Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf

New works from Adel Abdessemed feature scorched fur and razorwire crucifixions

A collection of new works opens today at the David Zwirner Gallery in New York City, showcasing the creative talents of Adel Abdessemed. The Algerian-born artist tackles a range of materials and mediums in a collection focusing on themes of violence, war and spectatorship. The namesake piece “Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf” is built to the dimensions of Picasso’s “Guernica,” and is made …

Studio Visit: Angel Otero

Instinctual layered paintings driven by process

As soon as you enter Puerto Rican artist Angel Otero‘s Brooklyn work loft, the intense smell of paint nearly stops you at the door. Shelves housing copious tubes of oil paint and rows of Montana spray cans lining the back walls allude to the strong odor, but it’s the stacks of work drying on wooden pallets surrounding the space that are really the culprit. But …

3020 Laguna Street in Exitum

Nine artists transform a 150 year old house into a home of site-specific installations

The recently opened Highlight Gallery has added a new project space in San Francisco’s Cow Hollow District, turning a 19th-century home into a venue for sight-specific installations. 3020 Laguna Street in Exitum features a variety of works by nine artists, made entirely from materials found on the condemned premises. From a deconstructed facade to the equally deconstructing performance piece of Jeremiah Barber, the level of …