George Condo Paintings the Last Ten Years, at NICHOLAS ROBIN

James Kalm begins this report by sneaking an unauthorized peak at the installation of the upcoming Jason Rhoades exhibition at David Zwirner Gallery. This mini-retrospective of George Condo tracks his work over the last decade. As a painter who came of age during the East Village heydays, his presence on the New York scene has ebbed and flowed. However with the renewed interest in expressionistic figuration and the taboos of "good taste" engaging a younger generation of artists, Condo is receiving deserved attention for his perseverance and influence, witnessed by recent auction price records for his paintings.

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[RonSchira]

James, did that asshole flip you the bird, and did you trip or did he push you? What idiots!! And thanks for the Condo footage, that was one of the shows I was planning to visit when I come up on the first, the other was Ross Bleckner.

[jameskalm]

Thanks Ron,

Don't worry, nobody pushed me, I sometimes drop the camera to make folks think I've stopped recording. I guess I can be a bit intrusive or obnoxious (I'm a baaaad boy), but I pledged to try and bring a "realistic" view of the New York art world to viewers and that's it. Stay tuned, JK

[fek315]

Thank you this is a awesome video and commentary!

[aztiff]

Darling little bearded nazis "Don't take pictures" like they're performing a top secret mission. Thanks for another great videologue.

[lloplop]

I do not know much about Condo. He seems like Bacon but more surreal. I saw teh exquisite corpse show at dietch. Great show. Hard to get a feeling for Condo there, though. I appreciate your video. I know clement greenberg and his essays well and I am not sure how I see that Condo is Avant Garde. can you help me out? Thanks.

[graydscale]

Roberta Smith...who is worse? Condo or Smith? And who is sniffing whose ass?  I think Smith gets to sniff everyone.

[Beth0217]

Thanks James! Loved The Last Days of Engron Painting. I graduated HS with George and great to see that he hasn't lost his sense of humor! He always made me laugh!

[leeHendy]

thanks for doing these videos. I don't live in NYC. I live in Van,BC, far away. Can you drop a vid on the latest ZieherSmith show? I miss that gallery, it's a good one, too.

[davidfstarr]

Thanks James!

[MrWowforever]

mr. kalm, i love the videos and respect your efforts. i live in new york and can appreciate your efforts; some peoples apathy can come out hostile. keep up the great job!

[pacostudios]

Great videos. Roberta Smith better invest in a bike and camera.

[Moonsabie]

Keep up going to the shows i love this i would pay for this thanks you!!