Linnea Kniaz

In his third solo exhibition at Anton Kern Gallery, Sergej Jensen mediates between disparate forces in such a way that the resultant fine-tuned choreography moves not as a breeze or gale, but rather as a multifaceted cyclone. In tandem with a new and unexpected fervor, Jensen’s characteristic tranquility directs the viewing experience with greater authority than it would given over to either extreme.
Sergej Jensen, 2011, Oil and acrylic on sewn hemp, 47 1/4 x 59 1/16 inches (120 x 150  cm).
If  Joseph Montgomery played accordion, Velveteen would embody his instrument’s bellowing out.
Joseph Montgomery, "Image One Hundred Twenty-Eight," 2009–2011. Canvas, clay, epoxy, fiberglass, marble, oil, paper, sponge, and wax on grout and plastic. 11 1/2 x 8 x 3 3/4". Photo credit: Cathy Carver. Courtesy of the artist and Laurel Gitlen, New York.
It is Tamara Zahaykevich’s admirable abandonment of order that controls Hey Harmonica!, the artist’s first solo show at the recently opened Kansas Gallery.
"Lazy I," 2011. Foam board, Polystyrene, paper and acrylic paint. 17 x 11 1/4 x 2 1/2˝.
I was miffed at first. Reading the Can I Get Witness? press release as I entered its boisterous opening, I struggled to envision the works by Joshua Abelow, Joachim “Yoyo” Friedrich, and Matt Connolly.
Joachim "YoYo" Friedrich, "Newspaper pieces," 1977-1979. Medium varies. 23 × 143/4˝ (varies). Photo by Brandon Mitchell.
The East Williamsburg Soloway Gallery’s eighth exhibition since opening in August 2010 confronts what “makes everyone, like, want to barf,” according to Annette Wehrhahn, the show’s curator and one of Soloway’s four founders.
Branden Koch, "spring handbag for cobblestone (stationary front)"  50˝×40˝.  Oil/canvas  2010.

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