Chelsea Visit

Enoc Perez
Enoc Perez did several paintings of modern architecture. He uses some method that takes the glossiness out of his paint. It makes the paint look dry matte and kind of caked on. I think this helps relay his view of the false optimism of this kind of architecture. I like his use of stark teal blue for a night sky and piss yellow for mid-day sun.

Maya Lin
Lin had three big installations, two of wood and one of wire. The biggest one is a large hill made of two by four standing on end. They increase in high from the outer edge to the center. The other wooden installation consisted of multiple wooden panels placed standing up one after another. These also indicate increase and decrease in level or degree. The panels are cut into square bases and placed in a grid formation. The wire installation gives the same sensation of increasing and decreasing depth but it is a gradual, linear increase or decrease using bent wire suspended above the viewer's head. She seems to be inspired by topographical maps.

Barthelemy Tuguo
This show contained a wide range of mediums, he had inks, photos, a video, an instillation and a performance. His work seems to be charged with some type anger. His drawings consist of contorted red and black figures. His video shows him flipping a log or something like that across a city. His installation creates a bizarre living space of beds with suitcases on them. The floor was also lines with card board boxes that are used to ship fruit. All of his works seem to have the feel of a performance. There were photos on the wall with stories behind each one. One was a picture of three wooden suitcases that he traveled with one day because he was tired of being "randomly" searched while trying to fly. All of his work also seem to have this dark sense of humor.