| New of the Visual Arts/USA March-April 2008 |
Boston area edition
| Liliana Porter - March 1, 2008 - April 9, 2008; Print Publishers Spotlight: Graphic Studio Featuring Allan McCollum - March 1, 2008 - April 9, 2008. Barbara Krakow Gallery, 10 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116. |
| Consequences of Geometry: Diane Ayott, Mary Bucci McCoy and Rose Olson. Now - February 24, 2008 at Art Complex Museum in Duxbury. |
| March 12 - April 13 Marilu Swett, Margie Swan at the Boston Sculptors Gallery, 486 Harrison Ave. • Boston. |
| New Members' Show - 11 Jan – 02 Feb 2008; at the Copley Society of Art at 158 Newbury Street. |
| Now - May 4, 2008 - Luxury for Export: Artistic Exchange Between India and Portugal Around 1600. An historic, scholarly exhibition considering the work produced in India around 1600 for export or trade. At The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 280 The Fenway, Boston, MA 02115. The centerpiece of the exhibition is a rare silk embroidery made in Bengal specifically for export to Portugal. Unique in imagery, the textile depicts a triumphal arch surrounded by a myriad of birds, beasts, and humans, making it one of the richest and most fascinating products of trade between India and the West in the 17th century. |
| Thomas McNickle, March 4-31; Lynda Lowe, April 1-29. Arden Gallery, 129 Newbury Street, Boston 02116. |
| Now–March 8, Love Anatomy: François Escalmel, Jerome Prieur, Martin Douvil, Marie-Josée Roy, Johanne Cullen. Gallery Anthony Curtis, 186 South Street, Boston, MA, 02111. |
| Works by Yale Epstein and Jon MacAdam at Diana Levine Fine Art, One Design Center Place, Suite 541, Boston, MA 02210 Artist Jonathan MacAdam, who was born in England, received a BA in Fine Arts from Gordon College in Weham, MA. He lived in Orvieto, Italy for five months where he continued his art studies in the Italian Renaissance. "My paintings often begin directly on the canvas, or as overlays of transparent monoprints made from metal or plexiglass plates on my etching press. To these I might add loose washes of oil, acrylic colors, or layers of pastel. Shapes and impressions emerge." - Yale Epstein. |
White Mountain Invitational Exhibition - March 15 - April 15 at the Banks Gallery in North
Conway, New Hampshire.
Boston has always had a close artistic connection with the White Mountains beginning as early as the 1830's
when artist members of the Boston Art Club spent summers in the Mountains, often as artists in residence at
many grand hotels and producing some the most important landscape paintings of the 19th century.
Members of the Guild will bring attention to the continued excellence of Boston painters working in the White
Mountain region.
Opening reception: Saturday, March 15, 6-8 PM at The Banks Gallery.
Conway, New Hampshire.
Boston has always had a close artistic connection with the White Mountains beginning as early as the 1830's
when artist members of the Boston Art Club spent summers in the Mountains, often as artists in residence at
many grand hotels and producing some the most important landscape paintings of the 19th century.
Members of the Guild will bring attention to the continued excellence of Boston painters working in the White
Mountain region.
Opening reception: Saturday, March 15, 6-8 PM at The Banks Gallery.
Furui Sachiko : Corage and Wood Block Printings, March 2008; Tanaka Kazuhiko :
Lifescape II, April 2008. Keiko: Fine Japanese Handcraft, 121 Charles Street, Boston, 02114
Lifescape II, April 2008. Keiko: Fine Japanese Handcraft, 121 Charles Street, Boston, 02114
March-April, 2008. Ben Sloat, Laconia Gallery, 433 Harrison Ave. Boston, MA 02118-2405
March 2008: Elwood Howell. Lanoue Fine Art, 160 Newbury Street, Boston, MA, 02116
March 2008, April 2008, Phillip Jones: On the Table: Still Life Paintings. Mercury
Gallery, 8 Newbury Street, 2nd floor, Boston, MA 02116
Gallery, 8 Newbury Street, 2nd floor, Boston, MA 02116
Sacred Presence: Landscapes of Israel by Jim Schantz,
Resplendent Grace: Porcelains by Hideaki Miyamura - March 1 -
March 31, 2008. Opening Reception: 8 March 2008, 3:00 to 6:00 PM. The
artists will be present. Jeffrey Hessing - April 1 - April 30, 2008.
Resplendent Grace: Porcelains by Hideaki Miyamura - March 1 -
March 31, 2008. Opening Reception: 8 March 2008, 3:00 to 6:00 PM. The
artists will be present. Jeffrey Hessing - April 1 - April 30, 2008.
Mela Lyman: Anxiety of Beauty - Revisiting the Fountain of Youth, Feb. 25-May
30, 2008. CAC Gallery (Cambridge Arts Council), City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway (corner of
Inman Street), Cambridge, MA 02139.
As opposed to an exhibition of completed work, the gallery will be transformed into artist Mela Lyman's
studio as she re-works a public art project she originally created in 2002 (a mural to be re-installed in
nearby Paine Park). As part of this turning a typical exhibition on its head, the public is also invited to view
the completed mural at an artist reception (replacing an "opening reception") just before the exhibition ends.
30, 2008. CAC Gallery (Cambridge Arts Council), City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway (corner of
Inman Street), Cambridge, MA 02139.
As opposed to an exhibition of completed work, the gallery will be transformed into artist Mela Lyman's
studio as she re-works a public art project she originally created in 2002 (a mural to be re-installed in
nearby Paine Park). As part of this turning a typical exhibition on its head, the public is also invited to view
the completed mural at an artist reception (replacing an "opening reception") just before the exhibition ends.
Liliana Porter: To do that, 2007, 15 1/4 x 11 1/4
inches. Metal figurine and torn paper.
Image courtesy of Barbara Krakow Gallery
inches. Metal figurine and torn paper.
Image courtesy of Barbara Krakow Gallery
Alan McCollum: from The Shapes
Projects. One hundred and forty-four
framed monoprints from Vector
files. Each: 5 7/8 x 4 3/8 x 1/4 inches
(3 inches when foot of stand is out.)
Image courtesy of Barbara Krakow
Gallery
Projects. One hundred and forty-four
framed monoprints from Vector
files. Each: 5 7/8 x 4 3/8 x 1/4 inches
(3 inches when foot of stand is out.)
Image courtesy of Barbara Krakow
Gallery
Liliana Porter, a New
York-based artist of
Argentinean ancestry, draws
from her extensive collection
of souvenirs, toys, functional
knickknacks and figurines to
create her work.
The figures can be seen in
different and unexpected
scenarios. They are, at the
same time, somewhat playful,
somewhat disturbing, but
always masterful in emotional
meaning.
Alan McCollum's The
Shapes Project was initiated
in 2005. A large quantity of
unique shapes, one for every
person on the planet when the
world population peaks in the
middle of the twenty-first
century.
York-based artist of
Argentinean ancestry, draws
from her extensive collection
of souvenirs, toys, functional
knickknacks and figurines to
create her work.
The figures can be seen in
different and unexpected
scenarios. They are, at the
same time, somewhat playful,
somewhat disturbing, but
always masterful in emotional
meaning.
Alan McCollum's The
Shapes Project was initiated
in 2005. A large quantity of
unique shapes, one for every
person on the planet when the
world population peaks in the
middle of the twenty-first
century.
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March 7 - March 29, 2008: Women's Lives. Paintings by Helena Wurzel,
Sculptures by Gabrielle Rossmer. This show deals with various aspects of women's lives
today: how they occupy domestic space, fashion, icons of technology, and sex/sexuality.
April 4 - April 26, 2008: Dimitri Cavander: New Work from San Francisco. Cavander
is a master of light and shadow: the icy blue of snow at twilight or the reflected light coming through a window,
bouncing off a varnished floor. Many of his works have been urban scenes around Boston, but having moved to San
Francisco he's captured the Bay Area's unique light.
MPG Contemporary, 450 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02118.
Sculptures by Gabrielle Rossmer. This show deals with various aspects of women's lives
today: how they occupy domestic space, fashion, icons of technology, and sex/sexuality.
April 4 - April 26, 2008: Dimitri Cavander: New Work from San Francisco. Cavander
is a master of light and shadow: the icy blue of snow at twilight or the reflected light coming through a window,
bouncing off a varnished floor. Many of his works have been urban scenes around Boston, but having moved to San
Francisco he's captured the Bay Area's unique light.
MPG Contemporary, 450 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02118.
Gabrielle Rossmer:Taffeta Gown
Dmitri Cavander: San Francisco 3
Helena Wurzel: Dick in a Box
CAC Gallery Exhibition: Anxiety of Beauty - Revisiting the Fountain of Youth by Mela Lyman. February
25-May 30, 2008. "Water Stroll" by Mela Lyman (1/22/2008)
25-May 30, 2008. "Water Stroll" by Mela Lyman (1/22/2008)
PUCKER GALLERY, 171 Newbury Street, (between Dartmouth and
Exeter Streets), Boston, MA 02116.
Exeter Streets), Boston, MA 02116.
Hideaki Miyamura: Vase with
Seafoam Green Crystalline Glaze,
Porcelain, 12 x 6 ¾ x 6 ¾”
Seafoam Green Crystalline Glaze,
Porcelain, 12 x 6 ¾ x 6 ¾”
Jim Schantz: Full Moon Over Dormition Abbey,
Pastel, 21 ¼ x 28 ¼”
Pastel, 21 ¼ x 28 ¼”
Jeffrey Hessing: The Jordan River, Oil on
Canvas, 34 ¾ x 51”
Canvas, 34 ¾ x 51”
Images courtesy of Pucker Gallery,
Boston
Boston
Wong Hoy Cheong: Chronicles of Crime - March 26 through May 2, 2008, Tepper
Takayama Fine Arts, 20 Park Plaza, Ste. 600, Boston, MA 02116
Chronicles of Crime is Wong Hoy Cheong's photographic recreation of famous Malaysian crime scenes. He carefully
composes "tableaux vivants" often using ordinary people as actors, and then photographs the scene. The end
result is a series of black and white digital prints on Kodak professional paper. The extreme variations of fashion and
setting--as well as the cultural melange depicted--border on satire, serving to call into question the socio-political
inequalities of contemporary Malaysia, and its secretly fear-ridden mythically utopian "Suburbia." However, the
series also transcends any specific geographical limits.
Takayama Fine Arts, 20 Park Plaza, Ste. 600, Boston, MA 02116
Chronicles of Crime is Wong Hoy Cheong's photographic recreation of famous Malaysian crime scenes. He carefully
composes "tableaux vivants" often using ordinary people as actors, and then photographs the scene. The end
result is a series of black and white digital prints on Kodak professional paper. The extreme variations of fashion and
setting--as well as the cultural melange depicted--border on satire, serving to call into question the socio-political
inequalities of contemporary Malaysia, and its secretly fear-ridden mythically utopian "Suburbia." However, the
series also transcends any specific geographical limits.
Wong Hoy Cheong: The Last Supper. This work set an
auction record, Oct., 2007 in Singapore
auction record, Oct., 2007 in Singapore
Last Supper: According to news reports "Botak" Chin, Malaysia's
Robinhood of the mid-'1970s, (pictured here) requested wontan
dumplings and Kentucky Fried Chicken for his last meal before his
hanging. In an apparent act of repentance, he asked that his
ashes be disposed of down a drain.
The Magnificent Three is a montage in which 3 notorious
criminals from different periods pose together like a film poster of
a gangster movie. The trinity also represent Malaysia's 3 major
ethnicities: L to r:, Botak Chin, Chinese, Mona Fendy, Malay, and
Kaliamuthu Bentong Kali, Indian. .
Carpark is based on the 2003 murder of a beautiful computer
analyst, Canny Ong who was in her mid 20's. After returning from
a holiday in the U.S., she was abducted in the parking lot of an
upper-middle class shopping mall. The multi-level mystery of her
abduction, her failure to escape, and brutal murder remain
unsolved.
Robinhood of the mid-'1970s, (pictured here) requested wontan
dumplings and Kentucky Fried Chicken for his last meal before his
hanging. In an apparent act of repentance, he asked that his
ashes be disposed of down a drain.
The Magnificent Three is a montage in which 3 notorious
criminals from different periods pose together like a film poster of
a gangster movie. The trinity also represent Malaysia's 3 major
ethnicities: L to r:, Botak Chin, Chinese, Mona Fendy, Malay, and
Kaliamuthu Bentong Kali, Indian. .
Carpark is based on the 2003 murder of a beautiful computer
analyst, Canny Ong who was in her mid 20's. After returning from
a holiday in the U.S., she was abducted in the parking lot of an
upper-middle class shopping mall. The multi-level mystery of her
abduction, her failure to escape, and brutal murder remain
unsolved.
Carpark
The Magnificent Three
Shizuo Toki, Towards a Nostalgic Future. Now through March 21,
2008. This is a series of gelatin silver prints which preserve the seemingly unreal
scenes of what Shizuo Toki calls "Strange realities of this country, Japan, which
may suddenly crumble leaving chaos in their wake."
2008. This is a series of gelatin silver prints which preserve the seemingly unreal
scenes of what Shizuo Toki calls "Strange realities of this country, Japan, which
may suddenly crumble leaving chaos in their wake."
Toki, Shizuo "A Nostalgic Future,"
Kaichosha Publishing Company,
Fukoka, Japan, 2006.
Kaichosha Publishing Company,
Fukoka, Japan, 2006.
This is a selection of sophisticated images in a variety of technique and styles.
Renan Cepeda, Grafitti and Kalungas. March 26 through May 2, 2008. These are prize winning
photographs powerfully documenting vanishing architecture, customs, and peoples of rural Brazil, using
infra-red and light drawings.
Renan Cepeda, Grafitti and Kalungas. March 26 through May 2, 2008. These are prize winning
photographs powerfully documenting vanishing architecture, customs, and peoples of rural Brazil, using
infra-red and light drawings.
Hearts and Flowers, Hiromitsu Morimoto, Daido Moriyama, Rogerio
Reis, Janos Vlachy, and others. Now through March 21, 2008.
Reis, Janos Vlachy, and others. Now through March 21, 2008.
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Matt Brackett - New Paintings. March 1 - April 2, 2008. Armando Romero - New
Paintings. April 5 - 30, 2008. Alpha Gallery, 38 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116.
Paintings. April 5 - 30, 2008. Alpha Gallery, 38 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116.
Armando Romero: The Visitors, 2007, oil on
canvas, 31 1/2 x 39 1/4 inches
canvas, 31 1/2 x 39 1/4 inches
Matt Brackett: Threshold, 2007, oil on canvas on aluminum panel, 38 x 72 inches
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© Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum ,
Boston . Photo: Thomas Lingner
Boston . Photo: Thomas Lingner
Shooting War: From Crimea to Vietnam. February 15 through March 22, 2008. In association
with Jo Tartt, Washington, D.C. Robert Klein Gallery, 38 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116.
with Jo Tartt, Washington, D.C. Robert Klein Gallery, 38 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116.
Joe Rosenthal, Old Glory Goes Up On Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima,
1945. Original vintage radio photo.
1945. Original vintage radio photo.
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Cynthia Packard: March 5 - 29, 2008. Artist Reception: Friday, March 7, 2008 5pm to 7pm.
Chase Gallery, 129 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116.
This is the thirteenth solo exhibition of works by Provincetown based painter, Cynthia Packard. In this
newest body of work, Cynthia continues her exploration of form, color, and texture through expressive and
emotive still life and figural compositions. Using brush, palette knife, and blow torch, Cynthia’s work emerges from
the wall in an eruption of color and feeling. Dramatic and dense, Cynthia imbues each piece with a beautiful
sensitivity and passion. Dripping with emotion -- and literally dripping with varnish and oil -- these expressive and
enduring portraits capture with exquisite brilliance, the hectic and chaotic sense of human urgency, the
vulnerability of emotion, and the gritty but beautiful moments in life that we sometimes overlook.
Chase Gallery, 129 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116.
This is the thirteenth solo exhibition of works by Provincetown based painter, Cynthia Packard. In this
newest body of work, Cynthia continues her exploration of form, color, and texture through expressive and
emotive still life and figural compositions. Using brush, palette knife, and blow torch, Cynthia’s work emerges from
the wall in an eruption of color and feeling. Dramatic and dense, Cynthia imbues each piece with a beautiful
sensitivity and passion. Dripping with emotion -- and literally dripping with varnish and oil -- these expressive and
enduring portraits capture with exquisite brilliance, the hectic and chaotic sense of human urgency, the
vulnerability of emotion, and the gritty but beautiful moments in life that we sometimes overlook.
