July 12, 2018
2-TIMES • Art
Ben Schumacher,
‘The China Chalet
Group’ @ Bortolami
—
“A go-to destination
in the late 2000's,
attracting a socially
diverse clientele seeking
an alternative to the
stereotypical NYC
club scene.”
Born:
1985 –
Kitchener, Canada.
Based:
New York, NY.
The exhibition:
Is Schumacher's third
solo with Bortolami,
where the artist has
replicated the interior
of China Chalet – a
Chinese banquet hall
turned after-hours
club located just
around the corner
from the New York
Stock Exchange.
—
The faux restaurant,
environment includes
new paintings by
Schumacher, which
combine oil paint with
printed collages of
exhibition announcements
and record releases.
“Figuration fades into
printed block lettering
and graphic design – the
typography stretched over
brush strokes underneath.”
2-TIMES' highlights:
· Jealousy, 2018
· M.D.M.M.D.K.I.D.
Banquette, 2018
On view at:
Bortolami
—
39 Walker St,
New York, NY 10013,
United States
Closes:
August 10, 2018.