Animate Matter

Thursday we ignored the snow to drive up to NYC for a couple openings. Dona Nelson is in a show at Thomas Erben Gallery called Animate Matter. the show includes Richard Staub, Pia Maira Martin, and Rose Wylie. It's well worth the visit. I didn't take as many photos as I should have but I love these two detail images of Dona Nelson's work.

Hadassah Emmerich - Chitra Ganesh - Dona Nelson - Haeri Yoo at Thomas Erben Gallery

I finally made it to Chelsea and to the galleries! Two shows really hit the spot for me. The first was this show at Thomas Erben Gallery. I neglected to take a photo of Emmerich's piece so take a look at the image on ArtCal. It's a great show.

Chitra Ganesh

Haeri Yoo

Dona Nelson

Nelson's work really needs to be seen in person so in lieu of that I've taken several detail images. The first shows the intense tactility of the surface. The second and third images show the installation which allows you to view both sides of the painting. I spent a good long time looking at this work.

After a while I realized that the canvas was punctured and sliced repeatedly. From the back the light shows through. (see the white dots below.)

Dona Nelson

I've decided to end my artists "advent calendar" with my all time favorite painter, Dona Nelson. She doesn't have a website but it does appear that she has work up at her gallery right now. This is her piece, Walnut Way, taken from jameswagner.com

Hadassah Emmerich - Chitra Ganesh - Dona Nelson - Haeri Yoo

Thomas Erben Gallery
Chelsea

526 West 26th Street, 4th Floor, 212-645-8701
December 16, 2008 - February 1, 2009
Opening: Tuesday, December 16, 6 - 8:30PM