image

Flavorpill

January Preview: Six Buzzed about Art Shows in NYC

Jan 05, 2015

By Sehba Mohammad on January 5, 2015
The holidays are a sluggish time for the art world but come January things speed up with the annual Outsider Art Fair exhibiting folk and self-taught artists and new, timely exhibits including Smack Mellon’s group show about police brutality. Here are six not to miss shows this January.

Waiting: Selections from Erwin Olaf: Volume I & II
January 8 – February 28, 2015.
Hasted Kraeutler

Internationally renowned Dutch photographer Erwin Olaf's new series “Waiting,” continues his trademark, polished style fusing studio photography and photojournalism while exploring ambiguous themes such as the psychological state of waiting, the series includes a double channel video installation depicting two views of a woman seated in a restaurant silently waiting for someone, it shows her elegant poise slowly giving way to impatience.