On October 25, 2019, Creative Time, the NYC-based non-profit arts organization, celebrated its annual gala, which brought together guests from the worlds of art, fashion, and philanthropy. The evening was co-chaired by Jon Neidich and Kate Young, and honored artist Jenny Holzer, who recently presented VIGIL, a new series of light projections that addressed gun violence in America at Rockefeller Center…
On March 9th, the art world’s elite flocked to the Guggenheim for the Young Collectors Party. This year’s event celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Young Collector’s Council and the acquisition of over 140 Works for the museum’s collection. The evening kicked off with with specialty cocktails in the museum’s iconic rotunda, recognizing artists whose…
Taryn Simon: "Birds of the West Indies, 2014" Almine Rech Gallery, 64 Rue de Turenne, Paris February 21 - March 14, 2015 Parallel to Taryn Simon’s exhibition at Jeu de Paume, the American artist’s first monographic exhibition at a French institution, Almine Rech Gallery, Paris, will exhibit the European premiere of Simon’s Birds of the West…
Taryn Simon: A Polite Fiction Foundation Louis Vuitton 8, Avenue du Mahatma Gandhi Bois de Boulogne October 27th, 2014 Underneath layers of cement and drywall in the Fondation Louis Vuitton is a message in green permanent marker on concrete: “Oubliez la terre. Elle ne vaut pas le coup . . . à moins que vous…
The Picture Collection Rue de l'Abbaye 20, 1050 Ixelles, Belgium November 16 – December 21, 2013 Almine Rech Gallery is presenting The Picture Collection, by artist Taryn Simon. The Picture Collection comprises forty-nine works created from the New York Public Library’s picture archive, one of the august institution’s lesser-known troves. The archive contains 1.29 million prints, postcards, posters, and…
Taryn Simon The George Economou Collection Space 80, Kifissias Ave. 15125 Marousi, Athens, Greece JUNE 4-SEPTEMBER 27 The George Economou Collection present an exhibition of works by Taryn Simon. With contributing text by Nicholas Cullinan, curator in the department of Modern and Contemporary art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and in collaboration…
PARADISE ROW MOMENTS OF REPRIEVE: REPRESENTING LOSS OF CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY JULY 27TH - SEPTEMBER 22ND TUESDAY - FRIDAY 11AM - 7PM 7 SATURDAY 11AM - 6PM 74 NEWMAN STREET LONDON, GREATER LONDON W1T3DB, UNITED KINGDOM FEATURING ARTISTS: BIRDHEAD, DAVID BIRKIN, ADAM BROOMBERG & OLIVER CHANARIN, ORI GERSHT, IDRIS KHAN,…
Taryn Simon A Living Man Declared Dead and Other Chapters MoMA New York May 2 – September 3, 2012 This exhibition is the U.S. premiere of Taryn Simon's (b. 1975, New York) photographic project A Living Man Declared Dead and Other Chapters. The work was produced over a four-year period (2008–11), during which the artist travelled around…
