What could be better than another great show at Paul Kasmin ?? How about two at the same time…
I have seen a lot of great stuff at Paul Kasmin , both in their main gallery and also in the smaller gallery across the street. They tend to show good solid work and they are very smart about HOW the work is shown, which is just as important.
During the summer galleries tend to show more group or across the board shows, which are nice but what’s even better is when you have two galleries and you can show a group type show and also showcase another interesting individual artist as well.
Process and abstraction is just a good collection of excellent quality work which as you might guess had to do with the art making process. Not a lot to figure out here, but very cool to look at.
Across the street however is the KENT HENRICKSEN exhibit called A VENOMOUS BLOOM. ….
What I love here is the whole room becomes the art. It’s a total sensory experience. The paintings are a little frighting and the snakes are sort of ominous and yet the whole thing is very luxurious at the same time. I’m attracted and repelled , my favorite state to be in… maybe that’s why I like scary movies so much… hmmm . While I was checking this out there were people who walked in and walked right out. I didn’t understand. Are people really that turned off by snakes ? I like snakes as long as they are not in my bed with me and or angry, but you can’t deny the art is beautiful. Anyways – this is another summer recommendation … drop by for a minute or 5 , which is about how long it takes to see this little spot. It’s worth it … Click here to go to the Paul Kasmin Site