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Tony Oursler’s mAcHiNe E.L.F. Installation at Lehmann Maupin

tony oursler machine elf installation photo by gail worley
All Photos and Video By Gail

I apologize in advance for not making it to Tony Oursler’s mAcHiNe E.L.F. exhibit at Lehmann Maupin Gallery until March 24th, the day before it closed. If you didn’t see it, and you’re reading this now, I’m afraid you’re going to have to live through me. In this review I am focusing solely on the video installation portion of the exhibit, the Crystal Forest — a mesmerizing multimedia head trip that liberates video from a traditional two-dimensional format and brings it into the realm of sculpture to create a truly immersive experience. Seriously, it was just insane.  Continue reading Tony Oursler’s mAcHiNe E.L.F. Installation at Lehmann Maupin

Psychedelic Portrait of David Bowie

psychedelic portrait of david bowie photo by gail worley
Photo By Gail

This surreal and psychedelic portrait of David Bowie, presented in a kind of mosaic/cubist style not unlike that of Eduardo Kobra, was painted by Vancouver-based, Manila- born artist Roy Geronimo. The portrait appropriates the now-iconic “Shh” pose taken from the famous 1995 shoot by photographer Gavin Evans in conjunction with the release of Bowie’s album, Outside.

Photographed in a Gallery on Granville Island in Vancouver, BC.

Psychedelic Mushroom

psychedelic mushroom photo by gail worley
Photos By Gail

I never imagined that I would have to go all the way to Skagway, Alaska — or rather, the nearby ghost town of  Dyea — to see an Alice-in-Wonderland-style magic mushroom; but that is where saw it.
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Baseera Khan’s Psychedelic Prayer Rugs Project

psychedelic prayer rugs photo by gail worley
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While the current big ticket item at the Brooklyn Museum has to be the Christian Dior retrospective, which opened in September, there’s another must-see exhibit tucked way on the museum’s 4th floor: Baseera Khan’s wildly engaging I Am an Archive.  On view here are rich and multilayered sculptures, installations, collages, drawings, photographs, an original music soundtrack, and a video.  Khan’s cross-media practice investigates othering, surveillance, cultural exploitation, anti-blackness, and xenophobia within our public and private spaces — and proposes avenues for protection and liberation. Her work is extremely timely and a real eye-opener.

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Blow Your Mind at Cascade: A Jen Stark Experience!

cascade by jen stark photo by gail worley
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When it comes to unique activities (especially on a rainy day like today), I don’t think you could plan better than to spend an hour inside Cascade: A Jen Stark Experience; an immersive, interactive, wildly psychedelic digital art experience presented across 6,000 square feet of exhibition space at the William Vale Hotel in Brooklyn. If you’re curious whether Cascade — which is currently competing with two immersive digital Van Gogh exhibits, and Banksy’s Genius or Vandal — is worth the trek from Manhattan to Brooklyn, let me assure you that it is all that and a bag of shrooms.

Come take a peek inside.

cascade entrance photo by gail worley

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