'Rotary Connection' at Casey Kaplan

In the first NYC group show of the year, Casey Kaplan gallery has brought together 13 multi-disciplinary artists—Benoit Maîre, Marlo Pascual, Jason Dodge, and Andrew Kuo to name a few. Of the many pieces delicately scattered around the three rooms, I particularly enjoyed my interaction with Maîre’s Le Nez, perhaps an obvious choice, but still! This tripod, constructed with bronze and wood, has a remarkably long barrel-like nose extending from the apex. Be warned, this piece creeps up on you and has the potential to poke a tall man’s eye out! In the first and final rooms hung Andrew Kuo’s acrylic pieces: his broad brushtrokes in Self-Portrait (Slice) feel many moons away from the extremely astute What If This Guy Was a Figment of My Imagination? This is a fun show demonstrating the standing diversity of the New York contemporary art scene.

The exhibition continues through February 11, 2012.

CASEY KAPLAN
525 West 21st Street
New York, NY 10011
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Le Nez upon entering the second room


Watch that eye big fella!

Andrew Kuo's Self-Portrait (Slice), 2011

Kuo's What If This Guy Was a Figment of My Imagination?, 2011


Detail shot of What If This Guy Was a Figment of My Imagination?

Julia Dault's Golden Girl, 2011

Arthur Ou's Untitled series, 2011

Suspended from the ceiling is Benoît Maire's Tête Méduse

Sitting opposite is the second component of the piece.

This one kinda reminded me of MAD magazine fold-outs... but that's just me. Untitled by Marlo Pascual.

Etienne Chambaud's Objets Rédimé (les livres), 2010

Isabelle Cornaco's spray paint piece, Of Cinematic, 2011

Piezography prints on cotton paper by Jose Dávila