Volta NY 2012 Showcases International Artists with Focus on Sexuality, Abstraction, and Performance
From March 7-11, 2012, Volta NY took place at 7 West 34th Street in NYC, featuring a range of international artists and galleries. Among the standout exhibits were James Clar's text installation at Blythe Projects, Kerstin Dreschsel's oil sketches showcased at Vane, and works by Zackary Drucker at Luis De Jesus Los Angeles. Canadian contributions included Alex Fischer's collages at O'Born Contemporary and Janet Werner's paintings at Parisian Laundry. Noteworthy pieces also comprised Rachel Beach's sculptures at Blackston, David E. Peterson's abstractions at Alejandra von Hartz Gallery, and Andrew Masullo's paintings at Steven Zevitas Gallery. Performance artist Wilmer Wilson IV drew in crowds at Conner Contemporary Art, while global connections were highlighted by galleries such as Galerie Heike Strelow and Pristine Galerie.
Key facts
- Volta NY ran from March 7-11, 2012 at 7 West 34th Street at Fifth Avenue in New York City
- James Clar presented a text piece transliterating "global English" into six non-Latin scripts
- Kerstin Dreschsel created oil sketches based on photos of Berlin lesbian sex parties
- Zackary Drucker exhibited transgender-themed photographs and videos
- Janet Werner's paintings will be included in MASS MoCA's "Oh Canada" survey opening May 2012
- Wilmer Wilson IV performed a self-mummification with gold stickers as a commentary on validation
- Tiong Ang's installation "Models for (the) People" was first shown at the 2008 Shanghai Biennale
- Andrew Masullo's work gained attention following his inclusion in the Whitney Biennial
Entities
Artists
- James Clar
- Özlem Günyol
- Mustafa Kunt
- Oreet Ashery
- Kerstin Dreschsel
- Zackary Drucker
- Carina Linge
- Alex Fischer
- Janet Werner
- Rachel Beach
- David E. Peterson
- Julian Opie
- Andrew Masullo
- Mary Heilmann
- Tiong Ang
- Wilmer Wilson IV
Institutions
- Blythe Projects
- Galerie Heike Strelow
- Pristine Galerie
- Vane
- Luis De Jesus Los Angeles
- Jarmuschek + Partner
- O'Born Contemporary
- Parisian Laundry
- MASS MoCA
- Blackston
- Alejandra von Hartz Gallery
- Steven Zevitas Gallery
- Whitney Biennial
- Shanghai Biennale
- Florence Lynch
- Conner Contemporary Art
- Howard University
- artcritical
Locations
- New York City
- United States
- Los Angeles
- Frankfurt
- Germany
- Monterrey
- Mexico
- Newcastle-upon-Tyne
- United Kingdom
- Berlin
- Toronto
- Canada
- Montreal
- Miami
- Boston
- Shanghai
- China
- Washington DC
- Indonesia
- Netherlands
- Turkey
- Israel