Pulse New York 2009

Allison Schulnik

Pulse New York, arguably the best and most diverse of the 2009 New York fairs, was probably most notable for its Allison Schulnik solo exhibition at the Mark Moore Gallery booth. Also predominantly featured was the rival impasto painter, Kim Dorland. Both artists work thickly with oil paint, but had vastly different styles only months earlier. Schulnik has started adding neon to her formerly muted palette, and exploring the Dorland-territory of landscape. Similarly, Dorland displayed a portrait on a Schulnik-like, black background. An art battle is about to go down (the good old fashioned paint-slinging kind)....or should, because it would be cool to watch. Oddly enough, it would probably take place at Mark Moore, who has a monopoly on impasto painters, and represents them both.

Kim Dorland

Totally awesome Kim Dorland

Dorland, on a Schulnik, black background

Dorland

Schulnik detail

Schulnik's landscape

More Schulnik above and two below

Other highlights and/or photo-worthy images from Pulse:

Zoe Charlton @ Conner Contemporary above and below

Greg Allen-Muller

Andrew Gunther

Julio Rondo

Taylor Baldwin above and two below

Alina and Jeff Bliumis

Oil painting by Mariano Ching

Gary-Ross Pastrana

Brendan Flanagan

Dietrich Wegner above and below

Something hideous by Kristian Kozul

crazy light-up books by Airan Kang

Painting machine by Simon Ingram

Pepper's Gallery booth

Amir Fallah

Erik Benson, above and below

Daniel Gonzales

Some much-improved Marcel Dzama pieces, above and below

Fahamu Pecou

Teresa Diehl

Luke Painter installation

Philippe Perrin and Pierre Joseph installation

Travis Millard

Mel Kadel above and below

Randal Scott Gallery

this was only cool because it was made out of spools of thread, Devorah Sperber

Bradley Chriss at Curators' Office