robin rhode at perry rubenstein

if you're in new york city right now please be sure to attend the opening of the robin rhode solo exhibition tomorrow evening. The Berlin based and south african born artist (a friend of mine!) presents some new work in all three of the gallery's spaces (in chelsea). This exhibition marks Rhobin's anticipated return to New York since his debut at the gallery's inaugural exhibition in 2004. Primarily known for his performance-based works, animations and photographic series, Rhode consistently employs a wide variety of media to draw upon the sub-cultural codes of hip-hop, popular sports, film, and fashion.
For this exhibition, Rhode will combine elements of performance, photography, film, drawing, and sculpture in a unique expansion of his inimitable artistic vocabulary, further proving his unique ability to create narratives with the most basic and accessible materials. Here, Rhode will present four new photographic works that advance key thematic elements such as racism and identity. Particularly unique to this exhibition, Rhode investigates the variable presentation of his photographs, culminating with the unique sculptural installation Table of Contents. Please continue reading here.

May 5th - June 23th 2007
at Perry Rubenstein Gallery
526 W 24th St,
527 W 23rd St and
534 W 24th St

I'm totally sad I couldn't make it this time ;-(
Please be sure to be there and say hello to his pretty girlfriend and their son ♥