Carol Peligian’s Sosomuch exhibition of recent paintings and sculptures opens on January 6, 2011 at Dean Project Gallery.

The exhibition continues Peligian’s alchemical seduction of material possibility: aluminum, oil, enamel, latex are equally employed to generate an altered state existing somewhere between atmosphere and stratosphere.

These works alternately confront and quietly elicit questions related to the idea of infinity and existence. The work’s delicate construction and implacable physicality provide the viewers with a space where the surrounding and the self become one in spirit.  The understanding of material/form is evident in each of the works.  Moreover, the integrity with which Peligian has approached her subjects, results in a paradoxical visual experience of reality/reassurance and the mystery of the purity of time/space. The juxtaposition of the organic and manufactured as they trade boundaries, make more permeable the borders between the work and the viewer.

The work will remain on view through February 12, 2011.

DEAN PROJECT
511 West 25th Street, 2nd floor
New York, NY 10001

Closed for a few months undergoing renovations, Louis Vuitton’s Tokyo flagship will reopen on January 15, 2011 with an exhibition of artist Xaivier Veilhan. The exhibition will take place on the 7th floor of the store, in a new venue dubbed Espace Vuitton. Veilhan takes inspiration from the lofty location, preparing works that deal with the theme of elevation. (via Supernews).

Above is the Espace Vuitton, shall we say in the nude, and after the jump you’ll find a sculpture by Veilhan.

Located in Nanten, France, “La Machine” specializes in building massive machine characters. Directed by Francois Delaroziere, whose background lies in set design and theater, the firm is responsible for a dizzying array of creations and methods of non-verbal communication through machines. Os Gemeos visited “La Machine” (apparently with JR and his wife Prune). Their photos tell a vivid story of the studio that produces these stunning objects.

More photographs from Os Gemeos after the jump.

Another feather in the cap of the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum’s KAWS exhibition has arrived in form of a Giant Companion. Placed in the institutions grounds (will it be permanent? The Aldrich is a non-collecting institution), the piece comes from KAW’s Hong Kong show, Passing Through. Arrested Motion suggests it will be officially unveiled during a book signing January 30, 2011 at the museum.

Now on view at Lehmann Maupin Gallery, Law of the Land is a group exhibition curated by Brazilian artist Tiago Carneiro da Cuhha. Carneiro da Cuhna draws together both established and emerging artists, contemporary and outsider, to explore ideas of personal and survival (as well as the survival of artistic practice).

Participating artists include Efrain Almeida (Brazil), Caetano de Almeida (Brazil), Ashley Bickerton (Bali), Joshua Callaghan (US), Marcos Chaves (Brazil), Saint Clair Cemin (Brazil), Howard Dyke (UK), Os Gemeos (Brazil), Liam Gillick (UK), Christopher Knowles and Robert Wilson (US), Shay Kun (Israel), Jac Leirner (Brazil), Jarbas Lopes (Brazil), Marssares (Brazil), Paul McDevitt (UK), Malcolm Morley (UK), Raul Mourao (Brazil), Adriana Ricardo (Brazil), Marepe (Brazil), Adriana Varejao (Brazil), Erika Verzutti (Brazil), Luiz Zerbini (Brazil) and Tiago Carneiro da Cunha.

Law of the Land runs through January 29, 2011.

Lehmann Maupin
540 West 26 Street, New York, NY.

A selection of works from Law of the Land follow after the jump. My favorite piece Maos (milage) of 2010 by Efraim Almeida is above.

I haven’t got much to say about Robert The’s work, except that I think it is really cool. I have also already posted one book carving artist this week, so figured why not another? Robert’s work is smart, playful, and exhibits a rare wit with word play.

“Obsession with the semiotic erosion of meaning and reality led me to create objects that evangelize their own relevance by a direct fusion of word and form. Books (many culled from dumpsters and thrift store bins) are lovingly vandalized back to life so they can assert themselves against the culture which turned them into debris.” – Robert The 1995

A few more Bookgun examples after the jump.

With disused phone books as his canvas, Alex Queral carves portraits of famous folks. The results bare strong resemblance, if they are not the most attractive, but succeed primarily in proving great dedication at the hands of the artist. (via Lost in E. Minor).

Obama and other famous dudes after the jump.

From my brothers at Highsnobiety, “Next week the new Todd James aka REAS exhibition will open in Brussels at the A.L.I.C.E. gallery. For the occasion the artist worked with Studio Tokyo and presents his very first ceramic sculpture. Limited to only 13 pieces, the sculpture was inspired by one of the artist’s paintings, created in 2008.”

More images here.

Now on view at the National Gallery of Modern Art, Anish Kapoor’s first exhibition in his native India. It’s an ambitious affair, with the New Delhi show complemented by a second exhibition in the artist’s hometown of Mumbai. Kapoor toured Wallpaper* through the exhibition, sharing his epic concave and s-curve sculptures. The results of the press visit are found here.

National Gallery of Modern Art:
28th November to 27th February 2011
Jaipur House
India Gate
New Delhi – 110003

More images follow.

LEGO is the chosen material for Nathan Sawaya’s sculpture. His work tackles surrealist themes… and themes of identity. Currently, Sawaya’s sculpture are on view in RED at Agora Gallery in New York City. The work will remain on view through December 14, 2010.

Agora Gallery
530 West 25th St.
New York NY, 10001

More sculpture after the jump.