Jim Kempner

Jim Kempner Fine Arts is a museum in the Chelsea Galleries that I find really interesting. Here's its website:

http://jimkempnerfineart.com/


The first thing that struck me about the gallery was the amount of art it contains that I recognize or is the work of artists I remember. For example, the gallery includes some of Gianfranco Gorgoni's photos of the environmental sculpture Spiral Jetty:



















Although I had never seen this piece before, I immediately recognized the name of Kiki Smith. This is the feminist artist's Europa:











Here are a few other artists I recognized:

Jeff Koons:

Balloon Dog






Robert Rauschenburg:

Opal Gospel



I really love this piece because of the use of rich hues and calming imagery. Even though Rauschenburg juxtaposes different forms of media, the piece forms a cohesive whole.

Back Out:

Even though it consists mostly of mundane images of sports, the abstracts portions give the composition a mystical vibe.

Pablo Picasso:

Mosquetaire






And of course I couldn't omit Picasso. This isn't my favorite Picasso piece, but it was the best one they had. I dislike it because of its unfinished look, which gave me an appreciation for Picasso's more famous pieces, which on the surface look unfinished because of their abstractness, but really have a lot of thought put into them.