Forgive me for not rotating this image, but I am on a blogrush. Just wanted to state that Bonni Benrubi Gallery has podcast of their shows for some reason. I find this to be a little.. Precious.
Erma Yost is a wife to my friend and photographer Leon Yost from Jersey City. I had previously known both of their work through a friend who had collected their work, hung in their living room. One day I was working at Barry Friedman Ltd. I looked at the Gallery Guide and recognized her work in the book, as there was a published thumbnail of it in the margin. I emailed Leon about it and realized that the work was a block away. I told Leon I would try and see it, and sure enough after work I went over there. I met up with Leon who seemed to be very surprised that I came to see it so quickly. (less than an hour after I emailed him)
I do not personally know Erma, but what I can say about her work is that it is supremely beautiful, using an eclectic mix of contemporary knowledge and traditional values of decorative arts in her intricately crafted felt, stitched, and beaded works.
Occasionally in the work, you will find bits and pieces of naturally occurring materials; bird skulls and shells, which add to the delicate nature of her felt works.
Lesley Dill at George Adams Gallery in Chelsea. Dill is an alumnus of the graduate program at MICA in 1980. At MICA she most recently shared her experiences of her ongoing project, Divide Light, along with a curated exhibition of work in the Brown Center. (from what I remember)
Bomb bags explain a lot of where my time went as a child. I used to buy tons of these with my cousins and we would play with them outside. You would pop the inner bag of what we assumed was vinegar, and it would counteract with the baking soda in the outer bag and explode. Completely pointless now that I think about it, we never played themed games, we would just pop them with no mind at all.
I personally found these paintings by Emilio Perez entitled "Breakfast By Light of the Moon" were the most captivating of all the works I saw tonight. I've been really interested in traditional processes lately. This work is nothing more than an interestingly composed and aesthetically pleasing trick with painters tape; but the sensation of this series exists in its power to transport the viewer into its wind of color. The shiny, layered texture of these paintings is also intriguing.
Mayor Bloomberg was also at the opening, looking at the work. It was funny. I bumped shoulders with him then ran down the stairs 
To make work like Thomas Ruff all you need is a computer, half a brain, and a big budget for big printing. Thanks for the beer, but the entire budget for this show, including any money Zwirner spent, should have gone to a good charity. 
