Venus Over Manhattan, known as VENUS, is an art gallery founded in 2012 by Adam Lindemann, with two locations in Manhattan.
History
VENUS is dedicated to unique and iconoclastic exhibitions featuring the work of both historic and contemporary artists. The gallery has recently staged major and critically acclaimed exhibitions of work by Richard Mayhew, [1] Peter Saul, [2] Robert Colescott [3] and Jim Nutt. [4]
In addition, the gallery has shown artists and estates that it represents including Peter Saul, Robert Colescott, Richard Mayhew, Keiichi Tanaami, Joseph Elmer Yoakum, Maryan, H.C. Westermann, Jack Goldstein, Joan Brown, Roger Brown, John Dogg, Susumu Kamijo, Ana Benaroya, Anastasia Bay, Sophie Larrimore, Sally Saul, and Shinichi Sawada.
In its ten-year history, VENUS has also presented exhibitions of work by Katherine Bernhardt, [5] Alexander Calder, [6] Maurizio Cattelan, [7] Mike Kelley, [8] John McCracken, David Medalla, Cady Noland, [9] Raymond Pettibon, [10] Andy Warhol, [11] Franz West, William N. Copley, Walter Dahn, H.C. Westermann and Roy De Forest.
VENUS has also collaborated with prominent foundations, estates, including the Calder Foundation the estate of William N. Copley, and acquired the estate of Chicago gallerist Allan Frumkin.
As of April 2023, the gallery occupies two spaces at 39 and 55 Great Jones Street in Manhattan’s Noho area.
Digital
VENUS began exhibiting digital art in 2022, starting with an exhibition of the generative digital art collection Chromie Squiggles by Snowfro (Erick Calderon), one of the leading NFT projects in the digital art space, as well as hosting Mints in collaboration with the artist of new Chromie Squiggle works. In December 2021 during Art Basel Miami, Adam Lindemann moderated a talk between Beeple and American pop artist Peter Saul at the Bass Museum of Art. [12]
Artists
The gallery represents several living artists, including:
- Peter Saul
- Richard Mayhew
- Keiichi Tanaami
- Susumu Kamijo [13]
- Ana Benaroya [14]
- Sally Saul [15]
- Cornelius Annor [16]
References
- ^ Griffin, Jonathan (2023-05-25). "At 99, the Painter Richard Mayhew Is Still Upending Expectations". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
- ^ Loos, Ted (2023-03-22). "Art Basel Hong Kong Has Its Grand Reopening". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
- ^ Wyma, Chloe. "Chloe Wyma on Robert Colescott". www.artforum.com. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
- ^ Cotter, Holland; Smith, Roberta (2022-12-07). "Best Art of 2022". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
- ^ "Katherine Bernhardt's Fruit Salad Mural Graces the Walls of Venus Over Los Angeles". Architectural Digest. 2015-07-31. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
- ^ "Calder Shadows". W Magazine. 2013-11-15. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
- ^ Ebony, David (2014-11-21). "David Ebony's Top 10 New York Gallery Shows for November". Artnet News. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
- ^ "Mike Kelley at Venus Over New York, New York". Contemporary Art Daily. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
- ^ Petrossiants, Andreas (2018-02-07). "Inside and Outside: Cady Noland and the Violence of the Everyday". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
- ^ Linnert, Nicolas. "Venus Over Manhattan". www.artforum.com. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
- ^ updated, Daniel Scheffler last (2016-05-06). "Empty chairs: Andy Warhol's interest in mass media resurges with new meaning". wallpaper.com. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
- ^ Curator Culture, Beeple & Saul, 15 Minutes or Forever? Art In the Age of the NFT, retrieved 2023-07-19
- ^ "Susumu Kamijo". www.venusovermanhattan.com. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ "Ana Benaroya - Artists - Venus Over Manhattan". www.venusovermanhattan.com. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ "Sally Saul - Artists - Venus Over Manhattan". www.venusovermanhattan.com. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ "Cornelius Annor: Venus Over Manhattan". www.venusovermanhattan.com. Retrieved 2023-07-17.