Founded in 1971 by Alanna Heiss, P.S.1 was created as an organization devoted to organizing exhibitions in abandoned spaces across New York City. Now located in Long Island City, P.S.1 became affiliated with the Museum of Modern Art in 2000 and now uses its spaces for exhibitions rather than as a collecting institution.
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Gallery Spotlight: Richard Misrach at PaceWildenstein
Recent photos by Los Angeles born photographer Richard Misrach are on display through February 20 at the Chelsea gallery, part of PaceWildenstein galleries, in New York. The exhibition features nearly twenty large-scale pigment prints from Misrach’s 2007-2009 series, Untitled.
Gallery Spotlight: Ryan Schneider at Priska C. Juschka Fine Art Gallery
Through February 20, Ryan Schneider’s Send Me Through will be on display at Priska C. Juschka Fine Art Gallery in New York. Schneider’s work continues investigating the human condition through personal experience using painting.
Gallery Spotlight: Leon Botha and Gordon Clark at João Ferreira Gallery
Leon Botha is, at 24, the oldest living person with Progeria, a Greek word for rapid aging. His latest exhibition, Who Am I? – Transgressions, is different from what he usually does and can be seen in Cape Town, South Africa at João Ferreira Gallery through February 13.
Gallery Spotlight: Glitch Generation at BAC Gallery
Beginning February 4 visitors to the Brooklyn Arts Council Gallery will be able to see Glitch Generation, a group exhibition of artworks based off of mistakes, intentional or not, in the wiring of our brains.
Gallery Spotlight: Quintron and Miss Pussycat at NOMA
The New Orleans Museum of Art kicks off its 2010 Contemporary exhibition January 29 through May 2 with New Orleans artists Quintron and Miss Pussycat. Parallel Universe: Quintron and Miss Pussycat Live at City Park is designed to get audiences acquainted with the artists’ past work while exposing their new work.
Gallery Spotlight: Pop-Up Art Loop
In the time of the recession, cities all over the world have started using empty storefronts as pop-up art galleries. Pop-Up Art Loop is the latest initiative put into place by the Chicago Loop Alliance and features four art galleries, creating partnerships between artists and property owners.
Gallery Spotlight: Barry McGee at the XeBiennale de Lyon
San Francisco-based artist Barry McGee joined a long list of others for the 2009 edition of XeBiennale de Lyon, The Spectacle of the Everyday, in France. The XeBiennale de Lyon is a yearly compilation of artists from all over the world spread between four venues.
Gallery Spotlight: Dzine at Bass Museum of Art in Miami
Through February 21, Chicago-based artist Dzine’s latest work can be seen on display at Bass Museum of Art in Miami. A former graffiti artist, his latest work comes in the form of a site-specific project comprising of wallpaper, objects and sound.
Gallery Spotlight: Os Gemeos “Vertigo” at Brazilian Art Museum
Brothers Otavio and Gustavo Pandolfo’s, better known as Os Gemeos (Portuguese for “the twins”), first exhibition ever in their hometown of São Paulo, Brazil is currently on display through December 15 at the Brazilian Art Museum. Recognized worldwide for their graffiti, Vertigo, also incorporates painting, sculpture and sound objects.
Gallery Spotlight: Design Festa Gallery East & West
Located in Tokyo’s Harajuku district, home of Japanese fashion, Design Festa Gallery East and West is unlike any art gallery you’ve seen before. The West branch of the gallery opened in 1998 in support of Asia’s biggest art event, Design Festa and in 2007, the East branch opened just across the street.