I’ve always enjoyed Harmony Korine’s films. I loved Spring
Breakers. I remember liking Gummo, and even though he was only the writer of
Kids, that movie always had a special place in my heart, having moved to NYC
right when it came out. So I was a little bit more open to Korine’s paintings
than say James Franco’s photographs, and Korine’s painting aren’t bad. They
would totally fit in a Bushwick group show. He certainly is a capable painter,
who isn’t embarrassing himself. That said, the work does feel like a mishmash of
styles that don’t come together as a body and don’t escape the noticeable
influences of an older generation of painters. The show feels like the work of a
young talented painter who has yet to find his voice. I guess it’s unfair, but considering
how experimental his films are and how even more ballsy his music videos and
random you tube clips, skilled but conservative nature of the paintings feels a
little disappointing. It’s a shame, that if Korine was going to branch out as
an artist, he didn’t push himself as a video artist, which I always thought was
the best way to approach his movies and is certainly the only way to see his
music videos.
Through Jun. 21st
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