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July 9, 2007
recent shows
by gl. at 4:19 pm
last week was a busy art week: i saw 6 shows in 3 days! these are all up through the end of the month:
linda womack: "above and beyond"
linda has a solo show at city hall: i've seen much of her work before, but it's always great to see it in a new context and see some finished works i had previously seen in a transitional stage. it was also lovely to see the titles: i think titles are really invaluable to focus & interpret art: it helps make the art meaningful to the viewer. linda has a great post about the difference in her studio walls between one day & the next!alesia zorn: "when calligraphy meets mixed media"
alesia has a show at berbati's pan. she does such beautiful work (often with shiny!) and i was completely smitten w/ "solstice," a piece she created during denis brown's gilding workshop. berbati's pan is disarmingly close to voodoo doughnut, so i had to stop & get an apple fritter afterwards.sven bonnichsen: "men's show"
sven showed "pajama dreamer" at 100th monkey. we were surprised to see alex, amelia & miles there! i was disappointed sven's awesome artist statement wasn't posted, though several others were. in addition to sven's work, i also enjoyed troy john mccray's iceland photos, but we must have missed the "artisan beer."christine tandy: "starscapes"
with a name likes "starscapes," of course i had to go see this show! christine loves space, clouds & stargazer lillies, and so do i. :) serena barton hosted this show, which was small but sweet. this was the first time serena had been introduced to trixie!shu-ju wang: "sense & sensuality"
i went to see shu-ju's book "calypso" because she had managed to make gocco ink out of powdered eye shadow! but the whole show was simply stunning. and 23 sandy was considerate enough to provide gloves so we could handle the books, because "art books beg to be fondled."
some of my favorites included (hooray! the entire catalog is online!):
- nicole dextras: myths (which included aphrodite, atlas, narcissus, icarus, persephone, poseidon, zeus, & the muses)
- malina gupta: the story of o (i love letters, but i also loved how the translucence actually helps tell the 'story')
- rutherford witthus: 3 kisses (which is striking in its contrast between almost-empty pages and packed visual pages)
- sue collard: camera obscura (it looks twenty times better in person than the photo)
- pamela paulsurd: touchstones (it's almost ridiculous how appealing these are!)
also, i got a chance to meet laura russell, who is enthusiastic, smart, talented & kind. 23 sandy is still a newish gallery, but she has some plans for her studio space that delight me -- and you can even rent it yourself!
- darlene schaper: "inside out"
darlene curated a show for the opening of Hands on Medicine. a combination of paint, digital compositions & at least one sculpture, elayna alexandera flodin's art is uniquely suited for a doctor's office, since it explores her own health and medical issues. darlene also has some of her own playful pieces as a permanent part of the children's room.
posted by gl. | July 9, 2007 4:19 PM | categories: exhibits & events