{"id":3491,"date":"2014-03-12T14:00:16","date_gmt":"2014-03-12T18:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/posturemag.com\/?p=3491"},"modified":"2014-03-12T14:00:16","modified_gmt":"2014-03-12T18:00:16","slug":"favorites-from-scope-ny-art-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/posturemag.com\/online\/favorites-from-scope-ny-art-fair\/","title":{"rendered":"Favorites from Scope NY Art Fair"},"content":{"rendered":"

Author | Oscar Lopez<\/p>\n

Art shows can be a complicated endeavor. A litany of galleries from across the globe, chatter in different languages, gallerists vying for your attention, all basking in the harsh neon glow of overhead lighting. It is, if we are honest, hardly the kind of environment for enjoyable artistic appreciation. Moreover, with the lack of contemporary trends or movements, it can be a baffling experience to go from video art to painting to sculpture to installation all in the same booth.<\/p>\n

Nonetheless, Scope Art Fair managed to bring some of the world\u2019s top galleries together and display some exciting talent from across the globe.<\/p>\n

Confronting the viewer upon entering was a work by Banksy: \u201cGrumpy Truck\u201d (featured image) \u2013 the back of a truck with \u201cThe Grumpier You Are, The More Assholes You Meet\u201d scrolled across it in red paint. Undoubtedly the fact that the piece has been removed from it\u2019s urban setting and placed in an art fair context would infuriate the famed English street artist. However, it was a clear sign to enthusiasts that Scope meant business.<\/p>\n

One of the most interesting artists on view was Nimai Kesten who appropriated images of popular culture such as an American flag or a crucifix and altered them to urge the viewer to contemplate these everyday objects and the disturbing contradictions they contain.<\/p>\n

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Nimai Kesten ‘Crucifix’<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Nimai Kesten ‘Crucifix’<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Nimai<\/a>
Nimai Kesten ‘Flag (Golden Knot)’<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

David Scheimann, represented by Aureus Contemporary takes a more lighthearted approach to popular imagery, gently queering famous figures from cinema like Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe.<\/p>\n

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David Scheinmann ‘The King Is Dead Long Live The King’<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"David<\/a>
David Scheimann ‘The King IS Dead Long Live The King’<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Texas-born artist Jeremy Dean takes a meticulous approach to art-making, deftly taking apart common objects like an American flag and simultaneously deconstructing the ideologies they imply.<\/p>\n

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Jeremy Dean ‘World 1’ (Diptych)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Jeremy<\/a>
Jeremy Dean ‘World 1’ (Diptych)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

FC Sofia suggests the fetishization of the family home in \u2018Domestic 200%\u2019 as seemingly friendly, childish masks and toys become instruments of BDSM, complete with leather and spikes. The artist implies a certain sexual repression ingrained in plasticized suburbia.<\/p>\n

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FC Sofia ‘Domestic 200%’<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Similarly, ZEVS\u2019 \u2018LDV Skulls\u2019 implies the deadly fetishization of the consumer product: skulls are stamped with a\u00a0 monogram very reminiscent of Louis Vuitton, suggesting the lengths to which we will go to brand ourselves with luxury.<\/p>\n

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ZEVS’ LDV Skulls’<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Overall, Scope was an exciting mix of contemporary artist and, while it was overwhelming at times, finding several spectacular works made the experience well worthwhile.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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