This
week’s Follow Friday brings you five galleries on the cutting edge of
contemporary art practices. These galleries represent artists who experiment
with new technologies and art-making ideas and tend to put on shows that are
exciting and unconventional.
Based
in Zurich, this gallery was founded in 2011 and seeks to present contemporary
artists both established and emerging in an unconventional atmosphere, removed
from the traditional white cube setting. Architecture is key in Scheublein +
Bak’s practice, and most of the gallery’s exhibitions take place in Sihlberg
Castle, a traditional Swiss manor house built at the turn of the 20th century.
The gallery also stages exhibitions elsewhere; shows have occurred in an old
Swiss Alps cinema building as well as a Zurich shipyard. On view until August
30th is an exhibition of
’s project, “
Water,” in which the photographer
captured scenes in nine separate countries over 5 years to highlight themes of
industry, agriculture, and geopolitics.
Founded
in 2009, Miami’s Zadok Gallery boasts more than 12,000 square feet of
exhibition space, which are used creatively in an effort to realize the
gallery’s goal of presenting art with progressive methods of presentation and
alternative curatorial approaches. Among Zadok’s artists are
Gabriel
Dawe,
who creates large intermeshing sculptures using colored threads, the end result
appearing futuristic and otherworldly, and
, who creates digital
multimedia installations using image projection and 3D printing technology.
Also
established in 2009, this gallery moved from Brooklyn to the Lower East Side
last year and aims to highlight artists with a penchant for technology and
experimental practices. The gallery represents photographer
, known for his time-lapse
photography, and
, who fashions bizarre
fantastical sculptures of exotic animals with human faces and features. On view
until August 26th is the exhibition, “
Illusory
Landscapes,” which includes the ethereal paintings of
and the cinematic snowy
cabin photographs of
.
This
Chelsea gallery focuses on conceptual contemporary art and takes an
interdisciplinary approach to exhibitions, representing artists who work in a
variety of different mediums and themes, its roster a solid balance between
established and emerging artists. Highlights include
, whose psychedelic
expressionistic landscapes echo
, and
, whose retro-futuristic city
scenes draw heavily on science fiction and play with painting tropes. One of
these paintings is featured in the gallery’s current exhibition, “
About a
Mountain,” on view until August 15th.
With an emphasis on garnering exposure for
emerging artists, this gallery focuses on the mediums of painting, sculpture,
and photography. Victori just made its New York debut after exhibiting
internationally at fairs since 2012. The group exhibition, “
From the
Land of Everywhere,” premiered on July
30th and features many of the gallery’s represented artists. Among them are
, whose often tongue-in-cheek works comment on contemporary
digital culture, and
, who employs graphical painting techniques to give his paintings
a ’90s-influenced retro feel.
—Charlie Ambler