April 5, 2007

{     George Condo at Simon Lee Gallery     }    

If you are in London you should run, as though inspired by pants aflame, (amok if you will) to Simon Lee's space on Berkeley St. After you've extinguished your blackened slacks and wiped the slobber from your cheeks you'll see a focused, ridiculous, and freewheeling selection of George Condo's new work.

This is 'The Smiling Sea Captain'. It's the best painting I've seen all year: