Venus Over Manhattan

About the Presentation
Venus Over Manhattan will present gouaches by Alexander Calder (1898-1976) in conversation with totemic sculptures from Vanuatu. Like his avant-garde contemporaries Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, and André Breton, Calder collected Oceanic and African objects, which he frequently displayed alongside his own works in his homes. At certain points in his career, Calder’s output hinted at a formal resemblance to these sculptural forms. In the spirit of such juxtapositions, the presentation follows a 2019 exhibition at the gallery, Calder Crags + Vanuatu Totems from the Collection of Wayne Heathcote.

About the Gallery
Founded in 2012 by Adam Lindemann, Venus Over Manhattan is dedicated to unique and iconoclastic exhibitions featuring the work of both historic and contemporary artists. Venus represents and collaborates with numerous artists and estates including Cornelius Annor, Anastasia Bay, Ana Benaroya, Joan Brown, Roger Brown,  Robert Colescott, John Dogg, Jack Goldstein, Michael Kagan, Susumu Kamijo, Sophie Larrimore, Richard Mayhew, Maryan, Peter Saul, Sally Saul, Shinichi Sawada, Keiichi Tanaami, H.C. Westermann, Dustin Yellin, and Joseph Elmer Yoakum. In its ten-year history, the gallery has also staged major exhibitions of work by Billy Al Bengston, Katherine Bernhardt, Bernard Buffet, Alexander Calder, Maurizio Cattelan, William N. Copley, Walter Dahn, Roy De Forest, Mike Kelley, John McCracken, David Medalla, Cady Noland, Charlotte Perriand, Raymond Pettibon, Andy Warhol, and Franz West. Venus Over Manhattan began exhibiting digital artists in 2022. The gallery has collaborated with Erick Calderon (Snowfro) and photographer Justin Aversano.