Say the phrase “female contemporary artist” and you’re likely to conjure, via Google or collective memory, images of Cecily Brown’s writhing bodies; Tracey Emin’s messy, suggestive bed; Lisa Yuskavage’s kitschy soft porn; or Vanessa Beecroft’s nude installations. The financial success of such in-your-face sexuality — whether viewed with icy remove (Beecroft), humor (Yuskavage), or brassiness (Emin) — dovetailed nicely with the Third Wave feminism popularized in the early nineties. So what’s next for the double-X chromosome creative set in our current period? Photo evidence and a few words from art critic Jerry Saltz after the jump. Read More »
Kneedeep in Armory Arts Week by Friday, we started the night’s activities in Times Square with a visit to the New York office of the Zabludowicz Collection. Finnish-born, London-based Poju Zabludowicz, a real estate mogul, and his art-loving wife Anita have compiled a major collection of contemporary art, which was exhibited last year at the BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead, UK. A bevy of gallerists and collectors, including Andrea Rosen, Rachel Lehmann, Marian Goodman, and Lyor Cohen dropped by to pay their respects and review the mix of works on display by Gregory Crewdson, Jennifer Steinkamp, Ivan Navarro, and others. The 24th floor views of Times Square were equally compelling.
