Venus Over Manhattan
Venus Over Manhattan, known as VENUS, is an art gallery founded in 2012 by Adam Lindemann, with two locations in Manhattan.
History
[edit]VENUS is dedicated to unique and iconoclastic exhibitions featuring the work of both historic and contemporary artists. The gallery has recently staged major and critically acclaimed exhibitions of work by Richard Mayhew,[1] Peter Saul,[2] Robert Colescott[3] and Jim Nutt.[4]
In addition, the gallery has shown artists and estates that it represents including Peter Saul, Robert Colescott, Richard Mayhew, Keiichi Tanaami, Joseph Elmer Yoakum, Maryan, H.C. Westermann, Jack Goldstein, Joan Brown, Roger Brown, John Dogg, Susumu Kamijo, Ana Benaroya, Anastasia Bay, Sophie Larrimore, Sally Saul, and Shinichi Sawada.
In its ten-year history, VENUS has also presented exhibitions of work by Katherine Bernhardt,[5] Alexander Calder,[6] Maurizio Cattelan,[7] Mike Kelley,[8] John McCracken, David Medalla, Cady Noland,[9] Raymond Pettibon,[10] Andy Warhol,[11] Franz West, William N. Copley, Walter Dahn, H.C. Westermann and Roy De Forest.
VENUS has also collaborated with prominent foundations, estates, including the Calder Foundation the estate of William N. Copley, and acquired the estate of Chicago gallerist Allan Frumkin.
As of April 2023, the gallery occupies two spaces at 39 and 55 Great Jones Street in Manhattan’s Noho area.
Digital
[edit]VENUS began exhibiting digital art in 2022, starting with an exhibition of the generative digital art collection Chromie Squiggles by Snowfro (Erick Calderon), one of the leading NFT projects in the digital art space, as well as hosting Mints in collaboration with the artist of new Chromie Squiggle works. In December 2021 during Art Basel Miami, Adam Lindemann moderated a talk between Beeple and American pop artist Peter Saul at the Bass Museum of Art.[12]
Artists
[edit]The gallery represents several living artists, including:
- Peter Saul
- Richard Mayhew
- Keiichi Tanaami
- Susumu Kamijo[13]
- Ana Benaroya[14]
- Sally Saul[15]
- Cornelius Annor[16]
References
[edit]- ^ Griffin, Jonathan (May 25, 2023). "At 99, the Painter Richard Mayhew Is Still Upending Expectations". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ Loos, Ted (March 22, 2023). "Art Basel Hong Kong Has Its Grand Reopening". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ Wyma, Chloe. "Chloe Wyma on Robert Colescott". www.artforum.com. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ Cotter, Holland; Smith, Roberta (December 7, 2022). "Best Art of 2022". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ "Katherine Bernhardt's Fruit Salad Mural Graces the Walls of Venus Over Los Angeles". Architectural Digest. July 31, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ "Calder Shadows". W Magazine. November 15, 2013. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ Ebony, David (November 21, 2014). "David Ebony's Top 10 New York Gallery Shows for November". Artnet News. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ "Mike Kelley at Venus Over New York, New York". Contemporary Art Daily. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ Petrossiants, Andreas (February 7, 2018). "Inside and Outside: Cady Noland and the Violence of the Everyday". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ Linnert, Nicolas. "Venus Over Manhattan". www.artforum.com. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ updated, Daniel Scheffler last (May 6, 2016). "Empty chairs: Andy Warhol's interest in mass media resurges with new meaning". wallpaper.com. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ Curator Culture, Beeple & Saul, 15 Minutes or Forever? Art In the Age of the NFT, retrieved July 19, 2023
- ^ "Susumu Kamijo". www.venusovermanhattan.com. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
- ^ "Ana Benaroya - Artists - Venus Over Manhattan". www.venusovermanhattan.com. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
- ^ "Sally Saul - Artists - Venus Over Manhattan". www.venusovermanhattan.com. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
- ^ "Cornelius Annor: Venus Over Manhattan". www.venusovermanhattan.com. Retrieved July 17, 2023.