33 Orchard

04/12/2018

last show at the gallery--

"Indian drawings" at 33 Orchard, reviewed in April's ARTFORUM

03/04/2018

the last hours and the last day of “Indian Drawings” and 33 Orchard!!!

Hanuman, Mid 20th Century, Ink and gouache on paper, 20.25 x 10.5 in. (paper), 24.25 x 14.5 in. (frame)

Kalu Ram, Shaligram Chart, c. 2000, Ink on paper, 9.25 x 6.5 in. (paper), 14.5 x 12 in. (frame)

Leaf From the Rāmāyaṇa, Western India, 19th Century, Gouache on paper, 4.25 x 7 in. (paper), 11 x 13.75 in. (frame)

Man wearing a turban, Rajasthan, c. 1960, Gouache on paper, 10.5 x 7.25 in. (paper), 13.75 x 10.5 in. (frame)

Jain cosmological drawing, Mid 20th Century, Ink and gouache on paper, 10 x 4.75 in. (paper), 15.75 x 9 in. (frame)

03/01/2018

Ta**ra anyone?

Kalu Ram, Brahmanda: The Cosmic Egg, Rajasthan, c. 1990, 11 1/4 x 5 1/4 in. each

Indian Drawings, Selected by Jane Kim & Alexander Gorlizki
through March 4, 33 Orchard, 33b Orchard St betw Hester & Canal

Kalu Ram, Born c.1950 died 2008. Lived in Jaipur, India.
His father was also an artist who became a hermit and Kalu Ram mainly focused on Ta***ic work. What’s unusual in his work, is that he painted in numerous often entirely divergent styles, from very abstract, to entirely figurative depictions of deities.

02/17/2018

Indian Drawings, Selected by Kim & Alexander Gorlizki

through March 4, 33 Orchard, 33b Orchard St betw Hester & Canal

Healing diagram with spells and Mantras, Early 20th Century, Ink on paper, 11 x 6 in. (paper), 16 x 11 in. (frame)

Hanumān with mantras and magic squares, Mid 19th Century, Ink and gouache on paper, 17.75 x 9.75 in. (paper), 23.25 x 16.25 in. (frame)

Astrological birth chart used to name a baby, Western India, Late 19th Century, Ink on paper, 4.25 x 8.25 in. (paper), 11.25 x 14.75 in. (frame)

02/15/2018

Dear Friends,
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I am so pleased to invite you to a closing party, Thursday, March 1st from 6 to 8 pm to fête “Indian Drawings,” the exhibition that runs through March 4rth. Come meet Alexander Gorlizki with whom I collaborated to present his amazing collection Magic Markings.

Join me for a drink to celebrate the last show at 33 Orchard. I am happy to bring the gallery into its next incarnation and create a new way to work with art and artists. I’ve had such a great experience at this location and met so many fantastic people and artists sharing their creativity in this wonderful neighborhood. I will be creating events and projects and moving towards working on a different model.
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Cheers!

Jane Kim

02/08/2018

Indian Drawings, Selected by Jane Kim & Alexander Gorlizki

Calendar or Astrological computation. Western India, Mid 20th Century, Ink on paper, 10.5 x 8 in. (paper), 14.25 x 12 in. (frame)

Divination based on marks around the eyes/marriage compatibility chart, Rajasthan, 18th Century, Ink on paper, 4.75 x 11 in. (paper), 10 x 16 in. (frame)

Vāstu, possible map of palace grounds, Mid 20th century, Gouache on paper, 4.75 x 11 (paper), 17.25 x 11 in. (frame)

02/02/2018

"Indian Drawings," Selected by Jane Kim & Alexander Gorlizki
through March 4, 2018, Wed-Sun 1 - 6 pm
Reception Thursday, March 1st from 6 – 8 pm
33 Orchard 33b Orchard St betw Hester & Canal


Photos Ves Pitts

01/27/2018

Badrinath Pandit, "Shaligram," c. 1970, 4.5 x 5.5 in. (paper), 12 x 13 in. (frame) each

​​Badrinath Pandit was a Vishnaite priest and astrologer who was a contemporary (and possibly a teacher of) Vyakul. He dedicated his creative practice to paintings of Shaligrams, the sacred stones and fossils found on the bed of Lake Gandaki in Nepal. With their very particular shapes, colours and marks they are venerated for representing the myriad qualities associated with Vishnu and his avatars. * (Alexander Gorlizki)

in the exhibition "Indian Drawings"
Selected by Jane Kim & Alexander Gorlizki

on view through March 4, 2018 at 33 Orchard
Reception Thursday, March 1st from 6 – 8 pm

https://www.magicmarkings.art/

01/03/2018

Last week of Sally Webster "Daydream Believer"

Exhibition closes Sunday, January 7, 2018
Gallery open through Sunday 1-6 pm

PRESS

NEW YORK TIMES
What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week, by Martha Schwendener, December 26, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/26/arts/design/what-to-see-in-new-york-art-galleries-this-week.html

HYPERALLERGIC
“A True Renegade Painter,” by John Yau, December 24, 2017
https://hyperallergic.com/418713/sally-webster-daydream-believer-33-orchard-2017/

TIME OUT NEW YORK
Time Out Loves, December 18, 2017
https://ww.timeout.com/newyork/art/sally-webster-daydream-believer

PROVOKR
“Absurd Spaces,” by Zach Wampler, December 2017
https://www.provokr.com/art/absurd-spaces/

DUJOUR
Behind the Exhibit, December 2017
http://dujour.com/gallery/behind-the-exhibit-daydream-believer-sally-webster-33-orchard-nyc/

12/27/2017

Sally Webster reviewed in New York Times

33 Orchard is open this Fri and Sat 1-6pm (12/29 & 30); reopens Wed Jan 3

12/24/2017

what a review... congrats Sally Webster!

https://hyperallergic.com/418713/sally-webster-daydream-believer-33-orchard-2017/

The humor running through Sally Webster’s paintings can be goofy and good-natured. The intensity of her devotion to detail makes them more than that.

12/22/2017

The 3 graces from the mother of dragons….

HAPPY HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!

SALLY WEBSTER "Daydream Believer" through January 7, 2018

Sally Webster, "Wig Zag," 2014; "Fright Wig," 2016, and "Medusa," 2017
All: Oil on wood panel, 16 x 16 in., 40.6 x 40.6 cm

HOLIDAY HOURS: Closed Sun 12/24; Open Fri/Sat 12/29 & 30

12/21/2017

Sally Webster in this week's TIME OUT NEW YORK Top picks.

Time Out says....
Taking a stylistic page from Kenny Scharf, this former Bay Area punk rocker returns to her artistic roots with trash-psychedelic paintings delving into s*x, drugs and astrology.

https://www.timeout.com/newyork/art/sally-webster-daydream-believer

12/20/2017

ABSURD SPACES
Sally Webster at 33 Orchard, NYC

BY: ZACH WAMPLER
https://www.provokr.com/art/absurd-spaces/

What happens when a former punk rocker takes on s*x, drugs, astrology, myth, and the history of art in the form of paintings? Well, to get an idea of what the results may look like, I recommend looking at Sally Webster’s latest show Daydream Believer. Organized by 33 Orchard, it is an exhibition of eight brightly-colored, surreal, s*xual, and very funny paintings which have layers of references that delight and disturb.

Webster began with an education at the San Francisco Art Institute in the 1970s, but diverted her attention to music. Deeply involved in alternative movements on the west coast, especially its punk and new wave scenes, Webster was a founding member of the legendary punk band The Mutants. One highlight (at least for this writer) was that the band performed with The Cramps at Napa State Hospital in 1978, a psychiatric hospital north of San Francisco. With all that in mind, Webster’s past certainly informs her current work in painting.

Webster’s work certainly has the raucous energy and color that feels like a visual equivalent to punk music. Formally, some of the works like Red or Fright Wig are directly descended from the early 1980s, too (think Philip Taaffe or Kenny Scharf). However, where Webster really excels is in her deployment of narrative and historical juxtapositions.

The best examples are works like Sailor, which spoofs the heroic themes of Moby Dick into a comically ej*******ng phallus. The title suggests a slew of traditionally masculine images and storylines, but we are left with nothing more than a plume of water from an abstracted whale (or something more erotic). This double image had me asking plenty of questions. Was the sailor consumed by the whale, thus rendering his bravado into a pathetic circus? Is it just the climax of a lonely sailor? Whatever the answer, I will say it’s the first time I have laughed while trying to figure out the psychos*xual meanings of a painting.

Willin’ is another highlight. Its composition resembles ancient calendars, mandalas, and other ancient and spiritual imagery. However, the symbols here are repurposed astrological s*x positions revolving around two naked women which 33 Orchard’s press release for the exhibition calls “silhouettes found on the flaps covering truck wheels.” There is something oddly satisfying in these works, which I think comes from seeing an artist who is serious about not taking her work too seriously. With paintings like Sailor and Willin’, Webster is invoking myth and spirituality while also poking a hole in her own cosmology.

Although I mentioned a connection to the painters of the 1980s, Webster seems more aligned with Surrealism when you consider her absurd streak. Her gallery press release even identifies her work as just that: “meditative and surrealistic.” There really is no point in analyzing concepts or decoding heady theory with this work. It feels like a rejection of all that. These paintings pack their punch in dreams, history, farcical humor, s*x, and irreverence.

It’s a wild ride for our wild times. I suggest you buckle up and visit Sally Webster’s strange world while you have a chance.

Sally Webster at 33 Orchard, NYC

12/06/2017

some beautiful photos of Sally Webster's show “Daydream Believer”, photographer Ves Pitts

through January 7, 2018, Wed-Sun 12-6pm
33 Orchard, 33b Orchard St betw Hester & Canal

11/20/2017

Sally Webster, "Pink," 2017, Oil on wood panel, 16 x 16 in. "Daydream Believer" at 33 Orchard, this week hours Wed 12-6pm, closed for Thanksgiving weekend folks!

11/05/2017

Join us this Thursday for Sally Webster's opening 6-8pm!

10/27/2017

SALLY WEBSTER “Daydream Believer” https://t.co/KOqYuKHQEQ https://t.co/H2OqJtWQHa

“SALLY WEBSTER “Daydream Believer” https://t.co/KOqYuKHQEQ”

10/26/2017

The Anonymous Ta**ra Paintings are up for 2 more weeks! through Nov 5!

10/05/2017

Ta**ra, ta**ra, ta**ra!

09/26/2017

ANONYMOUS TA**RA PAINTINGS
on view through November 5, 2017
33 Orchard - 33b Orchard Street between Hester and Canal Streets
Gallery hours: Wed - Sun 12-6 pm.

08/31/2017

ANONYMOUS TA**RA PAINTINGS https://t.co/zUagMTx4d4 https://t.co/YHCvtB0pO1

“ANONYMOUS TA**RA PAINTINGS https://t.co/zUagMTx4d4”

06/30/2017

Our next pop-up is with Artlyngo!

Artlyngo is an exclusive, decentralized art discourse platform. Our mission is to facilitate art coll

06/24/2017

Sonia Leimer & Christian Kosmas Mayer, Hosted by Verlag für moderne Kunst, at 33 Orchard, though June 30.