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A Loose History of Misbehaving
“Crystal” installation by Maya Hayuk with installation by Hug and Magnan in background. (all photos courtesy edlingallery.com)If one more person tries to talk to me about Bravo’s new reality show...
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Spectacular Living Pictures
Photographer unknown, “1st Field Artillery Brigade” (1914) (all images by the author for Hyperallergic unless otherwise noted)Yesterday on my rounds of Chelsea, I stumbled upon three amazing...
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Visions of the World in Pieces
A view of “How to Disappear Completely” (2012) in the front room of Andrew Edlin Gallery (all images by the author for Hyperallergic)Rarely have I spent so much time looking in amazement at the skill...
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Gene Mann: Mapping Psychic Territory in Shadows and Light
Gene Mann, “Untitled” (2008), mixed media on paper, 27 x 19.5 in (all images courtesy Andrew Edlin Gallery, New York)Animated, impulsive and a little bit absent-minded, the French-born, Swiss artist...
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Memories Are Made of This: Tom Duncan’s Constructed Past
Tom Duncan, “Die Nazi Swine” (2004), mixed media, 14 1/4 x 11 1/4 inches (all photographs courtesy Andrew Edlin Gallery)If the so-called “greatest generation,” those that fought in World War II, have...
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Explosive Drawing: Susan King’s Mash-ups, Strange Landscapes, and Other Worlds
Susan Te Kahurangi King, “Untitled” (c. 1965), graphite and colored pencil on paper 11.5 x 16 inches (all photos courtesy of Andrew Edlin Gallery, unless otherwise stated). Very few creations are as...
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Strange Days in Victor Moscoso’s 1960s and ’70s Psychedelic Drawings
Victor Moscoso, “Camel,” (Zap Comix No. 2), [set of 2] (1968), ink on paper, 14 x 11 inches (courtesy Andrew Edlin Gallery)Victor Moscoso picked up color theories while studying with Josef Albers at...
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Judging Galleries by Their Pens: Chelsea Edition
(photo by Flickr user TMAB2003) Because I am a writer, this confession may not shock you, but here it is anyway: I am extremely picky about pens. I silently judge people when they use dull, crappy...
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Two Chelsea Galleries Go Wall Out for Summer
Chris Doyle, “Everhigher” (2015) at Andrew Edlin Gallery (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic) (click to enlarge) ‘Tis the season of reduced hours and low-stakes group shows at most Manhattan...
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The Personal Passions and Detailed Devotions of the Outsider Art Fair
Figural sculptures by John VanZile and clothing works by Robert Adele Davis at American Primitive (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic) Now in its 24th edition, the Outsider Art Fair has found a...
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In Terence Koh’s Bee Chapel, Confronting Loss Through a Vanishing Species
Installation view of Terence Koh’s ‘bee chapel’ at Andrew Edlin Gallery (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic) Transforming seven rooms at Andrew Edlin Galley, terence koh: bee chapel perplexes...
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The Unearthed Wood Carvings of a Part-Time Gravedigger
Installation view of John Byam’s work at Andrew Edlin Gallery (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic) Dusted with sawdust, John Byam’s sculptures appear as if they’ve just been carved, the...
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From Mysterious Erotica to Holy Bell Jars, Singular Projects at the...
Stefan Tcherepnin, “Shadow Monster” at Francesca Pia, Independent Art Fair (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic) No matter how much the Independent tries to escape the profile of an art fair, it...
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Melvin Way Holds the Keys to the Universe
Melvin Way, “AgN03” (2015), ballpoint pen on paper, with Scotch tape, 8.5 x 7 inches (all images courtesy Andrew Edlin Gallery unless otherwise noted) Sometimes, when searching for answers to those...
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Thornton Dial and Looking Good for the Price
Thornton Dial, “Looking Good for the Price” (1993), mixed media (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic) An assemblage by Alabama artist Thornton Dial (1928–2016), currently on view at Andrew Edlin...
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Unconstrained Paintings of Terror and Love
Joe Coleman, “Swift Runner and the Colonialist Windigo Effect” (2017-2018), acrylic on wood panel with wood/resin frame and period artifacts, 33 1/2 × 41 inches (all images courtesy the Andrew Edlin...
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