Marlborough Gallery

05/14/2021

Marlborough New York is pleased to present Stephen Hannock’s recent body of work.

At the center of the exhibition will be A Recent History of Art in Southern California (Mass MoCA #165), 1998-2021, shown completed for the first time after 23 years in the making. It will be accompanied by one of the artist’s emblematic oxbow paintings, as well as a number of small paintings that articulate Hannock’s diverse palette and artistic maturity.

A Recent History of Art in Southern California (Mass MoCA #165) is a panoramic quadriptych of the Los Angeles basin depicted in the city’s cinematic twilight. The ambitious work celebrates the recent prominence and autonomy of Los Angeles' contemporary art scene on the heels of the groundbreaking Pacific Standard Time exhibitions. Beyond the anchoring visual topography of Los Angeles, there is an entirely imaginary landscape; the painting was synthesized from a composite viewpoint somewhere along Mulholland Drive, the Stone Canyon Reservoir and the iconic Hollywood sign. It incorporates the artist’s handwritten texts and photographs—these instances of diaristic “interjection,” in essence, turn the expansive vista into a geographic self-portrait.

Stephen Hannock is on view through July 2 at 545 West 25th Street.

Image: A Recent History of Art in Southern California (Mass MoCA #165), 1998-2021, polished mixed media on canvas, 96 x 240 in. | 243.8 x 609.6 cm. © Stephen Hannock.

05/14/2021

Marlborough New York is pleased to present new work by the New York-based artist Ahmed Alsoudani.

Alsoudani returns for his third solo exhibition at Marlborough with his distinctive paintings of polychromatic forms that writhe through suggested interior spaces. Whereas much of the artist's previous works on canvas incorporate charcoal and colored pencil throughout, the present group of paintings is predominantly composed in pure acrylic. The works on view are inspired in part by the artist's ongoing interest in the body (here, the artist has studied medical texts and drawings), with certain passages evoking body parts, sexual organs, anatomical cross-sections of muscles, bones, and organs, as well as globular forms suggestive of cells.

Ahmed Alsoudani is on view through July 2 at 545 West 25th Street.

Image: Purple Cell, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 73 x 49 in. | 185.4 x 124.5 cm. © Ahmed Alsoudani. Photo by Pierre Le Hors.

03/24/2021

Marlborough New York is pleased to publish a catalog revisiting Bill Brandt’s Perspective of N**es to accompany its spring exhibition of the of German-born British photographer. The catalog features an essay co-authored by Martina Droth, Deputy Director and Chief Curator at the Yale Center for British Art and Paul Messier, Head of the Lens Media Lab at the Institute for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage at Yale University.

The 1961 publication of Bill Brandt’s Perspective of N**es marked the point at which Brandt’s stature as an art world figure came onto assured footing. The original publication not only received press attention, including a feature in Life Magazine, but also became the subject of a major retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, which traveled internationally. Brandt’s first exhibition at Marlborough New York in 1976 was a critical turning point in situating photography within the context of fine art.

Bill Brandt is on view in Marlborough New York’s second floor gallery through May 8th.

Link to full catalog: https://www.marlboroughnewyork.com/attachment/en/5f46a387c8aa2caa468b4568/News/6037d97d3ac11f61f82338b2

03/13/2021

Marlborough New York is pleased to present three spring shows: Red Grooms, Bill Brandt: Perspectives of N**es, and Alex Katz: Portraits.

On the ground floor, Red Grooms’ exhibition celebrates the work of the artist with a survey of his multidimensional visions realized between 1974 and now. Composed of over 30 paintings and “sculpto-picto-ramas,” the exhibition will explore the artist’s unique methods of ex*****on and reverberating sensibilities.

On the second floor, Bill Brandt: Perspective of N**es is a culmination of seminal photographs spanning the career of German-born British photographer Bill Brandt (1903-1984). Composed of 35 photographs, the exhibition explores Brandt’s longitudinal study of the feminine n**e form between 1945-1979.

On the third floor, Alex Katz: Portraits presents 31 iconic prints from the legendary New York native who pioneered the reinterpretation of figurative subject matter utilizing a sophisticated, modern approach.

Appointments to view the exhibitions are encouraged, but not necessary. To schedule an appointment, please DM, call (212) 541-4900 or write us at [email protected].

Images: Red Grooms, The Funny Place, 2005 oil on canvas, 50 x 40 in. / 127 x 101.6 cm. © Red Grooms, Member of Artists Rights Society (ARS). Bill Brandt, N**e, East Sussex Coat, July 1977, gelatin silver print, image: 12 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. / 34.3 x 29.2 cm; sheet: 16 x 12 in. / 40.6 cm. © Bill Brandt / Bill Brandt Archive. Alex Katz, Brisk Day II, color silkscreen, edition of 150, 36 1/4 x 29 1/2 in. / 92.1 x 74.9 cm. © Alex Katz, Member of Artists Rights Society (ARS).

02/25/2021

Our winter exhibitions close this Saturday, February 27th.

In the first floor galleries, we take a moment to reunite Alice Aycock and Dennis Oppenheim, two kindred spirits in a play of synergistic works that have long and deep histories of particular resonance with the downtown scene in New York.

On the second floor, a selection of works from Brassaï’s nighttime series build a visual time capsule depicting the various facets of what nocturnal Paris and its underground subculture of the 1930s had to offer.

Appointments to view the exhibitions are encouraged, but not necessary. To schedule an appointment, please DM us, call (212) 541-4900 or write [email protected].

To visit our exhibitions virtually, visit: https://www.marlboroughnewyork.com/on-view

Installation photos by Pierre Le Hors.

02/16/2021

Ivana Bašić’s Belay my light, the ground is gone is featured in INCORPOREA #3, a year-long choral exhibition set up as to develop and transform itself over time. INCORPOREA is aimed at investigating the body in all its folds and meanings: the body as a revolutionary space, of antagonism and freedom, expression and research, self-definition and power, identity and gender.

The exhibition is on view from February 18 through March 13, 2021 at Basement Roma, Rome, Italy. To learn more, visit: http://basementroma.com

Image: Belay my light, the ground is gone, 2018, wax, pink alabaster, glass, breath, dust, weight,
oil paint, pressure, stainless steel, 55 x 90 x 60 in. / 139.7 x 228.6 x 152.4 cm. Image courtesy of the artist.

02/13/2021

Storm King Art Center’s monthly Art and Nature programs invite artists and special guests to come together to discuss the power of art in nature. Tune in to Alice Aycock’s and Gabriela Salazar’s online discussion on Wednesday, February 24th at 6PM EST about how ideas of space, construction, and memory manifest in their varied practices.

This program is part of the Art in Nature series, which was launched on the occasion of Storm King’s 60th Anniversary. It is now a monthly virtual program in which artists and special guests come together to discuss the power of art and nature.

To learn more and to register, please visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/art-and-nature-gabriela-salazar-and-alice-aycock-in-conversation-tickets-138969815459

Image: Three-Fold Manifestation II, 1987 (refabricated 2006), painted aluminum and stainless steel, 32 x 12 x 14 ft. / 9.8 x 3.7 x 4.3 m. © Alice Aycock. Permanent collection of Storm King Art Center, Mountainville, NY. Installation photo by Jerry L. Thompson.

01/28/2021

02/01/2019

Keith Mayerson: Heroes and Villain closes tomorrow - don’t miss it!
Pictured: Jane Fonda as Cat Ballou, 2018, oil on linen

01/31/2019

Opening Tuesday, February 5th - David Rodríguez Caballero: Alchemy in Motion

Pictured: 24.noviembre.2018, enamel on brass

01/16/2019

Keith Mayerson, Liberty, 2018, oil on linen. On view now in Keith Mayerson: Heroes and Villain

01/08/2019

Opening tonight: Keith Mayerson - Heroes and Villain at with a reception from 6-8pm

Image: Keith Mayerson, Batman (after Bob Kane and Bill Finger), 2018, oil on linen