Just when one was about to give up on digital aquaticism, Mr Fish - my new photographer for the uninitiated (me thinks he's possibly a philosopher who prefers to ponder his subjects) redeemed himself with an interesting eye at these gallery previews below. And a reminder that Bushwick's annual open studios is next weekend (June 3) - really generous, interesting artists and well-worth the trip (and hardly what one could call a trek). Let's hope for good weather.


Jack Smith show Thanks for Explaining Me (Gladstone Gallery)
Untitled, 1958-1962/2011 Analog C-print hand printed from original color negative on Fuji Crystal Archive paper


Jack Smith film installation




Bob - Claire Fontaine (Metro Pictures)


Louise Lawler Fitting (Metro Pictures)


Martin Kippenburger Broken Kilometer (1990), with Kippenburger's Untitled (Wallpaper) (1991) on wall in background (I had Vision, (Lurhing Augustine Gallery) © Estate Martin Kippenberger, Galerie Gisela Capitain, Cologne


detail from Martin Kippenberger's Untitled, 1991


gummy bear detail from Martin Kippenberger Untitled (from the series Heavy Burschi), 1989/1990 © Estate Martin Kippenberger, Galerie Gisela Capitain, Cologne


detail from Robert Crumb Metamorphosis, 1994 (Pages 50-51) (Tony Shafrazi Gallery). Worth a visit for the Vladimir Tatlin and the Constructivist film posters.


James Cohan Gallery: painting on wall Trenton Doyle Hancock


(detail of table piece) Tom Friedman Small World, 1995-1997 (modeling clay) - James Cohan Gallery


detail from Business As Usual: The Tower at the Folkert de Jong Operation Harmony show at James Cohan Gallery (ended May 7)



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