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2014 Year in Review: Unframed

Once again, our very own David hit the streets of New York City to check out every gallery show the city had to offer. He sought out the best art exhibitions that seriously left our jaws dropping. We take a look back at a year of unbelievable, mind-blowing exhibitions that we featured in our Unframed column.

12.19.14 | By
2014 Year in Review: Unframed

Paint & Cut: The Art of Emilio Perez
Emilio Perez breaks the rules when it comes to painting – he layers latex paint directly over enamel allowing him to cut out sections of the “second coat”.

Roman Youth, 2013 (detail)

Roman Youth, 2013 (detail)

Carving Paper: The Surprising Sculpture of Li Hongbo
From an inch away, the sculptures of Li Hongbo look like plaster. They are not. These large reproductions of classical busts are stacks of white paper.

Untitled (Commuters), 2014

Untitled (Commuters), 2014

Pixelated: The LED Art of Jim Campbell
In a high-definition world, Jim Campbell is using cutting-edge technology to do the reverse, producing low-resolution images with three-dimensional screens.

New Car, Album, 2014

New Car, Album, 2014

Vik Muniz and the Photography of Photography
For over two decades, Vik Muniz has meticulously arranged and photographed things to look like other things and now he tackles photography WITH photography.

Mirroroom, 2013

Mirroroom, 2013

The Reversed Perspective of Patrick Hughes
The unbelievable “reverspective” (reversed perspective) pieces by Patrick Hughes are paintings on 3D surfaces.

Untitled, 2014

Untitled, 2014

Millions Of Pieces: The Sculptures of Tara Donovan
Tara Donovan transforms “ordinary” objects, like thousands of cards and acrylic rods, into massive and impossible, awe-inspiring sculptural formations.

Decoy Study (Duck), (detail)

Decoy Study (Duck), (detail)

Maskull Lasserre: Re-carving Sculpture
An exhibition in NYC featured the work of Maskull Lasserre, a sculptor who carves discarded sculptures to reveal internal bone and muscle structure.

Checkpoint (detail), 2014

Checkpoint (detail), 2014

Technology and Trees: The Sculpture of Roxy Paine
A reality-jarring exhibition of a meticulously crafted TSA airport security checkpoint made entirely out of sculpted wood in a forced perspective.

Echoes, Refractions, and the Mad Price of Civilization, 2014.  48” x 48” x 8

Echoes, Refractions, and the Mad Price of Civilization, 2014. 48” x 48” x 8

Thousands of Kites: The Art of Jacob Hashimoto
Artist Jacob Hashimoto presents an unbelievable installation of 30,000 handmade kites made of colorful rice paper and delicate bamboo supports.

Untitled (Group 106 - Once) 2006-2014

Untitled (Group 106 – Once) 2006-2014

Small Things: The Sculpture of Matt Hoyt
Sculptor Matt Hoyt presented a new body of tiny abstract sculptures made from diverse materials that were a must see in person.

Caroline Williamson is Editor-in-Chief of Design Milk. She has a BFA in photography from SCAD and can usually be found searching for vintage wares, doing New York Times crossword puzzles in pen, or reworking playlists on Spotify.