhibit

Issue #20: February 22 - 28

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Art Pulse NYC
February 22, 2024

🫶 Highlights 🫶

🚨 3 exhibits closing at Pace Gallery, and more gallery closings listed below.

🎉 Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism is opening at the Met, Raymond Saunders at David Zwirner & Andrew Kreps, and more are opening in the upcoming days.

💖 Read our Ongoing Favorites below.

 📢 Read about our preview of Raymond Saunders: Post No Bills below!

🚨 Last Chance

In the Museums

No museum exhibits are closing this week.

In the Galleries

John Wesley: WesleyWorld: Works on Paper and Objects 1961-2004

📍 Pace Gallery | 540 W 25th

⏰ closing Feb 24

❓ unique flat figurations that merge influences from comics and mass media into a style marked by vibrant colors and an absurdist edge

➕ Mika Tajima: Energetics and Glenn Kaino: Walking with a Tiger are closing the same day, same location

John Wesley | Self-Captured

daniel guzmán - the man who should be dead: notes on the dead house, the fire and the tale

📍 kurimanzutto | 516 W 20th

⏰ closing Feb 24

❓ incorporating visual and literary references to challenge contemporary representations of Mexican identity

➕ conversation between Daniel Guzmán and Mónica de la Torre at kurimanzutto on Saturday, Feb 24 (event registration, free event)

Dara Birnbaum: Four Works: Accountability

📍 Marian Goodman | 24 W 57th

⏰ closing Feb 24

❓ works from the 1990s that engage with political events, exploring Birnbaum’s interest in historical memory and public address

➕ Daniel Boyd: Dreamland and Amar Kanwar: The Peacock’s Graveyard are closing the same day, same location

In addition:

🎉 Just In

In the Museums

The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism

📍 Metropolitan Museum of Art

⏰ opening Feb 25

🗓️ Black art during the 1920s-40s

📏 large (160 works)

❓ highlighting the pivotal role of Black artists in shaping modern life in urban centers and underscoring the international impact of the Harlem Renaissance on modern art

➕ check out the corresponding podcast for the exhibit

In the Galleries

Raymond Saunders: Post No Bills

📍 David Zwirner (Chelsea) & Andrew Kreps (Tribeca)

⏰ opening Feb 22

❓ assemblage-style paintings with themes of community, visibility, and the dynamics of public space, spanning across two locations in a collaborative exhibit between David Zwirner and Andrew Kreps

➕ Huma Bhaba: Welcome… to the one who came (20th St), featuring cast-iron and patinated-bronze sculptures, Steven Shearer: Profaned Travelers (19th St), featuring works on the subject of sleep, and Bill Traylor: Works from The William Louis-Dreyfus Foundation (20th St), featuring Traylor’s self-taught artistry, are also opening at David Zwirner locations on Feb 22

➕➕ opening reception today, Feb 22, 6-8pm

Raymond Saunders | Self-Captured

Ian Mwesiga: Beyond the Edge of the World

📍 The Flag Art Foundation | 545 W 25th

⏰ opening Feb 23

❓ 11 paintings exploring themes of mystery, fantasy, and the unknown in a world of unexplored symbols and untold stories

➕ Graham Little, featuring works on paper on late-20th-century fashion and art historical references, and Spotlight: Tschabalala Self, a new artwork by the artist, at the same location opening Feb 23

➕➕ opening reception for Ian Mwesiga and Graham Little on Feb 23, 6-8pm

Chuck Close: Red, Yellow, and Blue: The Last Paintings

📍 Pace Gallery | 510 W 25th

⏰ opening Feb 23

❓ unseen paintings, photographs, and works on paper that highlight his innovative approach to conceptual portraiture

➕ opening reception on Feb 22, 6-8pm

Chuck Close, Fred II, 2017 | Courtesy of Pace Galelry

In addition:

💖 Ongoing Favorites

Image Sources: Africa & Byzantium; otherwise, self-captured

📢 Editor’s Updates

We had the privilege of seeing a preview of the expansive ‘Raymond Saunders: Post No Bills’ exhibit, which opens today across two locations: David Zwirner and Andrew Kreps Gallery. This expansive exhibition covers four decades of Saunders’s artistry.

Raymond Saunders | Self-Captured

Raymond Saunders, an esteemed African American artist and educator, is renowned for his abstract mixed-media paintings imbued with socio-political narratives. His vibrant artworks are intricate, inviting meticulous observation, which will reveal a consistent visual language including swaths of rich color, an assemblage of found objects such as snippets of newspaper and street signs, children’s drawings, delicate white-pencil etchings, and more, often contrasted against black backgrounds. These elements collectively offer an intimate window into Saunders’s values and engagement with education, African American identity, and urban life.

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Being an artist is about doing your work, and a lot of people have this romantic notion of the artist… It’s not natural — it’s a result of dedication, it’s a result of focus and a result of isolation.

Raymond Saunders

Raymond Saunders | Self-Captured

In both galleries, these artworks are beautifully displayed against a backdrop of large-scale vinyl wallpaper, featuring enlarged details from the very pieces showcased in the exhibit, creating an immersive experience. We highly recommend stopping by the galleries to explore the puzzle-like pieces, and to delve into the rich oeuvre of Raymond Saunders and his contribution to contemporary art, both through his unique visual style and influential teachings.

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