Twin brothers Gustavo and Otavio Pandolfo aka OSGEMEOS returned this fall to Lehmann Maupin with their magic. Portal, their second exhibition at the Chelsea gallery, draws us into a fantastical dreamworld at a time when we most need to escape the “real” one we have been living in. The wonderfully gifted artists’ fanciful characters — fashioned in their iconic bright yellow tones in a range of uncanny settings — delight and intrigue. The image featured above, Mix Master Coconut, is is one of 13 new mixed media artworks that — according to the artists — “are like PORTALS or windows into a new dimension.”
Several more images captured on my visit to PORTALS follow:
The Pretty Island, 2019, Mixed media and sequins on MDF board (medium-density fiberboard)
The Composer, 2019, Mixed media on MDF board
All Connected, 2020, Mixed media on MDF board
Taking the Dog for a Walk, 2019, Mixed media on MDF board
Liquid Room, 2019, Mixed media on MDF board
The gallery is located at 501 W 24th Street and is open Tuesday – Saturday, 10 AM – 6 PM.
Photos of images by Lois Stavsky
The following post is by Houda Lazrak, a contributor to StreetArtNYC and an M.A. candidate in Museum Studies at NYU.
Founded in 2010, Underdogs is a Lisbon-based gallery and cultural platform that offers unprecedented visibility to public art in Portugal’s capital city. Here are a few images I captured while on the tour offered by Underdogs, an integral part of its public art program:
Portuguese artist Vhils and Italian artist Pixel Pancho
Brazilian twins Os Gemeos; Italian artist Blu on detail on right
Polish artist Sainer of the Etam Cru
Brazilian artist Nunca
West Coast-based Cyrcle, segment of larger mural
NYC-based European artists How & Nosm, large segment of huge mural
All photos by Houda Lazrak
This is the ninth in a series of posts featuring images of girls — and women — who grace New York City’s public spaces:
Alice Mizrachi aka AM in Bushwick, Brooklyn
Cake in Bushwick, Brooklyn
Hef’s hastily-buffed piece in East New York
Toofly at the Bushwick Collective
Os Gemeos in Coney Island — since 2005
Noh J Coley at the Woodward Gallery Project Space on the Lower East Side
Swoon in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn garden
Photos by Tara Murray and Lois Stavsky
For the past several years, the huge wall on Manhattan’s Bowery and Houston Street has served as a canvas for some of the globe’s most expressive street art. Featuring the work of a diverse range of artists from the hugely talented Brazilian twins Os Gemeos to Brooklyn’s famed Faile duo, it entices and engages passersby daily. Here are a few highlights of the past two years:
Os Gemeos installation: summer, 2009:
Shepard Fairey aka Obey installation, spring 2010:
Barry McGee aka Twist. mural, fall 2010:
Faile, current mural, installed fall, 2011:
