Nelson Leirner Maracan� (2003) plaster, ceramic and plastic, 120″ x 130″ x 9.5″
Nelson Leirner Figurativismo Abstrato (2004) sticker on wood, 67″ x 86.5″, detail
Ooops. Tardy again. Nelson Leirner’s show at Roebling Hall‘s new space in Chelsea closes tomorrow, and since it was alrady extended a few weeks I have absolutely no excuse for posting so late.
The gallery describes the show as the Brazilian artist’s North American gallery debut, so maybe I can be excused for thinking I was looking at the work of a very young man. Leirner was born in 1932, so I suppose I was a little off.
“. . . socially conscious conceptualism,” reads part of the press release, but there’s great fun in a visit to the world he has created to skewer economic imperialism.
[first image at the top from the Roebling Hall site]
Art Basel – 2
This was about as pro as it gets, seriously every little detail was attended to so it’s hard to go…