For day 2 of Armory Week I made it to one opening: Painter, Rosson Crow's opening "Bowery Boys," at Deitch Projects. Sadly, this will be one of the last shows for this storied art gallery before Owner Jeffery Deitch takes off for LA.
I don't normally cover painting in this blog. Partly because I'm just not excited by most painting--not excited enough to talk about it on a blog that is. But this show is exactly the space where I think painting is most exciting. Rosson Crow's large-scaled oil painting skillfully depict rooms which at times feel photographic. They reference photographic realism while exploring painting's abstraction and color pallet. The most successful pieces in the show were when the viewer became emerged into the spaces but then the 3 dimensional space is broken down in a way that only painting can do.
The scene outside of Deitch Projects.
Rosson Crow at Deitch Projects front desk.
Rosson Crow sporting a flowing red dress that seemed to match her paintings at Deitch Projects.
Rosson Crow, Barber Shop, 2009-2010, Oil, acrylic and enamel on canvas, 96 x 168 inches, 243.8 x 426.7 cm
Rosson Crow, "Bowery Station," 1982, 2010, Oil, acrylic and enamel on canvas Overall dimensions: 108 x 288 (274.3 x 731.5 cm)
Rosson Crow, "Bowery Station," (detail) 1982, 2010, Oil, acrylic and enamel on canvas Overall dimensions: 108 x 288 (274.3 x 731.5 cm)
Rosson Crow, "The Pop Shop," 2010, Oil, acrylic and enamel on canvas 108 x 144 inches, 274.3 x 365.8 cm
Rosson Crow, "The Pop Shop," (detail) 2010, Oil, acrylic and enamel on canvas 108 x 144 inches, 274.3 x 365.8 cm
Rosson Crow, "The Dakis Joannou Collection at the New Museum," 2010, Oil, acrylic and enamel on canvas, 108 x 144 inches. 274.3 x 365.8 cm
The crowd at the Rosson Crow opening at Deitch Projects.
Rosson Crow, "The Bang Bang Room," 2010, Oil, acrylic and enamel on canvas, 108 x 144 inches, 274.3 x 365.8 cm
Rosson Crow, "Untiltled (opium den)," 2009, Oil, acrylic and enamel on canvas, 96 x 144 inches, 243.8 x 365.8 cm
Is that Zac Posen in front of this painting? I didn't notice him until I started putting together this post.
The crowd at the Rosson Crow opening at Deitch Projects.