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#Rawhide at Venus Over Manhattan
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June 17, 2015 by Nico Jacobsen
June 17, 2015 by Nico Jacobsen 
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Venus Over Manhattan
980 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10075
May 9 – June 27, 2015
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Certainly one of the more high-profile exhibitions of the summer, this star-studded group show, co-curated by Dylan Brandt and Vivian Brodie, aims to chronicle the trajectory of cowboy themes in art. Artists themselves may not be as much like cowboys as they used to be, but that doesn't mean they've stopped looking to their rugged existence for inspiration. Featuring the work of oddball favourites such as Mike Kelley, Martin Kippenberger and Mark Flood, as well as popular figures like Andy Warhol and Richard Avedon, there is a good chance that thanks to this show you'll never view the cowboy aesthetic in quite the same way again.
