{"id":32973,"date":"2019-05-01T11:00:41","date_gmt":"2019-05-01T11:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artzealous.com\/?p=32973"},"modified":"2019-05-01T01:25:11","modified_gmt":"2019-05-01T01:25:11","slug":"gallery-owner-allison-barker-gives-us-her-frieze-week-faves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artzealous.com\/gallery-owner-allison-barker-gives-us-her-frieze-week-faves\/","title":{"rendered":"Gallery Owner Allison Barker Gives Us Her Frieze Week Faves"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’re big on tapping our art world favorites for their opinion all things Frieze Week. This time we turned to Allison Barker, founder of ABXY LES, one of our favorite galleries downtown. Barker gives us the lowdown on the NYC art scene, her favorite gritty bar and\u00a0Conversation Derelict\u00a0<\/span><\/em>her newest show with artist Corey Wash.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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AZ: Coffee or tea?<\/strong><\/p>\n

AB:<\/strong> Coffee. Iced. Lately with oat milk.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n<\/b>AZ: Ultimate art fair outfit?<\/strong><\/p>\n

AB<\/strong>: Comfortable shoes are a must, so I start with sneakers or a comfy boot and work up from there. Always love a <\/span>Ref slip dress<\/span><\/a> with a sweater or an oversized blazer. I like to layer with something I can tie around my waist if I get hot (and still look cute). <\/span><\/p>\n

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\n<\/b>AZ: You never leave home without…<\/strong><\/p>\n

AB<\/strong>: Business cards, statement sunglasses, a Juul charger.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n<\/b>AZ: How would you describe NYC’s art scene in 3 words?<\/strong><\/p>\n

AB:<\/strong> Hard n\u2019 Fast. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n<\/b>AZ: What are some of your favorite art institutions in NYC?<\/strong><\/p>\n

AB<\/strong>: Depends on the day (there\u2019s so much!), but The New Museum<\/a> has two AMAZING shows up right now: Nari Ward and Jeffrey Gibson. On the gallery side, if you end up in Chelsea don\u2019t miss Jose Parla at Bryce Wolkowitz<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

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\n<\/b>AZ: You’re the founder of ABXY in the LES, what is it about the LES that drew you to open your gallery there?<\/strong><\/p>\n

AB:<\/strong> The Lower East Side is alive. In my opinion, it\u2019s the last neighborhood with any character left in lower Manhattan. The art community here is amazing. It\u2019s empowering to be surrounded by so many passionate young gallerists and curators. I\u2019m in love with the work they\u2019re doing at Karma, Rachel Uffner, Spencer Brownstone, James Fuentes, Richard Tattinger, and Participant. \u00a0Plus, we\u2019ve got Perrotin<\/a> (who opened a 25,000 square foot, three-story space on Orchard Street in 2017 and represents the likes of KAWS and Daniel Arsham). <\/span><\/p>\n

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My ultimate favorite gallery neighbor (and idol): Salon 94<\/a>. They have Marina Adams up right now. If you\u2019re into abstract painting, don\u2019t miss it.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n<\/b>AZ: After a long day at the gallery, where can we find you?<\/strong><\/p>\n

AB<\/strong>: <\/span>Lucien<\/span><\/a> or <\/span>Minnie\u2019s<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

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\n<\/b>AZ: Favorite hotel bar? Favorite hole in the wall?<\/strong><\/p>\n

AB<\/strong>: Hotel bars: Day-to-day the Lobby Bar at the Bowery<\/a>. Dog-friendly, always feels like home. Special occasion: <\/span>Public<\/span><\/a> Rooftop (views, views, views). Late night\/guilty pleasure: The Blonde<\/a> at 11 Howard. Jazzy Sunday vibe: The Carlyle<\/a>. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hole in the wall\u2026. <\/span>Parkside<\/span><\/a>. Full disclosure: it\u2019s real gritty. But there\u2019s a photo booth, pool tables, jukebox, a two-person PacMan table\u2026and a theater in the back where you can usually catch something fun and weird. Slam poetry competitions. That kind of thing.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n<\/b>AZ: Public artwork in NYC that everyone should check out?<\/strong><\/p>\n

AB<\/strong>: The High Line just put up <\/span>an enormous Simone Leigh sculpture<\/span><\/a>. I\u2019m obsessed with this artist. Her show at Luhring Augustine last fall totally blew me over. The work on the Highline is called <\/span>Brick House<\/span><\/em>.<\/em> It\u2019s a sixteen-foot-tall bronze bust of a black woman whose torso is conflated with the forms of a skirt and a clay house. <\/span>Brick House<\/span><\/em> is the first work in\u00a0<\/span>Anatomy of Architecture<\/span><\/em>, the artist\u2019s continuing series of sculptures that combine architectural forms from regions as varied as West Africa and the American South with the human body.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

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AZ: Uber, taxi, Ferry or subway.. how are you getting to Frieze?<\/strong><\/p>\n

AB:<\/strong> Ferry, it\u2019s part of the experience. Rain or shine. I count it as \u201cnature time,\u201d and can always use more of that. <\/span><\/p>\n

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AZ: Tips for art fair newbies going to Frieze?<\/strong><\/p>\n

AB:<\/strong> You will encounter (some) nature. If it rains, \u2018twill be messy.’ That\u2019s where sneakers are your best bet. Pre-pop your Claritin.<\/span><\/p>\n

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AZ: Your latest show at the gallery is with Corey Wash. Give us the deets.<\/strong><\/p>\n

AB<\/strong>: It\u2019s called <\/span>Conversation Derelict<\/span><\/i><\/a> and it\u2019s all about why \u2013 in this technologically interconnected, globally wired world – we can\u2019t seem to collaborate on saving the planet. In the midst of the information overload we experience every day, Corey\u2019s cartoon depictions of contemporary life cut right through the noise. Satire at its finest. There\u2019s painting, music, animation, site-specific installation, and sometimes my French bulldog, Gordo. Corey made all the work while pregnant. #sHERO. On view through June 9.<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/b>AZ: What do you have coming up?<\/strong><\/p>\n

AB:<\/strong> This summer I\u2019m showing a female photographer named Arden Surdam. For me, Arden\u2019s photographs re-contextualize the grotesque realities behind our gendered, classified, racially dissonant traditions and reclaim them as acts of brute grace, evidence of strength in confronting oppression. The exhibition is titled\u00a0<\/span>Offal<\/em><\/strong><\/i>,<\/i><\/b> the entrails or internal organs of animals used as food. Nobody does gross as gorgeous as Arden. <\/span><\/p>\n

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In addition to her recent photography, we\u2019ll have<\/span> a Donut Shaped Algae Tank\u00a0<\/b>filled with Spirulina. Opening late June.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n<\/b>AZ: How can we stay in touch?<\/strong><\/p>\n

AB: Instagram: <\/span>@abxyles<\/span><\/a>. Website: <\/span>abxy.co<\/span><\/a>. For inquiries on available works check us out on <\/span>Artsy<\/span><\/a> or email <\/span>lucy@abxy.co<\/span><\/a> directly. <\/span><\/p>\n

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