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ARTmonday: The Armory Show 2013 (Part II)

Here is my second installment of works that will be on exhibit at The Armory Show in New York this coming weekend. All pieces are pulled from the show’s online partner, Artsy. If you missed yesterday’s of 20 pieces from The Armory Show, you can see it here.

Laura Letinsky, Untitled #27, from the series “Ill Form and Void Full,” 2011
Archival pigment print on paper; edition of 9
$5,000 – $7,500; Yancey Richardson

Niele Toroni, Untitled, 1973
Oil on paper
Armand Bartos Fine Art

Paul Feeley, Alioth, 1964
Oil-based enamel on canvas
Gary Snyder Gallery

Rachel Perry Welty, Lost in my Life (luxuries), 2012
Archival pigment print; edition 5/6
Yancey Richardson

Rafael Carneiro, Sem Titulo, 2013
Oil on canvas
Luciana Brito Galeria

Will Barnet, Untitled, 1961/83
Oil on canvas
Driscoll Babcock Galleries

Ragnar Kjartansson, Night-swimmer, 2011
Oil on canvas
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Takehito Koganezawa, Untitled, 2013
watercolor on paper
$2,000, Loock Galerie

Richard Diebenkorn, Green, 1986
Etching with aquatint and drypoint; edition of 60
$400,000 – $500,000, Craig F. Starr Gallery

Allison Miller, Spines, 2012
Acrylic, dirst and pencil/canvas
$16,000, Susan Inglett Gallery

Ron Nagle, Topbana, 2013
mixed media
Rena Bransten Gallery

Sharon Core, 1695, 2012
Archival pigment print, edition of 7
Yancey Richardson

Tom Wesselmann, Monica Nude with Mondrian, 1989
Screenprint
$30,000 – $40,000, Allen Cristea Gallery

Tomas Saraceno, Tucana, 2013
Aluminum, plastic mirrored panels, stainless steel wire, nylon rope, adhesive
Andersen’s Contemporary

Tomma Abts, Untitled (Brushstroke), 2009
Color water bite aquatint, hard ground etching and drypoint
$2,000, Crown Point Press

Ed Panar, Early July, 2010
Archival pigment print
Spaces Corners

Polly Apfelbaum, Love Alley 4, 2012
Woodblock
$8,000, Durham Press, Inc.

Michal Chelbin, Xenia, Janna & Alona in the woods, Russia, 2003
C-print, edition of 30 + 5AP
$1,000 – $2,500, Aperture Foundation

Rochelle Feinstein, Wonderful Body
On Stellar Rays / Higher Pictures

Nathalia Edenmont, Requiem, 2011
C-type print mounted to glass in a black wooden frame; edition of 6
$30,000, Wetterling Gallery

Find My Chair in House Beautiful’s Scavenger Hunt!

House Beautiful’s 4th Annual Chair Scavenger Hunt kicks off on Wednesday and I’ve got a chair in the mix. The magazine has assigned StyleCarrot this ikat-patterned Dane recliner by La-Z-Boy. Like it? You could win it.

On Wednesday ant Thursday, the HB team will hide 20 black and white chairs (including this one) in iconic locations around Los Angeles. Follow @HouseBeautiful and @StyleCarrot on Twitter for clues on where to find and win my chair in LA! We’ll be marking tweets with hashtag #hbchairs.

UPDATE: On Thursday, March 7 at around 2:30 PT the HB team will hide this chair in the vicinity of the Urth Café at 8565 Melrose Avenue between Robertson and La Cienega. FIND IT!!!

With its classic lines, I can easily picture this chair in the New York City apartment of Laura, the 1944 film noir directed by Otto Preminger. In addition to fitting in with the decor, the ikat swirls also reflect the dizzying machinations of Laura, the femme fatale, who captivates the men around her.

If you’re wondering what the occasion is, this is all in celebration of House Beautiful’s March 2013 “Color Combinations” issue, for which they’re toasting the most classic color combination of all—black & white—along with the glory days of cinema. The event is called “Beautiful in Black & White.”

Other chair brands include American Leather, Crate & Barrel, Hickory Chair, Kravet, Room & Board, Target, and more, and participating bloggers include Tobi Fairley, Lisa Mende, Tamara Stephenson of Nest, Megan Arquette of Beach Bungalow Eight, Christian May of Maison21, Jennifer Mehditash of Dec-a-porter, and plenty of others. Feel free to gather clues for all of them!

Finally, stay tuned for House Beautiful’s Pinterest contest in which you will be asked to pin the chair from this post. Meanwhile, follow StyleCarrot and HouseBeautiful on Pinterest.

ARTmonday: The Armory Show 2013 (Part I)

Last week I got an email from The Armory Show announcing its partnership with Artsy. Oddly, I haven’t really explored the site before. I haven’t quite yet either (will revisit with a post on Artsy very soon), because I was preoccupied with browsing the 2400+ works that will be exhibited at The Armory Show 2013 in New York City, March 7 – 10.

The works are predominantly by established and iconic artists, though I also discovered a number I wasn’t personally familiar with, and a few that were even affordable. (Not all list prices, but there’s an “inquire” button if you’re so inclined.) I found 40 pieces on Artsy from The Armory Show that I really liked, keeping in mind a mix of medium and era. (My absolute favorite, love, love, love, is Gary Hume’s “The Beach.” It’s probably tens of thousands… afraid to check.) Here’s the first batch. More later. I’ll also go back add in the medium of each. Off to an appointment now. . .

Anish Kapoor, Blue Shadow, 2013
4 color etchings; edition of 39
$32,000, Senior & Shopmaker Gallery

Alexander Calder, Macarons Multicolores, 1969
Gouache on paper
Hirschl & Adler Modern

Charles Freger, Caretos Lazarim, Portugal, 2010-2011
Inkjet print; edition 5 + 2AP
Yossi Milo Gallery

Carla Chaim, Three folds, 2012
Oil bar on folded Japanese paper
Galeria Raquel Arnaud

Alex Prager, 3:14pm, Pacific Ocean & Eye #9, 2012
Edition 5/9
Yancey Richardson

Peter Halley, Untitled, 2012
Acrylic and Roll-a-Tex on canvas
$36,000, Galeria Senda

Bjørn Båsen, Taffel (Undead) II, 2012
oil on canvas
$11,000, Galleri Brandstrup

Augusta Wood, Susan Front-Hall (1979,2012,2012), 2013
Chromogenic print
$2,500 – $5,000, Angles Gallery

Fred Wilson, Promise, 2012
Acrylic on canvas, blown glass
Rena Bransten Gallery

Gary Hume, The Beach, 2008/12
Charcoal on paper, UV perspex & gloss paint
Galleria Lorcan O’Neill

Georg Baselitz, Junge Susanne, 2010
Pen, watercolor and indian ink
Galleri Bo Bjerggaard

Gil Heitor Cortesão, Piscina Interior, 2011
Pedro Cera

Henri Matisse, Formes, 1947
Pochoir printed in colors
Sims Reed Gallery

Joel Meyerowitz, Truro, 1976
Chromogenic print; printed 2007; edition of 10
Howard Greenberg Gallery

Dennis Marsico, Summer Stock: Mature couple in search of single bi-fem, 2012
Archival pigment print
$2,500 – $5,000; Spaces Corners

John O’Connor, Portrait of a Psychopath, 2012
Graphite, colored pencil on paper
Pierogi

Julie Cockburn, Quietude, 2013
Yossi Milo Gallery

Jun Kaneko, Untitled dagno (09-04-11), 2009
Ceramic, glass
Rena Bransten Gallery

Justin Almquist, Studio, 2011
Collage and acrylic on canvas
Galerie Crone

Max Ernst, Les-jeunes et les jeux twisstent, 1964
Oil on canvas
Die Galeri

Saturday Say It: Charles Eames’ Design Philosophy

– Charles Eames quote on details and design

For more wisdom see my “WORDS” Pinterest board.

Shopping Trip: Lekker

Yesterday I headed over to Boston’s South End to meet Seema Krish at her studio (and then The Buttery for a carrot cupcake—the best, best, best carrot cupcakes). Then I popped an extra quarter into the meter (yeah, I drove; lame) and ducked into Lekker, one of Boston’s best design shops. Lines include David Trubridge, Eleanor Pritchard, Marie’s Corner, Blomus, Menu, Oak Pure, John Derian Furniture, Mud Australia, MEPRA, and tons more. I had a nice chat with Natalie, who owns the shop, and took plenty of photos. I will certainly post a peek at what’s Seema’s been up to (her newest collection debuts in April), but in the meantime, here’s what’s in store at Lekker.

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