Catalog # 17 Shay Kun
Monuments 2006-7
20"x24"
oil paint on canvas
Estimated value: $600
www.shaykun.com
About the artwork:
These works are an infusion, a hybrid of absurdities. Drawing on the style and subject matter of the Hudson River School, particularly Thomas Cole’s reverent paeans to nature and Albert Bierstadt’s awestruck visions of the sublime in the American West, these works capture the grandeur of nature. Despite acquiring a newly cultured look, these landscapes, made with sincerity and attention, are transformed into a juxtaposition of nature and its human invaders, who appear in the guise of tourists or adventure seekers. The contrast between these contemporary characters and their stylized environment is abrupt and, despite their small scale, they are an almost offensively inadequate substitute for the deities or characters of noble bearing that filled their place in the painting of the past centuries. The elements populating these series of paintings of the American West are small but obnoxious, infesting nature more so than enjoying its restorative powers. While Cole and his colleagues ascribed spiritual qualities to the environment, and warned of the destruction being caused by expansion, here the damage has been done. Lakes are littered with junked cars and pristine vistas blighted by tightropes, rickety bridges and other evidence of human interlopers. Still, what these visitors leave are their traces; they have not overwhelmed the environment and its magical possibilities.
About the artist:
Lives and works in New York, NY
Education
2000
MA in Fine Art, Goldsmiths College, London, England
1998
BA in Fine Art, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem, Israel
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2012
Linda Warren Gallery, Chicago, IL
2011
Untitled, Artfacet, Singapore
Untitled, Battat Contemporary, Montreal, QC
Untitled, Russell Projects, Richmond, VA (March-Apr)
2010
Exfoliations, Benrimon Contemporary, New York, NY
Overcast, Hezi Cohen Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Israel
Slack Tide, Lamontagne Gallery, Boston, MA
Slack Tide, Lamontagne Gallery, Boston, MA
2009
Opportunities multiply as they are seized, David Castillo Gallery, Miami, FL
Opportunities multiply as they are seized, David Castillo Gallery, Miami, FL
2008
Nails & Feathers, BUIA Gallery, New York, NY
Nails & Feathers, BUIA Gallery, New York, NY
2007
Old Flames Don't Die Out They Build New Fires, Tavi Dresdner Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Israel
Old Flames Don't Die Out They Build New Fires, Tavi Dresdner Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Israel
2007
Perversion Is the Love We Feel When Others Feel Love, SEVENTEEN Gallery, London, UK
2006
Melting Midlands, BUIA Gallery, New York, NY
2005
I Care Because You do Too, BUIA Gallery, New York, NY
1999
Desktop-The Reunion, Efrat Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Israel
1992
Gesher Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Israel
Selected Group Exhibitions
Melting Midlands, BUIA Gallery, New York, NY
2005
I Care Because You do Too, BUIA Gallery, New York, NY
1999
Desktop-The Reunion, Efrat Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Israel
1992
Gesher Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Israel
Selected Group Exhibitions
2010
The Law of the Jungle, Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York, NY
Interrupted Landscape, Champion Contemporary, Austin, TX
Generations, DNA Gallery, Provincetown, MA
Fresh Apples, Hezi Cohen Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Israel
Sky Was Yellow, Sun Was Blue, Russell Projects, Richmond, VA
LABA, 14TH Street Y, New York, NY
The Artist's Guide to the L.A. Galaxy, West Los Angeles College Art Gallery, L.A.
2009
Viceroy Hotel, Vara Global Fine Arts, Special Projects, Art Basel Miami Beach
Golden Record: Sounds of Earth, The Collection, Lincoln, England
Three Painters, BUIA Gallery, New York, NY
Three Painters, BUIA Gallery, New York, NY
2008
In Your Face, BUIA Gallery, New York, NY
Pole Shift, Project Gentili , Berlin, Germany
Somewhere To Elsewhere, Linda Warren Gallery, Chicago, IL.
Pulse Art Fair, Saatchi online, New York
Golden Record, Collective Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland
Fresh Paint, Israeli Art Fair, Tel Aviv, Israel
London Confidential, MEWS 42, London, UK
Artfutures, Bloomberg Space, London, UK
2007
Holiday!, BUIA Gallery, NY
…A Landscape Show , Samson Projects, Boston, MA
Slick Art Fair, Vanessa Suchar, Paris, France
Sunny, Clear and Cool, BUIA Gallery, NY
The Most Curatorial Biennial, Apexart, NY
The Juddykes, John Jones Gallery, London, UK
Subreality, Aftermodern Gallery, SF
Reddot Art Fair, Vanessa Suchar, NY
Invisible Jet, Buia Gallery, NY
2006
Winter Salon, Lesley Heller Gallery, NY
Bridge Art Fair, Vanessa Suchar, Miami
Art 212, Aftermodern Gallery, NY
Learning How to Make New Friends, Mackb Gallery, Florida, U.S.A
Shifting Landscapes, Aftermodern Gallery, SF
Breezer, BUIA Gallery, NY
Draw_Drawing 2, The Foundry (in conjunction with London Biennial), London, UK
The Pop Art Show, The Kaufmann Arcade, NY
2005
Children of the Grave, the Agency, London, UK
Our World, World Arts Media, New York, NY
Utopia, Fournos Center For Digital Art, Athens, Greece
Poles Apart / Poles Together, 51st Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy
In the Ring, BUIA Gallery, New York, NY
This dream, America, Art League of Long Island, Dix Hills, NY
Tsunami Benefit Auction, at Philips de Pury, New York, NY
Children of the Grave, the Agency, London, UK
Our World, World Arts Media, New York, NY
Utopia, Fournos Center For Digital Art, Athens, Greece
Poles Apart / Poles Together, 51st Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy
In the Ring, BUIA Gallery, New York, NY
This dream, America, Art League of Long Island, Dix Hills, NY
Tsunami Benefit Auction, at Philips de Pury, New York, NY
Wandering, a part of Artis05' (Israeli Art Week), Makor, NY
"...and death", New Space Gallery, Manchester College, CT
2004
Boundless Joint, Oslo, Norway
The Peekskill Project, HVCCA, Peekskill, NY
"...and death", New Space Gallery, Manchester College, CT
2004
Boundless Joint, Oslo, Norway
The Peekskill Project, HVCCA, Peekskill, NY
Wandering Library, Book Art Museum, Lodz, Poland
Draw_Drawing, Gallery 32 (in conjunction with London Biennial), London, UK
Primo, Buia Gallery, New York, NY
Feast or Famine: Artists and Food, DNA Gallery, Provincetown, MA
Social Order, Buia Gallery, New York, NY
Draw_Drawing, Gallery 32 (in conjunction with London Biennial), London, UK
Primo, Buia Gallery, New York, NY
Feast or Famine: Artists and Food, DNA Gallery, Provincetown, MA
Social Order, Buia Gallery, New York, NY
Raid Projects, The Armory Show, New York, NY
Sub-Plot, Barthelemy Gallery, New York, NY
The Mouth Breathers, Nurture Art Gallery, New York, NY
2003
Banners III, Lubbock, TX
The Bill Clinton Show, Locus Media Gallery, New York, NY
Puppy Love, Pelham Art Center, Westchester, NY
Eickholt Gallery, New York, NY
2002
PoT, Joint Exhibition, Gallery Fortes Villaca, Sau Paulo, Brazil
PoT, Joint Exhibition, Liverpool Bianalle, Liverpool, England
Artists Respond, Joint Exhibition, Somerville Museum of Art, Boston, MA
2001
Hi Falutin’, Hi Kickin’, VTO Gallery, London, England
Egotripping, Anthony Wilkinson Gallery, London, England
Plastic Sheet, A.A. Silver Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Israel
Cream, Rosenfeld Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Israel
Glamour Hammer, The Boxing Ring, London, England
2000
Assembly, Royal College of Art and Goldsmiths College, Stepney City, London, England
Master’s Degree Show, Goldsmiths College, London, England
Outhouse, The Rich and Famous Gallery, London, England
Sub-Plot, Barthelemy Gallery, New York, NY
The Mouth Breathers, Nurture Art Gallery, New York, NY
2003
Banners III, Lubbock, TX
The Bill Clinton Show, Locus Media Gallery, New York, NY
Puppy Love, Pelham Art Center, Westchester, NY
Eickholt Gallery, New York, NY
2002
PoT, Joint Exhibition, Gallery Fortes Villaca, Sau Paulo, Brazil
PoT, Joint Exhibition, Liverpool Bianalle, Liverpool, England
Artists Respond, Joint Exhibition, Somerville Museum of Art, Boston, MA
2001
Hi Falutin’, Hi Kickin’, VTO Gallery, London, England
Egotripping, Anthony Wilkinson Gallery, London, England
Plastic Sheet, A.A. Silver Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Israel
Cream, Rosenfeld Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Israel
Glamour Hammer, The Boxing Ring, London, England
2000
Assembly, Royal College of Art and Goldsmiths College, Stepney City, London, England
Master’s Degree Show, Goldsmiths College, London, England
Outhouse, The Rich and Famous Gallery, London, England
Brainstorm, Curators’ Space, Goldsmiths College, London, England
1998
Graduates’ Exhibition, Fine Arts Department, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem
1998
Graduates’ Exhibition, Fine Arts Department, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem
Residencies
2004
Makor Artist in Residence, 92nd Street Y, New York, NY
Projects
2005
Homeland Lessons, Loushy Art & Editions, Tel Aviv, Israel
2005
A Shell Of A Man, Loushy Art & Editions, Tel Aviv, Israel
2004
Makor Artist in Residence, 92nd Street Y, New York, NY
Projects
2005
Homeland Lessons, Loushy Art & Editions, Tel Aviv, Israel
2005
A Shell Of A Man, Loushy Art & Editions, Tel Aviv, Israel
Press
2010
Tara Kyle, DNAinfo, Israeli Artist Puts New Twists on Hudson School, Sept 29th, 2010
Anthony Haden-Guest, Back in the New York Groove, The Author Comes Home and Finds the Art World Changed’, The New York Observer, p.50-51, Sept 28th, 2010
Daniel Zilberberg, Checking In – Interview, walla culture section, September 14th, 2010
Eiseley Tauginas, Industry Insiders, Blackbook Magazine, August, 2010
Kate McQuaid, Echoing and altering the landscape, Boston Globe review, Feb 3rd, 2010
Critics Pick, ‘Slack Tide’ at Lamotagne Gallery, Boston Globe, Jan, 2010
Kinki Magazine, p.20-27, January-February Issue, Zurich, SW 2010
2009
Biscayne Times, Art Listings, Printed Edition, March 30th, 2009
2008
Brooks, Kimberly. "The Election and Art Swimming in My Head," The Huffington Post, November 3rd, 2008
Art Futures: The altruistic art fair, Art World Mag, Feb- March, Issue 3, p.11, 2008 Arts Council UK, “News: Artfutures - Own Art” , February 15th, 2008
Art Futures: The altruistic art fair, Art World Mag, Feb- March, Issue 3, p.11, 2008 Arts Council UK, “News: Artfutures - Own Art” , February 15th, 2008
2007
Meredith Etherington-Smith, “Letter from London”, Artinfo.com, January 26, 2007 Shay Kun At Seventeen, Artdaily.org, February 11, 2007 Beth Greenacre, Artrabbit.com, January 30th, 2007 John Stones. “American Dreams”, Design Week Magazine, January 11th, 2007 Tiffany Martini, “Subreality, A New View Of Pop Art”, The SF Examiner, April 3rd, 2007 Dana Gilerman, “A Free Developing Market”, Haaretz Newspaper, February 7th, 2007 Shay Kun at Seventeen, re-title.com, February 5th, 2007 John-Paul Pryor, “Shay Kun Chocolate’s Box Paintings”, Dazed Digital, February 1st, 2007 Jane Neal, Shay Kun: Saatchi Online Critic’s Choice, August 6th, 2007 Kende Gyorgy, “Exhibitions”, Uj Kelet Hungarian Weekly, December, 2007 Meni Peer, “Maga Shel Rahav”, BIG TIME Magazine, p.54, October 2007 Megan And Murray, “A Landscape Show At Samson Projects”, September , 2007
Meredith Etherington-Smith, “Letter from London”, Artinfo.com, January 26, 2007 Shay Kun At Seventeen, Artdaily.org, February 11, 2007 Beth Greenacre, Artrabbit.com, January 30th, 2007 John Stones. “American Dreams”, Design Week Magazine, January 11th, 2007 Tiffany Martini, “Subreality, A New View Of Pop Art”, The SF Examiner, April 3rd, 2007 Dana Gilerman, “A Free Developing Market”, Haaretz Newspaper, February 7th, 2007 Shay Kun at Seventeen, re-title.com, February 5th, 2007 John-Paul Pryor, “Shay Kun Chocolate’s Box Paintings”, Dazed Digital, February 1st, 2007 Jane Neal, Shay Kun: Saatchi Online Critic’s Choice, August 6th, 2007 Kende Gyorgy, “Exhibitions”, Uj Kelet Hungarian Weekly, December, 2007 Meni Peer, “Maga Shel Rahav”, BIG TIME Magazine, p.54, October 2007 Megan And Murray, “A Landscape Show At Samson Projects”, September , 2007
2006 Shay Kun, BA, MA, Cocksoft Art News, December 24th, 2006 Merrily Kerr/ Ruth Perez Chaves: Shay Kun, Recent Paintings 2006-2008 (Cat.)
Mary Evangelista, “On Art”, Maariv Weekend Edition, 14 July, p. 10 Megan Voeller, ‘Lat Rites Of Summer’, Creative Loafing, 25 October, 2006
Mary Evangelista, “On Art”, Maariv Weekend Edition, 14 July, p. 10 Megan Voeller, ‘Lat Rites Of Summer’, Creative Loafing, 25 October, 2006
2005
Tochin Andrea, “Wandering”, NY Press, January, Volume 18 No.3, P.48, 2005.
Consulate General of Israel Cultural Department, January-February, 2005.
Whats Up! whatsupnyc.com, New York, NY, January, 2005
Moyal, Raviv. “The Big Apple Falls Close to the Tree.” Maariv International Ed., 14 January. p. 46
2004
Cerbini, Lorenza, “Alla Buia Gallery si Festeggia con ‘Primo,’” America Oggi, 27 June, 2004, p. 9.
Jon Elliot, "The Mouth Breathers at NURTUREart." The Greenline, 11-29 February, 2004, p. 11.
2003
New York Magazine, (Intelligencer section), “The Bill Clinton Show”, New York, NY, October.
2002
PoT Exhibition Catalog, Sau Paulo, Brazil, September.
“Artists Respond,” Art New England Reviews, New England, September.
2003
Maariv America, weekend edition, New York.
Maariv America, weekend edition, New York, September.
2001
Time Out Magazine London Art Review, London, England, May.
Time Out Magazine London Art Review, London, England, March.
2000
Assembly Group Exhibition Catalog, London, England, October.
Goldsmiths Master’s Thesis Exhibition Catalog, London, England, July.
1999
Ouie Kelete Hungarian Weekly Paper, Jerusalem, Israel, May.
Studio Art Magazine, Tel-Aviv, Israel, May.
1995
Jewish Week News, Art Section, New York, December.1995
PoT Exhibition Catalog, Sau Paulo, Brazil, September.
“Artists Respond,” Art New England Reviews, New England, September.
2003
Maariv America, weekend edition, New York.
Maariv America, weekend edition, New York, September.
2001
Time Out Magazine London Art Review, London, England, May.
Time Out Magazine London Art Review, London, England, March.
2000
Assembly Group Exhibition Catalog, London, England, October.
Goldsmiths Master’s Thesis Exhibition Catalog, London, England, July.
1999
Ouie Kelete Hungarian Weekly Paper, Jerusalem, Israel, May.
Studio Art Magazine, Tel-Aviv, Israel, May.
1995
Jewish Week News, Art Section, New York, December.1995
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