Ryan Gander
She gives voice, or Trajectory thinking (2015), £90,000
Lisson Gallery (J1)
This work is part of a group by the British artist that explores “seismic shifts” in art history, says the gallery’s director Louise Hayward. For this piece, Gander was interested in the Impressionist Edgar Degas’s ballerina sculptures, which are often placed directly on the floor. “[Gander] liked the fact that she could step off the pedestal,” Hayward says.
Pope.L
Skin set painting: orange people are god when she is shitting (2011-12), $55,000 (sold)
Mitchell-Innes & Nash (C9)
Mitchell-Innes & Nash is showing a selection of works by the US artist Pope.L, who is best known for crawling 22 miles along Broadway in Manhattan wearing a Superman outfit (The Great White Way, 22 Miles, 9 Years, 1 Street, 2001–09). This painting addresses issues such as racial prejudice and social stereotyping.
Xavier Cha
supreme ultimate exercise (2015)
For more works, ask at 47 Canal (N32)
Xavier Cha’s high-energy performance was a hit at Public this week. Performed by two muscle men rolling, jumping and bashing massive tyres, it was “trying to turn the spectacle of Miami on its head”, says Jamie Kenyon of 47 Canal. Cha’s short film and performance piece abduct is due to open at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Cleveland, in January.
