tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466314672723988836.post7024186912117573410..comments2023-09-30T00:43:13.890-07:00Comments on The Current Season: Pure: Barry McGee at Cheim & Readmoderatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07653277482083573538noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466314672723988836.post-83253648513496099062013-10-09T17:44:13.904-07:002013-10-09T17:44:13.904-07:00It is often tricky to bring street art into the wh...It is often tricky to bring street art into the white box cube of a Chelsea gallery, but I agree with Jes, and it seems Barry McGee and Cheim & Reade have cooperated to make a high art space “refreshing and playful’ without a major compromise. The surfboards, ceramics and furniture relax the space and the more monochromatic traditional paintings remind us of an art show proper. The last room of an undulating wall of small-framed iconic McGee imagery is an appropriate installation for an (outsider) artist who is now well established showing in a well-established gallery.<br /><br />Louise Eastmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13216594479788387358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466314672723988836.post-48643547327111423632013-10-09T09:51:16.930-07:002013-10-09T09:51:16.930-07:00I think this is a well-written review, and you giv...I think this is a well-written review, and you give us a great sense of McGee’s artistic world. But I’m not sure I clearly understand your second paragraph: what exactly are the discarded items you talk about? And in what sense is McGee documenting? What is his specific identity?<br />I think there is a bit too much ideas for such a short review, and you might just focus on one line of thought: either McGee’s various mediums (like in paragraph two); or maybe his special relation to the commercial art space as a street artist (as in the third paragraph).Sara Bhasinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12395169246326913206noreply@blogger.com