Sunday, February 5, 2012

Joyce Pensato, Batman Returns at Friedrich Petzel





The fumes of oil paint fill the air and a large group of people in the gallery make the cluttered space feel that much more claustrophobic when I viewed this show.  The paintings on the wall are simply lost as the presence of the objects in varied states of decay scattered in mounds overwhelm the senses. I am guilty too of using clutter and stuffed animals in my sculptures but with the death of Mike Kelley still in my head I couldn’t help but being overly critical of the show.  Go for you self take a look and contemplate is this where art should still be? 

No comments:

Post a Comment