STERLING BLUE CHIP

More hours to see “Chris Ofili: Night and Day" this season! We are open today from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and every Tuesday until January 20.

This sculpture, Saint Sebastian (2007) synthesizes disparate iconographies and traditions: the story of early saint and martyr Sebastian, and Nkisi Nkondi carved figures created by the people of the Congo Basin in Central Africa. 

As surreal as ever, Leipzig-based painter Neo Rauch’s latest canvases intrigue with their somnambulant cast of characters and dream-like scenarios. In ‘Guardians of the Night,’ pictured here, a crab-clawed woman who approaches a sleeping man seems more like a healer more than a menace; meanwhile, a drummer and a custodian linger near. (At Chelsea’s David Zwirner Gallery through Dec 20th). Neo Rauch, Hueter der Nacht (Guardians of the Night), oil on canvas, 118 3/8 x 98 ¾ inches, 2014.

READING ROOM:

Alessandro Rabottini, Andrea Bellini, Martin Clark, eds, Robert Overby: Works 1969 - 1987 (Mousse Publishing, 2014).

Featuring contributions from: Andrea Bellini, Martin Clark, Robin Clark, Alison M. Gingeras, Terry R. Myers, Alessandro Rabottini

From Mousse Publishing:

Despite a prolific and diverse practice, Robert Overby (1935–93) remains one of the best-kept secrets in post-war American art. While rarely exhibiting during his lifetime, he nonetheless built up an extraordinary, multifaceted body of work encompassing sculpture, installation, painting, photography, print and collage. This monograph is published on the occasion of “Robert Overby: Works 1969-1987”, the first survey exhibition of the artist’s work to be organized in Europe. Edited by Alessandro Rabottini —in collaboration with Andrea Bellini and Martin Clark—it has been conceived, from the outset, as a joint project of four partner institutions: Centre d’Art Contemporain, Genève; GAMeC – Galleria d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Bergamo; Bergen Kunsthall, and Le Consortium, Dijon.

Ida Ekblad at Museum of Contemporary Art Oslo

April 26 – September 15, 2013

WHAT’S ON: Paul Cowan, Clifton Benevento, New York. November 1 – December 20, 2014. 515 Broadway, New York, NY 10012.