Kaws at Galerie Perrosian

My favourite living artist KAWS has an exhibition at the famous Galerie Perrotin in Le Marais. The exhibition titled Imaginary Friends featured his famous Companion and Chum pieces as well as disney influenced paintings. KAWS used a variety of bright neon colours in a lot of his pieces which were amazing. The show runs until the 22nd of December if you are in Paris.

Art in Le Marais

Around the Place des Vosges and on Rue de Turenne are a string of small independent galleries that features some unique pieces. In one gallery was an exhibition focusing on Mickey Mouse. Paris, much like New York with the SoHo and Chelsea areas, have wonderful smaller galleries that you stumble across while walking the streets. It is always amazing to turn the corner and see this level of quality art. 

Regarding Warhol, The Met Rooftop and Some of my Favourite Paintings in the World.

On the last Monday of my time in NY I visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Fifth Avenue to see their special Regarding Warhol Exhibition. The exhibition featured many Warhol pieces, many on loan from the Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh as well as work by artists that have been influenced by Warhol. There were many pieces from the likes of Jeff Koons, Damien Hirst, Takashi Murikami and Jean-Michel Basquait. Unfortunately as it was a special exhibition no photos were allowed. Afterwards I popped over to see my favourite impressionist painting including the below pieces by Claude Monet and Vincent Van Gogh.

 

While there I also went up to the Rooftop to see the installation by Tomas Saraceno titled Cloud City. The rooftop has amazing views over Central Park and the Manhattan Skyline. It was a perfect last Monday in NYC.

Andy Warhol Museum

One of the most famous people born in Pittsburgh was the leader of the Pop Art world, Andy Warhol. In Pittsburgh lies the greatest collection of his art anywhere in the world. The museum doesn’t allow photos on other levels except the ground floor but as you can see from these few photos it features a huge range of his work.

Installation Art at the Mattress Factory

The Mattress Factory in Pittsburgh is a museum that is one of the best in the world for installation art pieces. The museum is spaced over two buildings and over 3 levels. A great two room work involved mirrored rooms with one in ultraviolet lights and the other with normal lighting both using spots. 

One level featured a completely dark experience with different rooms using darkness and light to create images that seem different in their dimensions as shown in the final photo. I had never seen anything like that and was truly impressed. 

If you have any questions about what the work was in any of the pictures please comment below. 

Art in Washington DC

During my trip to Washington DC I went to the American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery which are both in the same building. The building features an amazing central courtyard that was finished in 2006. It is the third oldest Federal building in the city. The American Art Museum features wonderful modern pieces as show below. 

The National Portrait Gallery has a wonderful collection of Andy Warhol pieces as well as classic portraits of the founding fathers such as Benjamin Franklin. Entry is free to both galleries.

My Tripadvisor Review Has Been Published: National Gallery London

A review of mine is now available on Tripadvisor. Feel free to take a look.
http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g186338-d188862-r129894777-National_Gallery-London_England.html

New exhibition at The Hole Gallery

The Hole Gallery on the Bowery has announced the upcoming opening of the exhibition “Portrait of a Generation” where over 100 artists who make up the art scene here will pair up and exchange portraits with each other. Opening this Thursday the 7th of June the exhibition will run until August 10th, 2012. The works will be hung salon-style on the walls of Gallery 1 and 2, and include painted, drawn and photographic portraits.

The works will feature not just artists but also designers, writers and musicians including André Saraiva, Cynthia Rowley, Fab Five Freddy, Glenn O'Brien, Terence Koh and Yoko Ono.

For more details on The Hole Gallery please visit their website.

June Events in NYC

NYC Go has a great list of events in NYC during the month of June. My picks are the Summer Stage for live music throughout June and the Museum Mile Festival for some free culture on June 12th. More details can be found on the NYC Go website.