Three New York art galleries (Nyehaus, Friedrich Petzel Gallery and Metro Pictures) are hosting a “survey of surf-themed art” curated by Tim Nye and Jacqueline Miro titled Swell, according to a post on Art Daily.
Dave Hickey, in a recent essay writes: “In its initial vogue, these works spoke directly to a new kind of artistic decorum—less aggressive than pop, less ideological than Minimalism, and less maidenly than post-painterly abstraction. . .
Thankfully, the curators were in tune enough to include the work of Sandow Birk, Thomas Campbell, and Herbie Fletcher in with all the really old guys (and some dead) artists.
The show runs July 1 – August 6, 2010. Click the link for all the info.
