Junction/Cycle

Richard Serra' from his solo exhibition Junction/Cycle at Gagosian Gallery, New York 2011:

In The Land Of The Dead

I must confess that I did not get a chance to see this show myself.  But thanks to A, who sent me the pictures he took during his two visits.  He must have thoroughly enjoyed this exciting show.  Who wouldn't love a splash of some crazy colours in the middle of the gloomy winter?

Takashi Murakami's solo exhibition In The Land Of The Dead, Stepping On The Tail Of A Rainbow currently at Gagosian Gallery West 24th Street, New York:

... more images from Antfactor.

Levels, Weights & Rifts

Richard Serra's solo exhibition Levels, Weights & Rifts 2008-2013 at Gemini GEL at Joni Moisant Weyl, New York 2013:

Serra at Gagosian Gallery, New York 2011:

Serra's maze of steel

Richard Serra at Gagosian Gallery, New York 2013:

525600 minutes*

Nothing portrays the flow of time better than passages of light and shadow.  Some light/shadow moments over this past year ...

Francine Savard at Diaz Contemporary, Toronto, January:

Rebecca Partridge at Art First Projects, London, March:

Pinakothek der Moderne, München, July:

Walter De Maria at Pinakothek der Moderne, München, July:

Tadao Ando's Conference Pavilion at Vitra Design, Weil am Rhein, July:

Olafur Eliasson at Daimler Contemporary, Berlin, July:

Midtown Toronto, September:

Richard Serra at Gagosian Gallery, New York, November:

*525600 minutes = 1 (non-leap) year ... referencing the lyrics of Seasons Of Love from the Broadway musical Rent.  That was a great show!

Serra experience vs Höller experience

Two major shows currently on view in NYC are Richard Serra's Junction/Cycle at Gagosian Gallery in Chelsea and Carsten Höller's Experience at New Museum.  Though totally different in execution, both invite viewers' active participation by physically travelling through the installations - leisurely walking in Serra's while recklessly dashing in Höller's.

Serra at Chelsea's Gagosian, New York 2011:

The Serra experience is contemplative and personal, almost like a pilgrimage.  One couldn't help feeling enlightened while exiting.  Höller's Experience, on the other hand, is more sensory and spontaneous.  It is a re-interpretation of his 2006 Unilever Series project at Tate Modern in London.  I must confess that I actually did not experience Höller's installation first-hand.  Deterred by the long queue waiting to get in, I decided to observe from a distance instead.  Here's a glimpse of what it looks like:

Video from ShootingStarsProNY's youtube channel