What IS Art?

It's been a while since I did an art crawl. On this rainy NYC day, my friends and I did the Chelsea art crawl. David Altmejd, one of my favorite sculptors/multimedia artists has a fantastic show at the moment in Chelsea...

and a funny take on Bridal Showers at another gallery...

and some interesting takes on car crashes...

and some props to the man above a la a variety of forms...

and some texture paintings...

David Atlmejd @ Andrea Rosen Gallery in Chelsea

photos by Tricia Chatterton

Creepy. Funny. Surreal. Like stepping into a fantasy land consisting of werewolves with crystal mirrors up their arses, hands groping limbs and mirrored stairways into unknown crevices...

And he's from Montreal (like me!). Go see his show at the Andrea Rosen Gallery (http://www.andrearosengallery.com). David is showing there until June 14th. You have to experience David Atlmejd's work in person. Photos don't do it justice.

Here's a great article about his work...
http://www.cbc.ca/arts/artdesign/venicealtmejd.html