Esoteric Survey

  Doyle Lane: Weed Pots , an exhibition curated by Ricky Swallow at David Kordansky Gallery in New York. Featuring nearly 100 works, Doyle Lane: Weed Pots is an expanded iteration of a related exhibition of sixty pots that took place at David Kordansky Gallery’s Los Angeles location in 2020.  I'm so fortunate to have been able to make the trip to New York to see this one in person. Ricky is so deep into Lane--not only as a longtime collector but also as the author of the book,  Doyle Lane : Weed Pots . He put together an amazing selection of pots that nobody else could have accomplished. The examples of glazes and forms are most certainly the best selection of weed pots that have ever been assembled. They really show what an amazing artist Doyle was--and this is just the weed pots! The ephemera case.  Doyle's business card and a keychain by him. OBJECTS : USA represented Here come the pots! One of my favorites in the show. This one came from the estate of a promine...

In addition to curating the Doyle Lane exhibition, Ricky has new work on display at David Kordansky Gallery .  Ricky Swallow transforms familiar objects and materials into bronze sculptures that challenge ordinary perceptions of space, mass, and color. This new group of works includes forms––among them several apparent readymades––that have accompanied the artist, whether literally or figuratively, for extended periods of time, fostering increased intimacy and a pointed, personally resonant surrealism. The entire piece is cast bronze. You really have to spend some time with this piece to appreciate the artistry and skill. The exhibition ends on August 29th

I made it to see Weed Pots, an exhibition of ceramic vessels by Doyle Lane at  David Kordansky Gallery   . The exhibition was curated by artist Ricky Swallow. There are nearly 60 weed pots in a variety of glazes and forms. Below is a series of his orange-red glazes. They really shows the results of his experimentation and what a talent he was.  I was really into a couple of brown pots that have an awesome textural application. The exhibition made the New York Times.  Read it here .  One of the ones I lent to the exhibition made the print edition. It was the first one I owned and it came from Reform Gallery in 2005.  Another great orange one!