The crowd at Marian Goodman
Amidst a hoard of black-clad onlookers, an exhibition of new work by Cristina Iglesias opened at Marian Goodman last night in Midtown. One of Spain’s preeminent sculptors, Iglesias remains relatively poorly known in the United States despite being represented by art world juggernaut Marian Goodman. Iglesias’ work riffs on myriad bizarre fascinations–combined in her latest exhibition are underwater architectural ruins, near-vulvar wells swelling with and draining water, an inlaid trough-cum-brook recalling a piazza. A savvy viewer may see aesthetic similarities between Iglesias’ underwater lattice ruins with the rune-like concrete constructions of Martin Boyce, or with her back room brook, Robert Gober’s babbling installation at Schaulager Basel. More compellingly, Iglesias offers a fantastical if slightly corporeal and repulsive take on uniting architecture with sculpture and decor. Although I’m generally not a huge proponent of work that reeks of high production values and higher profit margins, I wonder what collector would ever buy such obtrusive, peculiar work. Kudos to Goodman for finding them.
Photos and video from the evening below.
Video detail of work by Cristina Iglesias
Visitors peering into a piece by Iglesias
Bottom detail. Well fills up then rapidly drains
The crowd around a scale model of a future project by Iglesias
An inlaid work in the back room at Marian Goodman; brings to mind the Robert Gober room at Schaulager Basel
