Les Ateliers Courbet Will Open Newly Designed Gallery and Showroom in March

The inaugural exhibition in celebration of the re-opening will unveil new leather furniture by Italian designer Mario Milana

Les Ateliers Courbet will open its newly designed gallery and showroom on March 10, 2016. In celebration of its transformation, New York’s Master-Craftsmen’s gallery will unveil its collaborative collection of chairs designed by Mario Milana presenting the impeccable furniture craftsmanship of Northern Italy featuring leather upholstery and bronze casting.

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Mario Milana & Les Ateliers Courbet: Mm3 © Mario Milana 2016

William N. Copley Retrospective at Menil Collection February 19 - July 24, 2016

William N. Copley is represented by Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York

The Menil Collection is proud to present the first retrospective in any U.S. museum devoted to the work of the American artist William N. Copley (1919-1996), creator of madcap narrative paintings, drawings, and installations in playful, ribald styles of his own invention.

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Image: William N. Copley, Remember the Day, 1961. Oil on canvas, 57 1/2 × 45 1/4 in. (146.1 × 114.9 cm). Courtesy of William N. Copley Estate and Paul Kasmin Gallery New York. © 2016 Estate of William N. Copley / Copley LLC / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

New and Iconic Works by Artist Rolf Sachs on View at Vieux Chalet, Gstaad

Artist Rolf Sachs is showing a series of new works alongside some iconic pieces for an exhibition presented in collaboration with Hauser & Wirth at the Vieux Chalet in Gstaad, Switzerland. The exhibition features sculpture, portraiture and a large-scale site-specific neon installation on the exterior and invites visitors to explore pieces throughout the Chalet.

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Images above: © Jon Etter

Video Artist James Nares Presents New Portrait Series at Paul Kasmin Gallery in March 2016

Paul Kasmin Gallery is pleased to announce James Nares: PORTRAITS, an exhibition of eleven new videos on view from March 3 – April 23, 2016 at 293 Tenth Avenue, New York. PORTRAITS debuts the artist’s first body of video work since he created his iconic video STREET in 2011. In his latest works, the relationship of the camera to the subject is switched as the he changes his role from street photographer to portraitist.

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Still from Janahara, 2015. Video.

Rolf Sachs Creates Artistic Interior for Saltz: The new Restaurant at the Dolder Grand Hotel in Zurich

Rolf Sachs Creates Artistic Interior for Saltz: The new Restaurant at the Dolder Grand Hotel in Zurich

Grand Opening: March 7, 2016

Artist Rolf Sachs presents a new design concept for the Dolder Grand Hotel’s new restaurant: Saltz. Inspired by the new interior, Chef à la Carte Patrick Hetz presents corresponding culinary creations. The Dolder Grand’s new all-day dining restaurant Saltz opens March 7, 2016.

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Neon Installation - Work in Progress, Rolf Sachs, 2016

Opening Jan 28 6-8 PM | Upcoming Exhibitions at PAUL KASMIN GALLERY

Opening Jan 28 6-8 PM | Upcoming Exhibitions at PAUL KASMIN GALLERY 

JULES OLITSKI: PLEXIGLAS, 1986

Plexiglas, 1986 highlights Jules Olitski’s exploration of acrylic and enamel paintings on pieces of Plexiglas--all from the year 1986—in the artist’s third solo show at the gallery.

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PETER HUJAR: LOST DOWNTOWN

Lost Downtown, the gallery’s first solo exhibition by acclaimed photographer Peter Hujar. Presented in collaboration with Pace/MacGill Gallery, the exhibition will feature over twenty photographs of the late photographer’s portraits that offer a fascinating glimpse of New York City’s downtown scene during the 1970s-80s.  

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KENNETH NOLAND: UNBALANCED

UNBALANCED is the gallery’s first solo-exhibition of works by Kenneth Noland and will focus on the American Color Field painter’s iconic shaped canvases from the mid-to-late 1970s. 

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OG Challenge- Two, 1986. Water based acrylic and oil based enamel on Plexiglas. 47 x 49 in; 119.4 x 124.5 cm © Estate of Jules Olitski/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY

Paul Kasmin Gallery at Art Basel Miami Beach | Booth 5

Paul Kasmin Gallery at Art Basel Miami Beach | Booth 5

British artist James Capper will present his newest large-scale, kinetic sculpture, Mountaineer Prototype, 2015, at Collins Park in Miami Beach as part of Art Basel Miami Beach’s Public Sector.  This is the artist’s first public installation of a monumental work in the US. The Public Sector, curated by Director and Chief Curator of Public Art Fund Nicholas Baume, includes over 20 large-scale sculptures and installations by leading and emerging international artists  and will run from December 2 – 6, 2015. 

James Capper, Mountaineer Prototype, 2015

Erik Parker Undertow Opens December 9 at Paul Kasmin Gallery

Erik Parker Undertow Opens December 9 at Paul Kasmin Gallery

Paul Kasmin Gallery is pleased to present Erik Parker: Undertow, an exhibition of new paintings on view at 297 Tenth Avenue from December 9, 2015 – January 23, 2016.  The works on view represent a confluence of ideas and styles explored in previous bodies of work including the Maps, Heads, Landscapes and Hydroglyphics. Parker’s iconic, highly saturated palette and intricate compositions are amplified by collage and airbrush techniques that create a balance of density and open space.

Erik Parker, Tastemaker, 2015, acrylic on canvas, 90 x 80 inches, 228.6 x 203.2 cm

Deborah Kass No Kidding Opens December 9 at Paul Kasmin Gallery

Deborah Kass No Kidding Opens December 9 at Paul Kasmin Gallery

Paul Kasmin Gallery is pleased to announce DEBORAH KASS: No Kidding, an exhibition of new mixed media paintings on view at 515 West 27th Street from December 9, 2015 – January 23, 2016. Mounted on fields of primarily black and blue, Kass incorporates neon lights in her paintings for the first time, limiting her signature palette, to spell out puns and phrases bearing pop cultural references that provide a somber meditation on the troubling present, and uncertain future.

Deborah Kass, Black and Blue #2, 2015. mixed media,72 x 72 inches; 182.9 x 182.9 cm; ©Deborah Kass

Deborah Kass Unveils First Monumental Sculpture in Brooklyn Bridge Park on November 9, 2015

Deborah Kass Unveils First Monumental Sculpture in Brooklyn Bridge Park on November 9, 2015

Deborah Kass will unveil her first monumental Sculpture OY/YO in Brooklyn Bridge Park this November through August 2016. The sculpture is presented in collaboration with Two Trees Management Company, and coincides with No Kidding, an exhibition of new works by the artist opening at 515 W. 27th Street, December 9, 2015 – January 23, 2016 at Paul Kasmin Gallery.

Deborah Kass. OY/YO, 2015. Brooklyn Bridge Park. Photo: Etienne Frossard, © Deborah Kass, courtesy Two Trees Management Co.

Opening October 22 6- 8 PM | Upcoming Exhibitions at PAUL KASMIN GALLERY

Opening October 22 6- 8 PM | Upcoming Exhibitions at PAUL KASMIN GALLERY

Max Ernst: Paramyths, Sculpture 1934 – 1967 will be on view at 515 West 27th Street from October 22 – December 5, 2015. Comprised of 14 sculptures made of bronze and stone, spanning nearly 40 years of the artist’s sculptural oeuvre, this exhibition marks the first major solo presentation of Ernst’s sculptures in North America since 1993.

An opening reception will be held at the gallery on Thursday, October 22, 2015 from 6-8pm.  

All images above: courtesy of Paul Kasmin Gallery © Dan Bradica

Simon Hantaï: Blancs highlights the artist’s groundbreaking series of multi-colored paintings from 1973-1974 and will be on view at 293 Tenth Ave. from October 22 – December 5, 2015.  Blancs is the first Hantaï exhibition in New York to focus on the series since the works were debuted at the Pierre Matisse Gallery in Hantaï: Paintings, Watercolors: 1971-1975 in October of 1975.

The first catalogue devoted solely to the Blancs will be published on the occasion of the exhibition, and includes a comprehensive new text by noted Hantaï scholar Molly Warnock, an essay by Alex Bacon, and translated texts by Marcelin Pleynet and Stéphen Mallarmé. 

An opening reception will be held at the gallery on Thursday, October 22, 2015 from 6-8pm. 

All images above: courtesy of Paul Kasmin Gallery © Dan Bradica

David Hockney Early Drawings Opens November 3 at Paul Kasmin Gallery

David Hockney Early Drawings Opens November 3 at Paul Kasmin Gallery

Paul Kasmin Gallery is pleased to announce David Hockney: Early Drawings, an exhibition of 25 drawings from the 1960s and 1970s, on view at 297 Tenth Ave. from November 3 – December 1, 2015.

All images above: courtesy of Paul Kasmin Gallery © Dan Bradica

Max Ernst Sculpture Exhibition at Paul Kasmin Gallery Opening October 22

Max Ernst Sculpture Exhibition at Paul Kasmin Gallery Opening October 22

Paul Kasmin Gallery is pleased to announce Max Ernst: Paramyths, Sculpture 1934 – 1967. On view at 515 West 27th Street from October 22 – December 5, 2015, the exhibition will be comprised of 14 sculptures made of bronze and stone, spanning 40 years of the artist’s sculptural oeuvre. This exhibition marks the first major solo presentation of Ernst’s sculptures in North America since 1993.

Max Ernst, Apaisement, 1961, Bronze. Green patina. 26 1/2 x 11.7 x 9 in. 68 cm x 29.8 x 22.9 cm. © 2015 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

Paul Kasmin Gallery Now Represents Photographer Robert Polidori

Paul Kasmin Gallery Now Represents Photographer Robert Polidori

Paul Kasmin Gallery is pleased to announce its exclusive representation of acclaimed photographer Robert Polidori in North America. Known for his meticulously detailed, large-scale photographs, Polidori will have his first solo-exhibition at Paul Kasmin Gallery in 2016.

Robert Polidori, Hotel Petra #2, Beirut, Lebanon, 2010