Photographer Noritaka Minami s SGN series on view at FLXST Contemporary
Noritaka Minami, Cống Quỳnh, 2019. Archival pigment print, 36 x 24 inches, 1 of 5 (2 AP).
CHICAGO, IL
.- Born in Japan, Noritaka Minami is a Chicago-based photographer currently exhibiting his unique and thoughtful SGN photo series, an investigation of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and the current state of the steel lattice towers first erected there by the French as utility poles during the early twentieth century to facilitate the development of the Indochinese Union. Despite the passage of time and the tumultuous history experienced in this region since their construction, these lattice towers have endured and remained a consistent presence in the built environment of the city. SGN opened on January 9 and runs through February 14 at FLXST Contemporary.
Exhibition at Kayne Griffin features a series of small bronze sculptures by Huguette Caland
The exhibition, titled Bronzes, features a series of small bronze sculptures that the artist made in the 1980s.
LOS ANGELES, CA
.-Kayne Griffin is presenting a solo exhibition with the artist, Huguette Caland, in the South Gallery exhibition space. Huguette Calands work spans different eras and locales yet finds itself intertwined with the Los Angeles art scene. Caland was experimental in her life and her art. Calands body of work features many series that reflect an exploratory practice that moves fluidly among styles, mediums, materials, and subject matter.
Exhibition at CHART features a new body of paintings and works on paper by Corydon Cowansage
Corydon Cowansage, Waves 3, 2020. Acrylic on canvas, 52 x 38 in (132.1 x 96.5 cm). Courtesy the artist and CHART, New York. Photo: Elisabeth Bernstein.
NEW YORK, NY
.-CHART is presenting their third Projection exhibition with a presentation by artist Corydon Cowansage (b. 1985), featuring a new body of paintings and works on paper.
Cowansages work explores the psychology of space and the relationship between abstraction, architecture, biomorphic forms, and the body itself. Utilizing geometry and vibrant color, the artist manipulates light and shadow to distort our perceptions of physical space, reconstructing the viewers point of access to the painting. The invented forms vacillate between representation and pure abstraction, rendered recognizable but also slightly removed from reality.
Pop stars offer fans comfort for a price
From T-shirts to toilet paper: After the pandemic hit, Garbage started selling items more conducive to a stay-at-home lifestyle.
by Brennan Carley
(NYT NEWS SERVICE)
.- When Shirley Manson, of the band Garbage, visited Graceland on her first U.S. tour, she had a special souvenir in mind. I wanted Elvis Presley toilet paper, she said over the phone with a deep laugh. I went to the gift shop and scoured the whole place and I couldnt find any. I was gutted.
Though she left empty-handed, visions of novelty toilet paper never stopped dancing in her head. During the holidays in 2019, Manson placed a roll of President Donald Trump-patterned toilet paper in her guest bathroom, and every time anybody went in, you could hear hoots of laughter, she said.