Entrance to, Reaching 100, with paintings by Philippe Nuell. Photo by Etienne Frossard. Courtesy of Parker’s Box NY
Reaching 100 (Or The End of an Era)
13 April – 5 May 2013
at Parker’s Box, Williamsburg, NY
Artists: Ophir Agassi, Beatriz Barral, Virginie Barré, John Bjerklie, Matt Blackwell, Willard Boepple, Steven Brower, Denis Castellas, Jason Glasser, Patrick Martinez, Philippe Nuell, Bruno Peinado, Mike Rogers, Stefan Sehler, Joshua Stern
This exhibition is dedicated to Nancy Grumbacher (1946-2013)
This will be the gallery’s one hundredth exhibition since it opened its doors in June 2000, and it will be the last in the gallery’s original location on Grand Street in Williamsburg. We hope to re-emerge somewhere soon with a new model, new energy and new ways to promote the best experimental contemporary art.
Parker’s Box has always endeavored to curate challenging exhibitions often involving exploration of some of the more rarefied regions of contemporary art practice, whether in painting, sculpture, video, installation etc. As a commercial gallery, Parker’s Box has always taken pride in making no concessions to that status, in favor of allowing artists a platform of complete freedom on which to experiment.
It’s no secret that surviving as a commercial gallery in the 21st century has become a real exploit, and it’s hard to believe that too many people fall for the veneer of opulence that some galleries and art fairs may take on, in order to pretend that everything they touch turns to gold. Those days are long gone in reality, except for that tiny percentage of elitist players who have managed to transform their artists into financial commodities on a par with oil and gold. The difference with art, of course, (and its huge advantage here), is that the ingredients of an artwork usually have little to do with its value – and quite rightly so. But that’s the rub also, since its value can ultimately end up having absolutely nothing to do with art![read the full text here]
Parker’s Box
193 Grand Street
Brooklyn, NY 11211
USA
parkersbox.com
Opening hours
Thursday – Sunday: 13h00 – 19h00
Bruno Peinado, Untitled, Studiolo MCs (Why Style), 2005, hand-cut wood, varnish. Courtesy the artist and Parker’s Box, NY
Jason Glasser, Wave, 2006, india ink, latex and acrylic under glass. Courtesy the artist and Parker’s Box
Willard Boepple, What Gives Yellow, 2012, steel. Courtesy the artist, Lori Bookstein Gallery
Matt Blackwell, Dance Trance, 2013, oil on canvas. Courtesy the artist, Edward Thorpe Gallery
Mike Rogers, Fireplace, 2001, piezo pigment print. Courtesy the artist and Parker’s Box, NY