Ashley Bickerton New Work at LEHMAN MAUPIN

James Kalm arrives at Bickerton's second one-man exhibit at the gallery and explores with viewers the latest permutations in the befuddling production of this self imposed South Seas exile. Using a range of media including digitally printed photography on canvas the artist creates a disturbing mélange of high-tech procedures and aesthetic theories with a faux-naïve nativism that implies a cynical view of modern man's relation to the exotic. This is served up in a glossy commercial presentation with extravagant locally produced frames that subversively appeals to our notion of the "tourist trade". Featuring comments by artist Philip Simmons.

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[jameskalm]

Dear "Kalm Report" fans, there's a feature article in today's (April 23) LA Times, Arts and Culture section on the "Kalm Report" and the "Jeff Koons On the Roof" program by staff writer Thomas Mulligan Check it out, JK

[jameskalm]

I posted an extended critical riff on the Ashley Bickerton exhibition at PaintersNYC. It's up now if you're interested, thanks JK

[MrWowforever]

mr. kalm and kate; your cy twombly vid just reached 10,000 views! thats amazing for art videos, great job!

[jameskalm]

WOW MRWOW

[eenkjet]

beautiful, complex, old meets new, commercial and spiritual, blends avant gard with high fashion. this work is a slick smart aim for money money money. very cohesive. loved it.

james, what does he describe himself as according to medium/stylistic amongst all the titles available?

[jameskalm]

eenkjet,

Check out the ARTNET TV vid, its got a good interview with Ashley, he says it all, thanks JK

[Grinmann]

Evocative of the Kuta breakfast special followed by the Ulu Outside Corner. Progress, progress.

[seintzeit]

he's like a real, um, primitive? you know what i mean, right?

it's all so interesting, and crazy.

[NoSpector]

You think?

[wizzlewolf]

Some of the paintings are SO Ed Paschke.

[seintzeit]

paintersnyc is heavy on windbaggery...

[MrWowforever]

oops, i meant your MOMA vid, my mistake