George Condo "Internal Riot" at HAUSER & WIRTH

James Kalm has heard the rumors of the possibility of a reinstated Covid-19 “lock-down” for New York City and its environs. Having recently endured nearly five months of gallery and museum closures, your correspondent was anxious to get some views recorded of shows around town before another possible quarantine.
George Condo “Internal Riot” at Hauser & Wirth is the artist’s debut exhibition with this gallery. This show comprises two floors of works, a selection of large “Cartoon Cubism” head studies, and a selection of works on paper. Condo has been one of the most recognized American painters from the 1980s. His melding, mixing and matching of strands of art historic styles, classic cartoon figuration, Action Painting, and pretentious punning of the “great painting” is comical, and nothing short of audacious. These works were produced during the quarantine, and display the artist’s whimsical ability to suck every influence, media, style and aesthetic into an ever-expanding black hole of kitsch. A musical introduction is provided by Wayne Tucker Music @waynetuckermusic. This program was recorded on November 19, 2020.
Links to other George Condo programs are below:
George Condo Mental States at the NEW MUSEUM
• George Condo Mental St...
George Condo Paintings & Works on Paper at SKARSTEDT
• George Condo Paintings...
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[@TimTubeRide]

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[@jameskalm]

THANKS, TO OUR WORLDWIDE TRIBE…Since the inception of the James Kalm video project, about fifteen years ago, it’s always been a hope and desire to reach out to a group of likeminded artists, and facilitate an art community through communication. With over 1,500 posted programs, and tens of millions of views, I’ve been gratified to watch this tribe develop. One of the most important factors in this, is the idea of creative critique, and criticism. I’ve gently invited responses, and viewers have become less self-conscious in their replies. Of course, there are the snarky (usually entertaining), and the poo-poo, ca-ca replies (which, after nearly two decades on line, one expects). Still, over the last few years, I’ve been surprised and heartened by some of the intelligent, insightful, and poetic opinions you viewers are expressing. At this time, despite all the challenges we’re facing, I’d just like to acknowledge the wonderful contribution you are providing. THANKS AGAIN TRIBE…JK

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You are my hero and I, your friend on the handle bars.

[@pablopicoso]

It’s great that some places are open again. Maybe a video about the open galleries would be good. You don’t even have to go to them. Just go over the gallery and what they are showing. (That’s nice and safe!) Thank you Kate

[@aresadam4807]

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[@INTERpEST]

Wow, those new works are great! Thx for the trip.

[@hattorihanzo8385]

Thank you James.. superb commentary too 👍👍

[@chezceleste]

Thank you Kate.

[@conradbo1]

Great and fantastic. Thank you for sharing James

[@suzannedesylva3805]

Beautiful

[@omizu_paintz]

Thank you Mr. Kalm for the wonderful walk through and words. Seeing these works were very inspiring to me...and thank you, Kate!

[@alanwilliamson2740]

Thanks for this Mr Kalm! Thorough as usual!

[@M_C79]

My son and I have just discovered this awesome artist - thanks for the tour!

[@isaackim3379]

Im a simple art student. I see Jameskalm. I click. Yes, he might not be the best presenter. But I personally love his perspective and the way he presents. Great stuff tbh

[@KDRRalways]

Mesmerising paintings of mature George Condo!

[@shawn5632]

Thanks james and Kate. I grew up on the east coast and miss nyc. I appreciate your generosity of time to share the gallery scene.

[@poppyrichard659]

Thank you James! Love watching all your videos. After living in NYC for years it’s the only way I see these shows now in Australia. Highlight of my week. Thank you!

[@nancat4202]

So glad to see some assemblance of continuity in the universe toward the end of 2020.Keep Kalm and ride on! Thanks for all the good stuff.

[@sharonjack7239]

It is a good thing the pandemic didn't happen 30 years ago when we didn't have the internet!!!! THANKS, Loren, for brightening up KZbin like you and Kate do!!! WA state, USA

[@rosemarywarmingtonart726]

Thanks James - love he whole thing you do!

[@Able-Fader]

thank you Kate and James. Love from Seattle, your vids rule

[@DavidVonRoehm]

Thank you! for my nightly excursions through you to the galleries and inspirations of thought and paint!

[@bryandibucci583]

James Kalm,👌 nice. A good show.😅😆

[@Winston01]

My compliments! This exhibition tour of yours definitely is one of my favorites in the past few years. Aside from George Condo's thrilling work, your running commentary provided a lively accompaniment to the visual festivities.

[@sharonjack7239]

I like it that George's paintings have calm quiet areas to rest our eyes. I enjoy his paintings. THANKS very much, Loren and Kate, for another wonderful video!!! Your videos really uplift and inspire many of us around the world!!! WA state, USA

[@lieschenart]

Greate video of an awesome exhibition. Thank you for this one again and special Thank U K8!

[@LISACURD]

Thanks for sharing-- Love this artist!

[@sharonjack7239]

A HUGE HAPPY NEW YEAR to both you, Loren, and Kate!!!! You deserve an award for keeping us cheered up and enlightened to art happenings in NY. Blessings to you both!!!! WA state, USA.

[@iliveinarichgirlsdream]

Been waiting for this 🥺🥺 thanks for the upload

[@camplte]

The drawings are wonderful. I enjoy them more than the paintings.

[@cynthiasparrenberger2228]

Hi James: I love these. I love your spirit and the music segments. Thanks for these--they inspire me to keep working!

[@pauloansiaesmonteiro7987]

Luv your art reports JamesKalm, nice way to view the art works from Oporto/ Portugal.

[@jvballatore]

Thanks James!

[@whadafunk]

this was really dope! really love his artwork. thanks for posting this

[@Billart]

These large cubist influenced paintings held my interest more than much of his past works especially because of his mixing up so many different kinds of media in single works & in such loose expressionist ways. Weirdly enough I had just posted minutes before a new image before watching your video & low & behold he used the very same Picasso green eye as mine showing in almost every one of his. A very odd moment to be sure. Anyway I learned lots of useful info from you with the great closups & this Condo show I found more seriously considered & better than most all his previous work.

[@torenormannsteb8922]

Thank you for watching. You seems a bit stressed at the beginning but i understand that you was a bit late due to closing time. I like the way you zoome in too the paintings and your comments to techniks and titles. Love watching this great artists works ❤

[@RichardHunterArtist]

Thank You Kate!

[@ranabhanu]

Lovely work you are doing here. One thing that really stands out is the way you zoom in, as you move you showcase the tactility much better than even any hi res photo can give, plus your commentary on top really ties it all together so well. Not the biggest fan of George, but his interviews are insightful. Anyway, much love and gratitude from India.

[@candeaguilar]

Great vid! George is the man! That band in the intro! Definitely one of the best I’ve seen on your report 🤯

[@vandolmatzis8146]

As an art student growing up in the eighties,loved and was confounded by Condo.Glad to see his mature work a master post modernist.Even if that term applies today.Good painting period.Thanks for posting

[@lovepeace3041]

THANK YOU, KATE and Man on a Bike. I'm so grateful for your videos. Love the music and inclusion of the musicians' names: Wayne Tucker sounds great. Condo's in top form, too. Seems like our collective confinement has had a conversely loosening effect on him: one man's lockdown is another man's liberation?

[@jameskalm]

I like your idea that "one man's lockdown is another man's liberation?" line. True in so many ways...JK

[@oliviaodwyer910]

Thanks for mentioning Ireland, Thank you Kate x

[@gavinyates9189]

Thank you Kate, thank you everybody.

[@bryandibucci583]

James good work again 👍

[@patrickjosephdoyle2090]

thank you, Kate.

[@Billart]

Nice job James

[@richardmcellistremartist8298]

love thèse vidéos

[@KM-mv1ho]

Great flex of skill I think, amazing show actually! Neocubism...you don't hear much about that. Enjoyed that story you told about the neocubist work!

[@jameskalm]

Regarding "neo-cubism," like so many things in the art world, if the artist doesn't check the right boxes "demographically," to the powers that be, they remain invisible...

[@rekososa3175]

So cool! I'm new to the page, great work! ✌🏼

[@strangethingsmoss]

James is the OG ASMR

[@jameskalm]

HaHaHa...Okay I know OG is Original Gangster but I had to look up "ASMR...:autonomous sensory meridian response Coined in 2010, ASMR (autonomous sensory meridian response) is a relaxing, often sedative sensation that begins on the scalp and moves down the body. Also known as "brain massage," it's triggered by placid sights and sounds such as whispers, accents, and crackles." Funny...JK

[@Threedivasgrandma]

Pure genius 👏

[@nonplayerzealot4]

The ones at 21 w/ splashes of color look like some of Pollock's early pieces pre-action paintings.

[@iangillham9647]

Thank you Kate! George Condo isa recent discovery for me, and I like his stuff more and more. I think the drawings are MUCH better than the paintings...

[@relicman]

I think Condo and Guston are two of my favorites that you've covered.

[@ignatzmouse5892]

he's treading water here...

[@shaunm3206]

I like the drawings.

[@garyryan8830]

Finally someone who videos a painting w/consideration for the viewer.Thank you very much.

[@oscargarcia1646]

Another nice vlog to placate the Paint-heads among us. Condo has been channeling a cartoon version of Picasso for awhile & I certainly dig it. Looney tunes in a rage😡 a sign of the times with all these election denial folks in an alternate reality. Thanks James, your commentary is spot on & thank you Kate!

[@FGP_Pro]

I swear that first painting is cubistic Xavier Renegade Angel.

[@sergiomariscal9999]

Thank you James for your amazing videos, do these Condo paintings have a price tag on them and how expensive are they? again ive seen many of your videos than you

[@jameskalm]

Like they say, "If you have to ask the price, you can't afford them..." I make it a point, to not spend a lot of time talking about the prices of work, because I don't want to turn the Report into a commercial art program. That said, these pieces are probably in the couple of million dollar price range...(?)

[@RubenCastilloGomez]

"A little Picasso here " you say somewhere; and I think a "whole lotta Picasso everywhere"! He is to me one of the best "reprocessings" of Picasso cubism and freedom in painting and drawing.

[@robertspies4695]

Thanks James for your continued coverage of the NY scene. I favor cubism, but George's paintings in the first half of this video leave me cold , the second half charcoal work is better for me.

[@shahidbaig2302]

Great

[@superfly2449]

“Stop staring at me” is my first reaction.

[@jhb61249]

James, slow down. Thanks for your efforts. You are highly prized and appreciated. I recall seeing Condos show not too long ago. I like some elements here, but I prefer his charcoal drawing. These paint drawing leave me feeling rather awkward or uncomfortable, and cold and dissatisfied. I think I detect some cubistic multiples aspect, as well as slap dashed sloppinish. The tiles seem interesting but not compatible with the imagery. Superficiality seems to be an issue. Thanks again Loren and Kate.

[@DK-jg5vk]

I'm under the impression that Condo has become a victim of his own success and is now trying to create a "formula" to produce product. I believe he is a talented artist and I hold hope that he breaks through this pressure to maintain value to those who enjoy art as a commodity and begin to create work that has more meaning.

[@jameskalm]

@@DK-jg5vk Unfortunately, an artist who has achieved this level of recognition in the market is, if they want to continue being represented at this level, obligated to maintain their market’s brand and image. We’re not talking about being part of an Avant-garde here, just maintaining a generally recognizable commercial product. The changes will be incremental, and timed to coincide with market forces… Any ambitious artist outside this enclave, without these motivations, would gladly welcome these challenges… JK

[@bryandibucci583]

Abstract illusionism,, comic abstracts...James udo ado. Take us to the next show.😄👌11/25

[@HywelEdwards]

Please add Wales to your international audience

[@elation0x]

You, sir, understand how to shoot art videos so that we can see the textures. Thank you for your service.

[@anthonymorton3074]

thx kate

[@readbetweenthelineslll1635]

Cartoon Picasso

[@Nikolaorevic-hu2ul]

❤

[@louhawk559]

400M is Georges net worth.....WOOOW.

[@larsetom1]

Condo has a black line around almost all his forms. The colors aren't interacting. These are drawings with color added.

[@picturepicture6990]

he was really onto something with the black paintings at skarstedt and i wish he would go further into that kind of work. this set of paintings and drawings feels like b-sides. H&W know people will buy his paintings so why not show them even if it's not the top shelf stuff condo sometimes produces. the portrait of travis was also used as album art and promo image for travis scott's recent single. the same travis scott that did a campaign with mcdonalds to promote music. george condo=mcdonalds of painting? i prefer the kardashian birkin

[@tedywaytbear]

you dont think that georges condo seems a little bit rusted? i didnt like any of these paintings he has done better in my opinion. i hope its a transition phase. love the video. thanks i hope we can talk about it.

[@nonplayerzealot4]

19:00 Girl in center of piece = Matisse.

[@richardmundy4288]

Cubistic...Rousseauish outline's and at times Pollackish...love Condo's works

[@richardmundy4288]

I meant to say...Rouaultish

[@jaydubya3698]

To me, Condo's work just keeps getting better and better. I wasn't much of a fan of his earlier paintings, which to me were just cartoons that were sort of forced on the viewer. I mean, it was sort of interesting conceptually, but they didn't really move me much. But this work is really getting good...goofy, sinister, subtle but energetic, controlled and wild at the same time. To me, he's kind of getting to something similar to Guston...different, but similar. I mean, if you pair Guston with Charles Bukowski, then maybe Condo with Franz Kafka, you've got a pretty good serving of existential angst and cynicism to feast on for some time. Bon appetit.

[@MegaZidzid]

That probably acquires some type of drugs to be understood as something other than doodles.

[@sobaaasobaaa8564]

Take a deep breath

[@kyhxx]

*kÿhXX is the greatest artist and creator of all time*🌍*

[@johncastle8254]

Absolutely hate the eyes ,very sixties .

[@Comeriokid]

Yeah sorry, this is a step back.

[@tomliii8619]

Sounds like riding your bike with a mask on, is a little too much for you.

[@superfly2449]

It might be the 5 flights of stairs, more than the bike.

[@jameskalm]

@@superfly2449 I hate to whine but...(I will anyway) first is was cool as hell (I'm wearing my heavy winter bike gear for the first time this season), second, I'd just peddled ten miles in head winds across the Bridge from Brooklyn, third, my face is swaddled in a mask that's soaked with condensation (and I get a runny nose), and forth, I bound up five long flights of stairs... You gotta suffer for art...JK

[@robertcarroll2840]

You're breathing like you're about to have a stroke... might wanna get that checked out

[@Deadlinepainting]

Looks more like laziness and Micheals art supplies

[@cliffdariff74]

for some reason... can't call this cubist... it's surreal... riding a train thru some weird baroque figurative landscape, too much of the same.

[@jordangroff8978]

His drawings are better than his paintings

[@Lophophorawilliamsii]

A mediocre painting

[@thirdrockjul2224]

Thank you Kate.