2009 Chelsea Opener

James Kalm, despite the daunting task of trying to capture the grand spectacle of 113 openings, muddles on, and brings viewers a select few of the exhibitions on offer. Drawings and recent paintings by Raoul De Keyser and the Afro Margin drawings by Chris Ofili begin out tour at David Zwirner. Heading north, we pop in for a glance at the double shows of Kara Walker and Mark Bradford at Sikkema Jenkins & Co. and then slip in at Sonnabend to catch a look at the Photo-Realistic Surrealism of Matthew Weinstein. Trying to beat the clock we get an oh so brief look at Maya Lyn's installation,Three Ways of Looking at the Earth at Pace/Wildenstein. We wrap-up with a viewing of the luminous abstractions of Kylie Heidenheimer, at 532 Thomas Jaeckel Gallery and pause to reflect on the 9/11 Memorial Lights over lower Manhattan.

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[blackbranches]

As usual, James, I'm using your channel in my classroom and my students are loving it. Thanks for all you do! This one's great.

[jameskalm]

Glad to be of service, stay tuned for more great stuff.

[MrWowforever]

thanks for the dekeyser

[jameskalm]

Stay tuned for a program featuring only De Keyser and Ofili, probably next week.

[killreligion666]

this is such a joke, the art world in nyc is a scam. can u imagine people who consider themselves intellectuals standing in front of black and white paper cut outs of cartoon characters, pretending to be "contemplating its meaning" Give me a brake. Someone glued string on a canvas and painted it white! brilliant! its only 40,000$ Mathew Weinstein is a selfish jew, who cant paint, all his "realism is painted by an poor talented polish kid who's barely surviving in new york. you all are idiots

[jensregler]

neat smörgåsbord James!!!

[AgnesShadbolt]

Another Brilliant interesting video James,

Many Thanks

London Artist

Stuart Ridley

[pungyb]

you capture where you are in a great way. thanks james

[antjuanoden]

ANOTHER GREAT POST DANKE!

[KudZuTreadwell]

i like the dirt pile number.

[pomod]

I don't know, this just confirms what i always feel when i come to NY -- that there is nothing interesting ever going on in chelsea -- the crass commercialism kills it. aren't big (but not too big) abstract paintings over yet? i guess not as long as they're selling.

[Moonsabie]

thanks james from a landlocked midwesterner