I finally caught up on Nate Lowman's show on the very last day of its run this past weekend at the Maccarone Gallery, which is just right next door to Gavin Brown on Greenwich St. Nate is known to many as the cute artist guy who dates Mary-Kate Olsen, but most people are not that familiar with his work. The show, "A Dog From Every County," evolved much around Nate's obsession with the smiley face. I liked the show. Nate's really good at making mundane things seem fun in an irreverent way that makes you look closer -- it gets kind of dark and sinister then somehow light again. One of my favorite pieces was a Xerox blow-up of a fortune cookie fortune that said "You will have a party" with smiley faces on each side. I had gotten the same fortune before. I loved it so much that I carried it around in my wallet for years.
Word of Mouth
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