Roxy Paine


Weed Choked Garden
2005
Thermoset plastic, polymer, oil paint, PETG, stainless steel, lacquer, epoxy, pigment.
63 x 139 x 69.5 inches.

http://www.jamescohan.com/artists/roxy-paine/

The beautiful reclamation of spaces by systematic vegetation.

Doris Salcedo


Noviembre 6 y 7
2003
280 Chair

http://www.whitecube.com/artists/salcedo/


Compelling furniture- who knew? (Couldn't find a good picture)

Vik Muniz


I'm too sad to tell you (after Bas Jan Ader)
c-print
2003


Perfectly questions traditional materials and representation.

Chris Millar


Facebitor
Acrylic on canvas
33"x40"
2006

http://www.trepanierbaer.com/selectedWork.asp?ArtistID=72


Innumerable combinations of content allow his work to evolve.

Gregory Crewdson


Untitled (Shane)
Summer 2006
Archival inkjet print
Edition of 6 and 2 Artist's Proofs
Print: 57 x 88 inches

http://www.luhringaugustine.com/index.php?mode=artists&object_id=66


Beautifully crafted ambiguity.

Marie Lannoo


100 TIMES
2005
acrylic on panel
48 x 48 x 2¾ inches

 
Mesmerizing depth- truly unique. These need to be seen in person to really be appreciated. [the bad photo doesn't help]

Marcel Dzama


Untitled
2003
Ink, watercolor and root beer on paper
14 x 11 Inches  

http://www.richardhellergallery.com/dynamic/artist.asp?ArtistID=3

Sharp and bizarre, Marcel's images haunt me.

Scott McFarland


Stables on Dr. Young’s Property, 3226 W. 51st. Vancouver
2005
digital c-print

Eric Cameron


The art of process at its most direct and compelling.

Vic Cicansky

Armchair Tomato 
2006
Dense foam, hardcoating, paint/UV, clearcoat
46" x 47" x 44" 1/5



Absurd sculpture that's strangely poignant.

Guy Bourdin


Untitled (Charles Jourdin ad)
1977
[not accurate]

http://www.guybourdin.org/

Quite simply- he made better art than most so called artists.

Bernd & Hilla Becher


Blast Furnace, Youngstown Ohio, USA
1981
Gelatin silver print

http://www.masters-of-fine-art-photography.com/02/artphotogallery/photographers/bernd_and_hilla_becher_01.html

The unavoidable beauty of the manufactured, preserved for our pleasure.

Dan Kopp


Untitled (+ The Ethiopian, lrgr; 2 works)
gouache on panel
15.9 x 24 in. / 40.3 x 61 cm.
2002

http://ctrlgallery.com/cms/artists/dan-kopp/


Dan's landscapes are exciting- being both vivid and subtle.

Michael Harrington


Figures in the Backseat
2006
Painting
Oil on canvas
60 x 40 in / 152.4 x 101.6 cm

http://www.artnet.com/artist/423969374/michael-harrington.html

Banal yet sinister paintings with an amazing amount of atmosphere. And I'm always into ambiguous narrative.

Elana Willis



http://www.elenawillis.com/

Elana's images are often things I've never imagined- that's about as exciting as it gets.

Joel Sternfeld


Joel Sternfeld
After A Flash Flood, Rancho Mirage, California 1979
(from American Prospects)
n:1979, p:2003
Digital C-Print
48 X 60 inches

http://www.luhringaugustine.com/index.php?mode=artists&object_id=67


Skills skills skills. The man has eyes and he knows what to do with them.

Panos Kokkinias


Aliki 2007
Digital Chromogenic Fujicolor Chrystal Archive print
120 x 177 cm (47.24 x 69.69 inch)

http://www.xippas.com/en/artist/panos_kokkinias

Solid photography. Suggestive, ambiguous, beautiful.