Blakely Dadson: All that glitters...
March 4 - April 24, 2010
Chambers@916 presents All that glitters…, an exhibition of paintings, works on paper, and video by Blakely Dadson.
All that glitters… features new paintings in acrylic, thread, and glitter by Blakely Dadson, who compares his process to alchemy–the transformation of paint into gold. Using bright colors and flashing metallics, Dadson asks the viewer to consider how we assign value to the objects around us, from gold chains to fine art. The work synthesizes contemporary culture’s obsession with bling, adding an ironic twist with prominent Jesus iconography.
Blakely Dadson earned his MFA from Texas Christian University and recently moved to Portland from Brooklyn, New York. He’s exhibited across the Western United States from the San Francisco Arts Commission to Dallas’ Dunn and Brown Contemporary, and appeared in 2009 as a guest lecturer at the California College of the Arts. Dadson’s work has been reviewed in a variety of publications, including Art Prostitute, Hot and Cold, and the 2005 New American Paintings Juried Exhibition-in-Print No. 60.
ABOUT CHAMBERS@916 - Chambers@916 is located in Portland, Oregon’s Pearl District. Chambers@916 offers an intimate, minimalist space complete with a room dedicated to video installation and new media. Gallery hours are 11am-5:30pm Tuesday through Saturday.
Image Credits: Blakely Dadson, Glitter and Gold, 2010
To travel the globe, stroll through antiquity and marvel at the progressive evolution of man all within the space of a week seems an immense unlikely possibility. However, it is not. For there is one fair which comprises of art, history and design; it is The European Fine Art Fair hosted in the Maastrict Exhibition & Congress Centre (MECC), Forum 100, in Maastricht of the Netherlands.
Open from March 12 to 21st 2010, the fair is now in its 23rd year is the most influential arts and antiques buying fair in the Word with over 50,000 items for sale from medieval sculpture to photography.
It is the first year that the exhibition will present TEFAF on Paper covering 880 square meters of the upstairs hall featuring 19 exhibitors, 18 of which are new to the fair. Launching the concept in July 2009, TEFAF on Paper is now considered “the principal reason for the record number of 263 exhibitors at the fair in 2010” and will feature international specialists in Old Master and modern drawings, limited edition prints, Japanese and Asian wood blocks, photography, watercolours, antiquarian books and manuscripts.
Of the new additions leading TEFAF on Paper E.H. Ariëns Kappers from Amsterdam will showcase “a series of 22 lithographs by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Henri-Gabriel Ibels entitled Le Café Concert” which capture the life in the Parisian dance halls and their great figures such as the evanescent Can-Can dancer of the Moulin Rouge Jane Anvil.
The artist’s journey is also to be represented in one of the most fascinating works to be exhibited by Emanuel von Baeyer of London showcasing Pablo Picasso’s notebook for the execution of Famille de Saltimbanques. Originally a part of the Marina Picasso Collection, the 16 page notebook outlines the “insight into artists' conscious engagement with his own creative processes between 1904 to 1905” and lists the colour pigments Picasso bought to use to paint the picture. A rare insight, the book will available for purchase at the show for €72,000 along with a number of other interesting pieces such as the eerie 16th century engraved etching The Aviary of Death, or Death catching Humankind with Nets by Giovanni Paolo Cimerlini (active circa 1568 in Verona).
Of art for sale the masterpiece which everybody is discussing is one of Paul Gauguin’s final works - Deux Femmes created in 1902 a year before his untimely death. A rare late Tahitian Gauguin, Deux Femmes was painted in Hiva Oa of the Marquesas Islands 740 miles from Tahiiti in the artist’s attempt to escape European colonisation of the tropical paradise. Painted during a time of physical decline the work is self-referential, drawing on Gauguin’s life, memories and symbols with motifs from Western art. Beautifully vibrant and bitter sweet the piece conveys the obscurity of Guguain’s fascination with the vibrant richness of the exotic lifestyle of the Pacific Islanders with his own personal mythology.
Dickinson of London director James Roundell who is presenting the Gauguin said “the owner has decided to focus on pictures from later in the 20th century and is rationalizing his collection” making the piece available for purchase in the region of €18 million. Dickinson’s are also featuring a limited edition signed Henry Moore polished bronze sculpture entitled Two Piece Sculpture No. 7 from 1966.
For history buffs there will be armoury from Peter Finer which includes a 1590 half armour from Milan with intricate engravings and detail while Axel Vervoordt presents an Egyptian New Kingdom XIXth Dynasty, ca. 1292-1185 BC black Peridotite statue of Amenmose, Priest of Hathor.
As the fair is organized by The European Fine Art Foundation, the Fair co-insides with the release of Dr. Clare McAndrew’s Art Market forecast which outlines and reviews key trends which have faced both the European and International arts market during the economic recession from 2007 – 2009. Due for release just days before the exhibition the report and will be available to collectors and dealers as an indication of valuation of items available at Maastricht and their projected market future.
No matter what your interest if you are a purveyor of Human history, creation and ability or a collector of fine and precious culture, then the TEFAF Maastricht 2010 is the fair for you. The fair is open to invited collectors for a private exhibition on Thursday 11th of March 2010 from 12pm to 9pm with public tickets starting at € 55 per person, including one catalogue from the 12th of March 2010. All pieces for sale are verified for authenticity by 26 vetting committees consisting of 165 international specialist experts who check against the Art Loss Register to ensure no stolen goods are presented. Doors are open from 11am to 7pm with catering facilities provided by Maison van den Boer & Hans van Wolde making for an all encompassing event.
Image Credits: Pablo Picasso (Malaga 1881-1973 Mougins), Notebook 1905 with Family of Saltimbanques, 1905 oil on canvas 212.8 x 229.6 cm (83 3/4 x 90 3/8 in.) Learn more about Ingrid Bruggestrass >>
The Robert and Jane Meyerhoff Collection by Harry Cooper
This catalogue documents the current exhibition held at the National Gallery in Washington of one of the best private collections of post-war art: the Robert and Jane Meyerhoff Collection. Since 1958, this Maryland couple has amassed some of the best examples of works by such masters as Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, Jean Dubuffet, Clyfford Still, Philip Guston, Brice Marden etc, all of which are destined to be on permanent display in the museum, thanks to the generosity of their owners.
The book starts with an essay by curator Harry Cooper, studying the works by dividing them into various themes such as "Scrape" (Dubuffet, De Kooning...), "Concentricity" (Albers, Noland...), "Line" (Marden...), "Gesture" (Kelly, Stella...), etc. The magnificent color plates that follow are arranged according to this same classification, which can sometimes seem too arbitrary, if not confusing (a work by Brice Marden appears in the chapter "Line", but might as well have been classified in "Gesture", and this is just one example).
Now, in spite of this debatable choice by the author of the somewhat pedantic introductory essay, this book is worth it because of its marvelous illustrations (and the quality of the paper used).
What makes a successful gallery is akin to that which makes an epic romance. There must be an initial visceral attraction, a requisite grain of truth in the glorious first impression as well as some disruptive, graceful premise be it the promise of the unexpected or the welcoming embrace of the familiar- which imprints the object of desire upon the consciousness. The elements which make a successful gallery in Manhattan such as the Leo Kesting Gallery, include the above, as well as the essential broad swaths of character which make New York City one of a kind a brutal speed of innovation, an awe-inspiring range of talent a singular, near obsessive focus on swift, storied achievement.
Founders David Kesting and John Leo were veterans of New York galleries when they founded Leo Kesting in 2003 in Brooklyn and in 2007 in the Meatpacking District. They were well aware that the market in NYC was one of the most competitive, highly publicized and unpredictable in the world. Showing well in NY is the pinnacle of establishing "stardom" as a working artist. Becoming the place to show is every gallery's first hurdle and becoming the place to sell is the second.
"We look for professionalism as well as brilliance. The work cannot be something that anyone can do,” says David Kesting. "All of our artists are both accomplished at their craft as well as exceptional creative talents". The collection includes figurative painting and photography and mixed media works. While both owners come from the cultural and creative hotpot of the Williamsburg art scene, they maintain relationships with artists from around the country. The result is a collection with a distinctly New York flavor, sophisticated, global in perspective, yet inherently accessible. “Savvy buyers seek out Leo Kesting Gallery because of the artists represented, says John Leo, as well as their emphasis on personal relationships with their buyers.” “We are both artists, says Leo, and we draw from the community and seek out exceptional works which are both unique and historically relevant, specifically from working artists with global appeal."
Leo Kesting's artists sell and show internationally and as a rule, remain loyal to the gallery's "family" style management style. "There is a distinct culture of trust within our gallery, says John Leo, between the artists and ourselves. We are partners in each other's success and growth and we actively promote and shepherd our artists towards international prominence." Technology also plays a key role in matching buyer with artist and artist with the world outside the studio. Leo Kesting employs social media newsletters and social media connected events as a part of their outreach to new and experienced collectors. "Our focus is maintaining, as much as is possible, a dialogue between our collectors and ourselves, states Kesting. We make connections between our collectors' visions and our artists' completed and commissioned works".
The Leo Kesting Gallery collection is eclectic, yet the thematics are strong, modern "statement" pieces which are inspiring, provocative and highly collectible. These are indeed collection making pieces that will not fit unobtrusively into a corner. John Leo states that what is striking about this collection is "the emotional character of our artists pieces - they touch the consciousness both visually and emotively and there is a subliminal strength to every piece which makes them stand out".
The Leo Kesting Gallery strategy for bringing new collectors into the gallery is as much a function of word-of-mouth as it is location. "We are located in a residential district, we are open until 7pm, sometimes much later", says Kesting. "Most galleries are open 9-5 we are an organic part of the community and we strive to be accessible and responsive to the needs of our buyers". Leo Kesting Gallery holds frequent in-gallery events for their artists. The idea is a novel one for the New York art world- the gallery as an open, accessible social center, as opposed to an intimidating temple of chic.
Leo Kesting sold well at the recent Fountain Art Festival in Miami this past December and appeared in Fountain NYC. Leo Kesting Gallery's mix of quality and range, an individualized outreach to buyers, and residential accessibility has caused their swift rise. The Leo Kesting Gallery story is a quintessential fable of chutzpah and exhaustive planning, but it is also emblematic of a brave new world within which talent and efficacy, through technology, can finally charge forth on a level playing field.
The Leo Kesting Gallery is located at 812 Washington St. in the meat packing district of West Greenwich Village.
Gallery hours are Tuesday to Sunday from 11am until 7pm.
As the cauldron was snuffed, the world watched our athletes with smiles and pride at the closing of the Winter Olympics in Vancouver. From the 12th of February 2010, Vancouver has been an interactive art house with 60 days of arts and cultural events and over 150,000 people hitting up the downtown area.
In an event that Mayor Robertson says, “I think this is the largest arts and culture festival in Canadian history", the four block radius from Granville Street to Robson Street has been the epicentre of arts activity.
Of all the art on display, the most memorable and inviting was that of the Lunar Fest presented on Granville Street until the 28th of February 2010.
Intended to capture Vancouver’s strong affinity with the natural environment and Eurasian history, Lunar Fest acted as a platform for discussion, interaction, admiration and interest. A ‘Lantern Forrest’ installation of 40 steel trees, each three-and-a-half metres tall, supporting a total of 2,010 lanterns, designed by Canadian and Taiwanese children was the centrepiece of the display with a strong message of cultural pride and hope for the future of the planet.
Illuminated at night by LED lighting and heavily endorsed by Acer, the forest was created as a voice from the children, celebration of the Chinese New Year and catalyst of environmental commentary. Hand written notes decorated the trunks preaching to remember to turn off lights, cut down fewer trees and turn off taps in an ironic statement of self existence.
As a reflection of the Indigenous culture, Canadian designer Carey Newman teamed up with Jian-Erl Lin to construct five totem lanterns. With representation of both Taiwanese and First Nations respective native flora, such as Flying Fish and Orca Whales, the lanterns created an aura of underlying acknowledgement of human connection to each other, our history and commonality while standing as a welcome to the world.
Toward West Georgia Street, the Public Dreams Society and Lunar Fest collaborated with the likes of public artists Bruce Voyce, Ceae Wyss T’ UY’TANAT, Ping-cheng Lu, Tony Ong and Tom McKinnon to produce 10 sculptural lanterns which fused Western and Eastern cultures in a celebration of ‘Love, Life and Light’.
Bruce Voyce’s piece entitled ‘Confucian Fusion’ was created almost entirely out of recycled plastic from Taiwanese bottles in a tribute to the Taiwanese temples and processions he witnessed while on cultural exchange. In search of cultural and philosophical enlightenment, the piece captures the spirit of the Confucian religious belief in the mythic creatures of the dragon and the phoenix while commenting on the manic insanity of modern society in our pursuit of a throw away lifestyle.
Similarly each work in ‘Love, Life and Light’ aims to express the human condition in connection with the environment and shifts in our habitat from the complete ability to live with natural materials in Chen Shu-Yen’s ‘Dancing With You’ through to our love affair with petrochemical goods and non-recyclable construction materials in Ya-Chu Kang’s poetic ‘Hideaway’.
Of the vibe, it was passionate, free and festive as the crowds absorbed both the sports occurring in the games and arts presented at numerous locations around Vancouver. However, it was the art which made the 21st Winter Olympics in Vancouver one of the best ever “people’s Olympics.”
To be amongst the crowds of the Cultural Olympiad was a once in a life time experience which benefited the soul, brain and community. Programmed by Robert Kerr, the cultural Olympiad did what an Olympics should do – it got people out into the celebration, opened their eyes and allowed them to forget all their mundane problems by challenging their opinions with something different. It really was one to remember.
Image Credits: First Image: Lantern Forest – instillation, commissioned by the Asian-Canadian Special Events Association.
Second Image:‘Confucian Fusion’ – sculpture - plastic bottles, galvanized steel and LED lights by Bruce Voyce
Third Image: ‘Hideaway’ – sculpture – mixed recycled construction materials by Ya-chu Kang Learn more about Ingrid Bruggestrass >>
Written by one of the most knowledgeable Dutch painting scholars, this book is a marvelous study of Rembrandt's drawings. The works are classified according to their subject (self-portraits, family portraits, genre scenes, nudes, animals, etc) and the book covers vitually the entire scope of Rembrandt's art as a draughtsman, with 267 colored illustrations (about a third of the artist's output) and individual analyses of each and every illustrated drawing.
The quality of the illustrations and of the text make this publication an indispensable one in any good fine arts library.
Froelick Gallery is proud to present 3 of their represented artists. They might be described as working with conceptual, minimal, reductive, and abstract vocabulary.
March 30 - May 01, 2010
Froelick Gallery exhibits and represents contemporary artists with strong and independent voices. Many of their artists live in the Pacific Northwest, others live in the Gulf Coast, Brooklyn, Tokyo, Mexico, and São Paulo. Their works include many media, encompass many genre, and their careers range from emerging to established.
Froelick Gallery exhibitions change monthly with a public reception on the First Thursday evening of each month. The staff is experienced, knowledgeable and thorough with all aspects of art acquisition. The gallery's reputation rests on the strength of the artists, the integrity of its employees, and the comfortable, welcoming atmosphere.
Froelick Gallery opened their doors in October 1995, and in 2007 relocated to the DeSoto Building on NW Davis St.; they are on the edge of the Pearl District and Old Town; adjacent to the North Park Blocks and Broadway. The historically renovated DeSoto Building is filled with other arts spaces: Blue Sky Gallery (Oregon Center for Photographic Arts), Charles A. Hartman Fine Art, The Museum of Contemporary Craft, Augen Gallery, LRS Architects, and Chez Joly restaurant.
Let's get to know Charles Froelick director of Froelick Gallery:
1. What aspect of being a gallerist do you most enjoy? When someone visits the gallery and is truly interested & engaged in learning more about my artists’ motivations.
2. What aspect of being a gallerist do you least enjoy? When an exhibit does not sell well.
3. What is your favorite medium over the past year? Each of the artists that I work with have material handling skills that make their work totally unique and special. I might prefer artist A’s paintings to Artist B, but Artist B might really be gifted with etching. I enjoy each medium for it’s own traits, and have exhibited and purchased a variety of works this past year.
4. What aspect of your gallery are you most proud of? The long-term relationships with so many of my artists, and clients; and watching my artists’ careers gain national recognition.
5. Describe the perfect collector for your gallery? Inquisitive, discerning, open-minded and eager.
6. Your favorite non-living artist? Édouard Manet or Paul Cézanne.
7. Do you remember the first piece of art that moved you, if so what piece? A series of drawings of plants and farm animals by Leonardo da Vinci
8. What natural talent would you like to be gifted with? To play music
9. What is your favorite city and why? New York – I can read the street & subway signs, and the world beats a path to Manhattan.
10. What quality(ies) do you appreciate the most in others? Honest, direct & smart conversation.
Thanks Charles!
Image Credits: Clear Cut,2009 by Joe Fedderson; Sanibel, 2008 by Terrell James; Silerling, 2008 by Victor Maldonado Learn more about Claude Reich >>
In trying to wrap my head around everything that will be at this year’s Armory show, I am drawn to that classic line of dialogue in the motion picture, Lust for Life. Kirk Douglas (as Van Gogh) has finally gotten an important critic to come see his work. After giving Van Gogh’s paintings a cursory once over, the critic tells Van Gogh,
“You paint too fast.”
Van Gogh spits back, “You look too fast.”
2010 is The Armory Show’s twelfth year and it is packed with a fantastic program featuring 280 galleries from 31 countries. It begs the question, are three days forcing us to look too fast? Okay, four days if you count the VIP Preview, but as you read on, ask yourself if it is really enough time to see everything.
The VIP Preview Wednesday, March 3rd from 11:30 am to 11:30 pm (plus there is the very hot preview party that evening at The Museum of Modern Art) is to benefit The Museum of Modern Art and P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center. On Thursday, March 4th the public hours (also 11:30 am to 11:30 pm) begin and run through Sunday, March 7th.
>{?
Once again, The Armory Show is at Piers 92 and 94 on 55th Street and 12th Avenue. The Armory Show - “Classic” will occupy Pier 94. The art and countries represented includes Australia, Belgium, Brazil, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Portugal, Romania, Russia, South Africa Turkey, the UK, the United States and more.
At the same time as The Armory Show – Modern will be at Pier 92, specializing in modern and secondary market material, again with an international collection of galleries. Add to this the “Open Forum” discussions offering an eclectic series of conversations and panels featuring top collectors, curators and museum directors - and again I have to ask, is three days really enough?
Last year’s Armory Show had rave reviews. The New York Times Sunday Magazine called it “New York’s pre-eminent contemporary art sale.” Art In America Online said, “…The Armory Show was full of striking displays and surprising individual works.” The New York Post described it as “The Grand Dame of New York Art Fairs.” The Armory Show Vice President, Paul Morris, said, “Our mission is to offer collectors the best art from 1900 to today. We introduced The Armory Show – Modern last year to give the fair a broader historical span, and this year, with Armory Focus, we expand on our original mandate of providing a rich platform for primary market gallerists.”
Armory Focus will feature an important art community every year. This year it begins with Berlin and 22 of the German capital’s leading emerging and established galleries.
The Armory Show also announced that it has commissioned British artist Susan Collis to create the visual identity for the 2010 fair. The annual commission was introduced in 2002 and four years later began publishing an annual series of editions by its commissioned artists to benefit The Pat Hearn and Colin de Land Cancer Foundation and The Museum of Modern Art.
Whatever the financial, historical, or venue-availability reasons for keeping the show to three days (plus the preview day), my aesthetic metabolism cries out for The Armory Show to take a deep breath and give its audience one more day - time for second and even third looks. Something this big and this good certainly deserves it.
For more information on The Armory Show see www.thearmoryshow.com or call 212. 645.6440.
Image Credits: SUSAN COLLIS
The Devil you know, 2010
Lithograph
Edition of 20
19 ½ x 8 ½ inches (50 x 22 cm)
There is a place, far from the logical realms of art and culture, where things are truly without hubris, The Wynwood Art District.
The home of many art fairs surrounding the annual Art Basel | Miami Beach, the Wynwood Arts District is located in east central Miami, just south of the world-renown Miami Design District. The district is known as a retail shopping hub for the interior design industry and is home to more than 48 galleries, museums and private collections. Every 2nd Saturday evening of each month, The Wynwood Art Walk offers live music, open galleries and art studios from 7-11pm. Coordinated by the 7-year old Wynwood Arts Association and founded by independent curators Mark Coetzee and Nina Arias, the evenings wear a palpable sense of urgency.
There is new art here and new artists, emerging from barrios. Wynwood's gaudy brilliance is strewn upon walls and streets, technicolor billboard installations, world-renown graffiti art and ineffably specialized micro-galleries. It is a Fellini-esque riot of aesthetic extremes set to salsa anthems blaring from marauding ice cream trucks. There are "happenings" nightly, some seamlessly chic, some fearful. There are still a few wild dogs roaming the streets; the spillover from the Miami Rescue Mission sometimes takes shelter beneath outdoor installations, yet the ebullience of the street is mesmeric. There is still danger here and because of this, there is still autonomous virtue and the local art is indefinable, outré and distinctly Miami.
Galleries in Wynwood dare not only to offend, but to inspire. In December, at the Fountain Miami exhibition, artist Russell Young poured a silk-screen print made of Geronimo and diamond dust and created several prints of handguns poured with his own blood. A grand outdoor mural of text by Illana Lillenthal at the Lilienthal Art Studios speaks of unsullied innocence "love is everything" states one portion of the wall in dreamy two foot tall Helvetica.
Wynwood is now world-renown - home to one of America's most important shows, yet there are here no storied gallery bidding wars, no shouted whispers of nubile agents eliciting faustian pacts from hapless savants. A former wasteland awash in wealth, genius and broad swaths of urban renewal, Wynwood's attractiveness is undeniable. A fable of post-industrial barrenness and contemporary fine art coexisting in fitful acquiescence, Wynwood is a contemporary barn raising. Art communities from Montmartre to Soho were born of the artist's will towards transcendence of place in order to review both self and society safely from the ledge of critical theory. Wynwood, eight years after the first Art Basel Miami, flourishes - it is primitive, privileged and as fertile as its own imagination.
Image Credits: Shepard Fairey
Anng San Suu
Installation is at The Wynwood Walls, NW 26th Street & 2nd Avenue, Miami, FL
Outdoor mural project produced by Deitch Projects and Goldman Properties Learn more about Carla Rover >>
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December 03, 2009
Diversions Rupert Bunny
It has been nearly twenty years since the last major exhibition of nineteenth century painter Rupert Bunny, an Australian in Paris. Between November 21st and February 21st 2010, the Art Gallery of New...Read More >>
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Blakely Dadson: All that glitters...
To travel the globe, stroll through antiquity and marvel at the progressive evolution of man all within the space of a week seems an immense unlikely possibility. However, it is not. For there is one fair which comprises of art, history and design; it is The European Fine Art Fair hosted in the Maastrict Exhibition & Congress Centre (MECC), Forum 100, in Maastricht of the Netherlands.
What makes a successful gallery is akin to that which makes an epic romance. There must be an initial visceral attraction, a requisite grain of truth in the glorious first impression as well as some disruptive, graceful premise be it the promise of the unexpected or the welcoming embrace of the familiar- which imprints the object of desire upon the consciousness. The elements which make a successful gallery in Manhattan such as the Leo Kesting Gallery, include the above, as well as the essential broad swaths of character which make New York City one of a kind a brutal speed of innovation, an awe-inspiring range of talent a singular, near obsessive focus on swift, storied achievement.
Froelick Gallery is proud to present 3 of their represented artists. They might be described as working with conceptual, minimal, reductive, and abstract vocabulary.
In trying to wrap my head around everything that will be at this year’s Armory show, I am drawn to that classic line of dialogue in the motion picture, Lust for Life. Kirk Douglas (as Van Gogh) has finally gotten an important critic to come see his work. After giving Van Gogh’s paintings a cursory once over, the critic tells Van Gogh,
“You paint too fast.”
There is a place, far from the logical realms of art and culture, where things are truly without hubris, The Wynwood Art District.
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