Everything You Need To Know This Week On New York's Art Scene

13. Lauren Kelley: Froufrou Conclusions Employing a wry wit when commenting on matters of sexuality, race, and meditations on place, Lauren Kelley is a video artist best known for her series of short animated videos that combine clay-mation with her brown, plastic dolls. Stylistically evocative of children’s television programs of her youth, Kelley stages absurd, jittery, and sometimes endearing narratives. These low-tech scenarios occur in her Technicolor dioramas; a plush backdrop in contrast to the flaccid narratives of a discontented cast of ingénues. Details: The Kitchen 512 West 19th Street New York, NY 10011 November 11, 2011 - January 7, 2012 Opening: Friday, November 11, 6 - 8 PM [More info]