New York's Winter Art Season: Deconstructing Musical Instruments

The article surveys New York's art scene in February and March 2011, focusing on exhibitions and events that deconstruct musical instruments. At MoMA, 'Picasso: Guitars (1912-1914)' showcases the artist's collages and sculptures, which the New York Times calls 'some of the most important sculptures of the 20th century.' The exhibition runs until June 6, 2011. During the New York Art Fair Week, the off-fair Independent at Dia Center for the Arts featured Alicja Kwade's '36 Disconnected Futures (sound wood)' (2010) at Johann Koenig gallery, presenting dislocated guitars. Fashion trio threeASFOUR presented a collection themed around resonance during New York Fashion Week, held at Saatchi & Saatchi downtown, with models wearing leather jackets and hooded kimonos adorned with violin parts. Yoko Ono performed a concert with her son Sean Lennon on February 18, 2011, for her 78th birthday. The article also notes changes in Soho's loft regulations requiring buyers to be certified artists, and the rise of Bushwick as an artist hub, exemplified by Olivier Babin's gallery Clearing in his minimalist loft at 505 Johnson Avenue, Brooklyn, which opened with 'Badlands' featuring Harold Encart and Jacob Kassay.