At the second edition of Volta New York, the Gallery presented an installation of the work of Russian artist, Dmitry Gutov (Moscow, 1960). Incorporating various media, the project, "Relativism is dialectics for idiots", was curated by Lorenzo Bruni. As an echo of VoltaNY's title, " Age of Anxiety ", Gutov's work suggested a dialogue on the modernist legacy, power, and knowledge as power and control.  

PRESS COVERAGE

The well-known blog Art Fag City, dedicated to art news and reviews, awarded First Prize to Scaramouche c/o Fruit and Flower Deli and the work of Dmitry Gutov presented at VoltaNY.

The international art magazine Art in America reported on VoltaNYwith an enthusiastic response to this year's edition in an article entitled : "Volta exceeds expectations".   Scaramouche c/o Fruit and Flower Deli, with the work of Dmitry Gutov , is sited among a select group of galleries, for its visceral reflection on present social and economic issues.

The English writer, reporter and cartoonist, Anthony Haden-Guest , journalist for The Guardian, the Britain's Observer Magazine and Esquire, among others, shares his vision of New York's 2009 fairs on the website Saatchi Online. Examining the difficulties of current economic situation for galleries and art dealers, Haden-Guest also points to a prevailing optimism as represented by the opening of a new gallery such as Scaramouche c/o Fruit and Flower Deli.