January 2023 Art Exhibits

Oh January, full of chilled winds and pale blue skies, NYC’s art scene is back from winter break with some magnificent shows you won’t want to miss.

Down in SoHo there was an unforgettable Thursday evening of opening nights, it was such a rainy day I figured it would be a lonely night but to my surprise it was overflowing with a very lively crowd. After hitting 7 galleries all nearby I have to say Nicodim Gallery hit it out of the park with the first show of the year. A group show named Disembodied, featuring 12 artists. An absolute exhibition with the highlight of Jeanine Brito. She has such feminine figures in theatrical settings depicting herself surrounded by surreal still life. These self-portraits come to life, almost as if she was a nymph in her poetic habitat sitting in water.  

January 19 – March 9, 2023

Reed more here: https://www.nicodimgallery.com/exhibitions/disembodied2#tab:slideshow 

Jeanine Brito 

Everything I did, I did for love, 2022 

acrylic on canvas 

167.64h x 127w cm 

66h x 50w in

Another exhibit completely opposite of what one would expect in a white walled gallery, though in this digital era short clip films have become very popular among these exhibits, displaying digital media in conversation with canvas. I’d say it’s odd and has yet to grow onto me. Perhaps I want to create my own story not listen to theirs. Chart did just that, with a distinct solo show; “Carrie Schneider: I don’t know her” welcoming you with a film and when you make your way downstairs, you’re surprised by two unique chromogenic photographs made in-camera that span 400 feet. She expresses her continuing investigation of the medium’s roots and main motif of image conveyance and reproduction.  

January 19 - February 18, 2023

Read more here: https://chart-gallery.com/exhibitions/42-carrie-schneider-i-don-t-know-her/overview/ 

I DON'T KNOW HER 2023 

16MM film with sound by Cecilia Lopez, 4 minutes 

Dimensions variable 

Edition of 3 + 2 AP 

VOICE'S OWNER (I DON'T KNOW HER) 2023 

two unique chromogenic photographs made in camera 

20 x 4800 inches
50.8 x 12192 cm 

Now on the west side in Chelsea it’s always a party! My wonderful friend (oneyearinparis on Instagram) invited me to a thoughtful Artist Panel/Q&A held at Gallery 1 in High Line Nine Galleries, a dynamic location with a collection of nine skylight exhibition spaces. Gallery 1 exhibited “Reverberation” a duo exhibition by Chellis Baird and Jim D’Amato. A true dynamic dialogue, not only from the artist/curator panel but the curation itself (by Josh Campbell). The juxtaposition of ethereal lightness and passionate reds of Chellis creates a profound conversation with Jim’s complex and confusing organic compositions. 

January 12 - February 11, 2023

Read more here: https://highlinenine.org/reverberation 

Chellis Baird 2022 

The Fold 1 

Cotton fabrics, wire, acrylic, on archival birch panel 

48 x 64 ½ inches

Jim D’Amato 2022 

Destroyer’s Song 6  

Acrylic on Canvas 

12 x 12 inches 

Chellis Baird 2022 

Swirl 1  

Fabric, plaster, rope, acrylic, wire on birch panel 

24 x 26 x 4 inches  

Now making our way uptown, more specifically The Upper East Side, my favorite area! We find a magnificent exhibition dedicated to the inventive Lucio Fontana located at Hauser and Wirth. A quintessential curation recollecting sculptures, works on paper and canvas created over the course of five decades, sequenced as his life and art creations evolved. Not your usual Fontana’s with vivid colors and unexpected slashes, but a compelling exhibit.  

November 3, 2022 - Febuary 4, 2023

Read more here: https://vip-hauserwirth.com/gallery-exhibitions/lucio-fontana-sculpture