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Lehmann Maupin Presents: Os Gemeos, Cultivating Dreams

os gemeos man with rocket on back photo by gail worley
All Photos By Gail

If you love the art of Os Gemos as much as I do, then you’ll want to know that Lehmann Maupin Gallery is currently hosting Cultivating Dreams, the gallery’s sixth solo exhibition with the renowned Brazilian artistic duo of twin brothers Gustavo and Otavio Pandolfo. Featuring 13 new paintings and a site-specific immersive installation, the exhibition invites fans into the vast and magical landscape of Tritrez, a dreamworld invented by the artists and developed in their work over the past three decades.
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Must See Art: Barry McGee at Cheim & Read

Barry McGee Surf Boards
Surfboards and Boogie Boards By Barry McGee (All Photos By Gail)

Cheim & Read is currently hosting an exhibition of new work by Barry McGee, which is the McGee’s first solo show with the gallery and his first show in New York in eight years. McGee is arguably among the most well-known and influential artists from the San Francisco Bay Area to have international success. His boldly graphic, colorful work incorporates a multitude of influences (including graffiti, American folk art and Op Art), but especially the urban street culture he knows well.
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