EMILY MAE SMITH – AVALON

Posted on 2019-08-12

The title is an invented word and reflects the main idea of the exhibition. Polypastoraline is constructed of (poly-) many + (pastoral) relating to rural life + (-ine) denoting of or pertaining to. Since antiquity, the theme of the Pastorale has been used in poetry, music, and art to evoke a place or state of mind that embodies the rapture of an undisturbed, peaceful landscape. From the frescoes of Pompeii, to the classical strains of Beethoven’s symphonies and the idealized landscapes of Claude and Poussin, the pastoral subject was used to evoke harmony, reverie and serenity. Over time, as the natural world has become increasingly soiled by human intervention, the ethos expressed by the pastorale has aquired darker connotations, where dismay and a sense of loss loom large over the demise of bucolic sanctity. And given the increasingly rapid pace of toxic climate change, the emergence of new paradigms for thematizing nature is inevitable.

Opposite – Installation view

Exhibition runs through to November 9th, 2019

Perrotin
Piramide Building, 1F, 6-6-9 Roppongi, Minato-Ku
106-0032 Tokyo
Japan

www.perrotin.com

  

MATTHEW RONAY – POLYPASTORALINE

Posted on 2019-08-12

The title is an invented word and reflects the main idea of the exhibition. Polypastoraline is constructed of (poly-) many + (pastoral) relating to rural life + (-ine) denoting of or pertaining to. Since antiquity, the theme of the Pastorale has been used in poetry, music, and art to evoke a place or state of mind that embodies the rapture of an undisturbed, peaceful landscape. From the frescoes of Pompeii, to the classical strains of Beethoven’s symphonies and the idealized landscapes of Claude and Poussin, the pastoral subject was used to evoke harmony, reverie and serenity. Over time, as the natural world has become increasingly soiled by human intervention, the ethos expressed by the pastorale has aquired darker connotations, where dismay and a sense of loss loom large over the demise of bucolic sanctity. And given the increasingly rapid pace of toxic climate change, the emergence of new paradigms for thematizing nature is inevitable.

Opposite – Temple Bell, 2019

Exhibition runs through to October 19th, 2019

NILS STÆRK
Glentevej 49
2400 Copenhagen
Denmark

nilsstaerk.dk

  

VOLUME FOUR, ISSUE NINE

Posted on 2019-08-07

Photography & Art content Paul Franco, Sophie Green, Keith Haring, Timothee Lambrecq, Jason Lee, Courtney MC, NASA.

Photography & Fashion content Hollie Fernando, Jens Ingversson, Quentin Jones, Kenneth Cappello, Jem Mitchell, Ben Parks, Michael Harrison Rudd, Hannah Scott Stevenson.

Available at exitmagazineshop.bigcartel.com

  

ROY LICHTENSTEIN – THE LOADED BRUSH

Posted on 2019-08-05

The Loaded Brush is an in-depth exhibition focusing on this seminal period of Roy Lichtenstein’s career which follows numerous historic and institutional shows in the United States, brings together rarely seen works that span major figurative and abstract paintings, sculptures, collages and drawings. Together, the brushstroke sculptures and paintings constitute a significant portion of the artist’s oeuvre and demonstrate some of the guiding interests of Lichtenstein’s ongoing artistic development across a variety of materials.

A highlight of the exhibition, now exhibited for the first time in Europe, is one of Roy Lichtenstein’s most daringly expressive works: Artemis and Acteon (1987), inspired by Titian’s masterful rendering of the Greek myth painted in 1556–1559.

Opposite – Artemis and Acteon, 1987

Exhibition runs through to September 28th, 2019

Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac
Villa Kast
Mirabellplatz 2
5020 Salzburg
Austria

www.ropac.net

  

THE FLETCHER FAMILY – A LIFETIME IN SURF

Posted on 2019-08-05

The legendary Fletcher family has been an institution and guiding presence in surf and skate culture for decades, with an influence that extends to the worlds of fashion, music, streetwear, and art. Now, Fletcher: A Lifetime in Surf, written by Dibi Fletcher—wife of Herbie and matriarch of what Esquire has called “surfing’s first family”—simultaneously traces the evolution of the Fletcher family’s life and offers an oral history of surfing’s counterculture from the 1950s to today.

Throughout the volume, the family’s intimate storyline is augmented with anecdotes from luminaries including surfing legend Gerry Lopez, Mike Diamond of the Beastie Boys, artist Julian Schnabel, eleven-time world champion pro surfer Kelly Slater, and Steve Van Doren, of the Vans skate shoe company. Dibi’s recollections begin with her childhood memories of her father, big-wave surfing pioneer Walter Hoffman. She then goes on to narrate her union with Herbie, as well as the lives of their sons Christian and Nathan, both surfers, and their grandson, Greyson, a renowned skateboarder, all of whom have erased the boundaries between surfing and skateboarding.

Opposite – Wrecktangle #12, 2014

Exhibition runs through to August 30th, 2019

Gagosian
976 Madison Avenue
NY 10075
New York

gagosian.com

  

SHARA HUGHES – AT ARM’S LENGTH

Posted on 2019-08-05

In her new paintings, Shara Hughes further develops what she refers to as invented or psychological landscapes. These landscapes do not depict real places but rather are created from inside, this inside is strongly informed by a deep knowledge of art history as well as the work of her contemporary peers. Her frenetic colors and vibrant brushstrokes, her vivid lines, heavily applied marks, and monochromatic fields show traces of fin de siècle styles, such as Fauvism, Art Nouveau, or German Expressionism.

The landscapes Hughes has created for At Arm’s Length differ greatly from one another with regard to format, style, and color, but begin to feel familiar after a while. They all include a valley, mountains, and a lake that is closer or farther away. They all seem to depict the same location from different angles as if one reached it from divergent paths. Most of the paintings are composed of two or more layers: the foreground serves as the point of view and as a barrier, which creates a distance to the far away lake. The tension created by this depth effect focuses the eye and evokes a longing to reach the center of the painting. This distance would be difficult to travel, and yet the landscapes do not provoke despair, but instead meditatively lead to their cores.

Opposite – At Full Tilt, 2018

Exhibition runs through to August 17th, 2019

Galerie Eva Presenhuber
Kastro
840 07
Antiparos

www.presenhuber.com