In his fifth solo exhibition at Tanya Bonakdar, Mark Manders continues to invent new ways of bending time, space, and genre with “Writing Skiapod.” The show explores how language can become abstracted when reconfigured or placed in new contexts. Manders created his Notional Newspapers early in his practice and recently completed the project, which now […]
Multimedia artist Mark Dion is known for his cabinet-of-curiosity installations, which often find him partnering with scientists or various cultural institutions through which he mines archives and archeological artifacts. In “Theatre of Extinction,” the artist muses on not only the extinction of plant and animal life, but our own impending human demise (fun stuff). Yet, […]
Amalia Pica’s exhibition Accumulations and Overlaps, on view at Tanya Bonakdar, was made during the pandemic. The exhibition captures the clash of family, work, and leisure compressed into domestic space during that time. The main gallery houses Pica’s Stacker series, sculptures that mimic children’s stacking toys, with the wood bases of each stacker mimicking the […]
The precision of Lisa Williamson’s wall works in a new solo show at Tanya Bonakdar is beguiling. Each work in “Amplifier” feels boldly precise, no line or color out of place. Her forms, which are made from aluminum before being delicately painted, contain a minimal gravitas—simple circles and lines feel weighty and profound. The artist’s […]
Immediately after getting my second Moderna vaccine, I stumbled into Tanya Bonakdar Gallery to see Charles Long’s “WORKLIGHT” before any side effects kicked in. The way the exhibition joins light, sound, and sculptural assemblages into a kind of futuristic set in which the viewer becomes a participant felt especially pertinent after my second jab. Light […]
At Tanya Bonakdar in Hollywood, eerie lullabies emanate out of steel barrels. Part of Susan Philipsz’s solo exhibition, “Sleep Close and Fast,” this sound installation includes recordings of Philipsz hauntingly singing tunes from thrillers such as “Rosemary’s Baby,” “Hansel and Gretel,” and “The Wicker Man.” The vocals sound vaguely familiar, yet simultaneously hard to place, instilling a […]
On view: November 16, 2019–January 9, 2020 When we think about creative disciplines, we often consider each field separately: We hear music, look at art, or experience a theatre performance. Yet in Hollywood, Sigur Rós’ Jónsi has created a sensory musical experience that fully encompasses the body. The main work, Whiteout, is a blank white space […]
On View: September 14–November 2, 2019 As an adult, it’s not often that you are encouraged to unabashedly play. Ernesto Neto has made a career of creating artwork that invites participation and activates all of the senses: auditory, tactile, sensory, and immensely visual. This exhibition does nothing less. To fully integrate into this scenario, you […]
