ADAA Member Presentations at The Art Show 2021
Recognized for its unhurried atmosphere that enables one-on-one conversations with gallerists, The Art Show comprises 72 thoughtfully-curated exhibitions proposed by ADAA members, which are selected by The Art Show Committee, also constituted by members, to ensure the standard of connoisseurship that is synonymous with the fair. Over half of this year’s presentations are dedicated to exploring the practices and significance of artists from around the world, ranging from key art historical figures of the 19th century, to up-and-coming voices in contemporary art. Highlights of solo and dual presentations include:
• Major new drapo Vodou works by Haitian artist Myrlande Constant, curated by gallery-represented artist Tomm El-Saieh and presented by Luhring Augustine;
• Yancey Richardson’s presentation of iconic self-portraits by Tseng Kwong Chi, and Tseng’s photo sequence made in collaboration with Keith Haring and Bill T. Jones;
• A selection of works by Argentinian artist Xul Solar, curated by Gabriela Rangel, former Artistic Director of Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires, and presented by Sicardi | Ayers | Bacino;
• Tina Kim Gallery’s showcase of paintings and works on paper with bright colors and bold gestures by Korean artist Wook-Kyung Choi;
• The debut of five monumental tapestries by Navajo weaver Melissa S. Cody, in her first Art Show appearance, with Garth Greenan Gallery;
• Sprüth Magers’s solo presentation of works by pioneering conceptual artist John Baldessari that illustrate the artist’s consistent exploration of film and cinematic imagery;
• P.P.O.W’s three-decade survey of Katharine Kuharic’s simultaneously pastoral and pop paintings that have defined a genre of distinctly queer image-making;
• Bluemner and the Critics, organized by Menconi + Schoelkopf Fine Art, uniting American modernist Oscar Bluemner’s drawings, watercolors, and paintings, with his “Easel Notes” sketchbooks, and writings on art, as well as text from Dr. Roberta Smith Favis, Professor Emerita of Art History at Stetson University;
• Avery Galleries’s presentation of works by Arthur B. Carles, examining the artist’s important contributions to early American modernism;
• Jenkins Johnson Gallery’s presentation of rare paintings by Wadsworth Jarrell, along with fine art garments and sculptures by Jae Jarrell, both of whom are founding members of AfriCOBRA and helped create and define the aesthetics of the Black Arts Movement;
• Over three decades of Dorothea Tanning’s seminal paintings, ranging dramatically in scale and idiom, accompanied by a complementary salon-style grouping of her smaller paintings and works on paper, exhibited by Gallery Wendi Norris;
• David Kordansky Gallery’s two-person exploration of luminosity, featuring Parabolic Lens sculptures by Fred Eversley and new works on paper by Mary Weatherford, made especially for The Art Show;
• Photography-based works and sculptures by Venice Biennale Golden Lion recipient Su-Mei Tse, presented by Peter Blum Gallery;
• Feminist artist Rachel Lachowicz’s career survey, exhibited by Shoshana Wayne Gallery, featuring major works such as her iconic red lipstick renderings of Marcel Duchamp’s urinals;
• Michael Werner’s selection of important works by Dada pioneer Jean Arp;
• Vibrant and joyful paintings by Moe Brooker, mounted by June Kelly Gallery;
• Ricco/Maresca’s solo presentation of seldom-seen work by self-taught artist William Hawkins;
• Alexander Gray Associates’s exhibition of recent and historic sculptures and works on paper by Melvin Edwards that invites viewers to meditate on the legacy of the African Diaspora through materiality; and
• Corbett vs. Dempsey’s showcase of drawings by Emilio Cruz and canvases by Omar Velázquez—both of different generations of the broader Caribbean diaspora, their work engages their national and ethnic identities through allegory and allusion.