MCA Chicago: "Color Bind" Opens + Curator Announcement

COLOR BIND: THE MCA COLLECTION IN BLACK AND WHITE    November 10, 2012 - April 28, 2013          Marilyn and Larry Fields Endow MCA Curatorship Madeleine Grynsztejn, Pritzker Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, announced a $2 million gift from Marilyn and Larry Fields to endow the MCA Curator position currently held by Naomi Beckwith. Color Bind: The MCA Collection in Black and White is the first collection-based exhibition curated by Naomi Beckwith, whose new title is Marilyn and Larry Fields Curator at the MCA Chicago.

Color Bind: The MCA Collection in Black and White Works of art using a single color has been a major strategy for artists throughout the 20th and 21st centuries, from Ad Reinhardt's mid-century black paintings to Imi Knoebel's contemporary forms that attempt to imagine infinitude. Color Bind: The MCA Collection in Black and White, which runs from November 10, 2012 to April 28, 2013, investigates the museum's rich collection through one of art history's basic formal lenses: the use of the colors black and white. Color Bind looks broadly at the MCA Collection to show how color can be used literally, formally, and metaphorically in art, and to reveal how formal considerations are often rooted in social issues. Many artists represented in the exhibition, such as Robert Ryman, significantly limit their palette or produce works of one color in order to explore and emphasize the most basic formal aspects of art making, such as line, color, and technique. Beyond these formal aspects, artists such as Richard Serra and Félix Gonzáles-Torres use minimal color tones as a critical take on art's representational role. Other artists intentionally use specific techniques combined with a black-and-white palette as a method of introducing social and ethical dimensions into art practice. For example, Raymond Pettibon, Marlene Dumas, and Howardena Pindell appropriate the inky form of newspapers and comic books as a way to comment on conflict and violence. Kara Walker adopts 19th-century silhouette forms to present racially exaggerated bodies, and Glenn Ligon, who does the same in his print series, also uses the monochrome canvas in his paintings as both a metaphor and a foil for depictions of race. Artists such as Bruce Nauman and Barbara Kruger use text to demonstrate how basic language can be co-opted into polemics, or "black-and-white" forms of discourse. With a variety of works in all media, Color Bind considers the ways that the words 'black' and 'white' evoke both simple formal notions and metaphors for race, politics, and historical movements. Set to coincide with the US elections, this exhibition calls attention to the ways seemingly impartial formal terms assume moral dimensions that, in turn, complicate and politicize the very works assumed to be neutral. Marilyn and Larry Fields Curator: Naomi Beckwith Madeleine Grynsztejn, Pritzker Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) Chicago, has announced a $2 million gift from Marilyn and Larry Fields to endow the MCA Curator position currently held by Naomi Beckwith. In recognition of this significant gift, the MCA has established the "Marilyn and Larry Fields Curator" endowment, naming this curator's position. "This tremendous gift is a tribute to the Fields and their extraordinary support for the MCA and their long demonstrated passion for curators and their work," said King Harris, Chair of the MCA Board of Trustees. "What is most rewarding about this position being named by Marilyn and Larry Fields is that they both have had a significant history of supporting curatorial work," said Madeleine Grynsztejn. "Even prior to Larry's tenure as an MCA Trustee, he and Marilyn invested in our collection and in the work of our curators who are our thought leaders and creative engines of the museum. We are very honored by this generous gift from the Fields." MCA Trustee Larry Fields said, "We are delighted to be able to make this gift to the MCA. It is very fitting that the first Marilyn and Larry Fields Curator is Naomi Beckwith, an incredibly intelligent and talented curator who is just beginning her career at the MCA, but has already shown remarkable scholarship as a curator who is energizing the museum." "I am thrilled and grateful to Marilyn and Larry for their early and ongoing support, and for this gift, said Naomi Beckwith. "It's an amazing validation of the work that I do on a daily basis while also making an investment in the MCA's future programming. I'm so proud to carry their name into the art world." Marilyn and Larry Fields are avid and knowledgeable art collectors who are very supportive of the MCA and Chicago's art community, as well as the national and international art world. At the MCA they've supported numerous exhibitions, most recently Phantom Limb: Approaches to Painting Today, Rashid Johnson: Message to Our Folks, and This Will Have Been: Art, Love & Politics in the 1980s. The Fields have also given numerous significant works to the collection, including Alec Soth's Charles(from Along the Mississippi series), (2004) and Daniel, Niagara Falls, Ontario (2004); Jennifer Allora and Guillermo Calzadilla's Ruin (2005); Thomas Ruff's zycles 3065 (2008); Rivane Neuenschwander'sFound Calendar (2002); Trisha Donnelly's Untitled (Leopard) (2005); Paul Pfeiffer's Study for the Morning After the Deluge (2001) and Memento Mori (2004); Eve Sussman's The Rape of the Sabine Women (2006); Yang Fudong's City Light (2003), and Leslie Hewitt's Untitled (2007) in honor of Naomi Beckwith. Larry Fields has been a member of the MCA Board of Trustees since 2005 and serves on the Executive and Collection Committees. Marilyn has been involved with the MCA Chicago since 1999 when she became a member of the Woman's Board. She served as President of the Woman's Board from 2004-07, during which she spearheaded the Family Education Initiative that engages volunteers in the MCA's family education programs. She most recently co-chaired Vernissage, the MCA benefit that kicked off the EXPO Chicago art fair. ______________________________________________________________________________________     Images: Luisa Lambri, Untitled (Barragan House, #08A), 2005. Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, restricted gift of Verge: The Emerging Artists Advisory Group of the MCA and Bernice and Kenneth Newberger Fund. © Barragan Foundation, Switzerland. Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago. Barbara Kruger, Untitled (We construct the chorus of missing persons), 1983. Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, restricted gift of Paul and Camille Oliver-Hoffmann. Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago. Marilyn Fields, Naomi Beckwith, and Larry Fields. © MCA Chicago.

Invitation : Le mois de la photo à la Galerie L'Oeil du Prince (Invitation: The Month of Photography at Gallery Eye of the Prince)

Jeudi 15 novembre de 19H00 à 22H00

Dans le cadre du mois de la photo à Paris, la galerie L’Oeil du Prince

a le plaisir de vous inviter au vernissage de l’exposition de groupe de :

Thursday, November 15th from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Within the Month of Photography in Paris, the gallery The Prince O eil

is pleased to invite you to the opening of the exhibition group:

Sylvain Demange

Fabrice Deutscher

Yannick Toral

Hv

Christine Mathieu

Yann Deshoulières

Galerie L’Oeil du Prince

30 rue Cardinet

75017 Paris

Métro Wagram ou Monceau

01.42.26.50.49

Yann & Laetitia Deshoulières

info@loeilduprince.com

www.loeilduprince.com

http://fr-fr.facebook.com/pages/Galerie-LOeil-du-Prince/103154583081326

mardi au samedi 11H - 19H30

dimanche 15H00 - 19H00

Gallery The Prince O eil

30 rue Cardinet

75017 Paris

Monceau Wagram Metro or

01.42.26.50.49

Yann & Laetitia Deshoulières

info@loeilduprince.com

www.loeilduprince.com

http://fr-fr.facebook.com/pages/Galerie-LOeil-du-Prince/103154583081326

Tuesday to Saturday 11am - 7:30 p.m.

Sunday 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Cage Transmitted Continues with Simone Forti and more!

November 9, 2012 Cage Transmitted Series Returns to Dumbo Arts Center: November 2012 Norte Maar and Experiments in Art and Technology once again pair up with Dumbo Arts Center to present three exciting Cage Transmitted Events in November. All events will take place at 7pm at Dumbo Arts Center (111 Front Street, Brooklyn). Monday, November 12 at 7pm An evening with Simone Forti Choreographer Simone Forti will talk about the 'permissions' that the work and working methods of John Cage have given her in making dances and in the creating and showing of the sound installations she has made over the years. Simone Forti is a postmodern American choreographer and musician who, throughout her nearly four-decade career, has created dances largely based on basic everyday movements. A noted dancer, Forti performed with Anna Halprin, Merce Cunningham, Martha Graham, Trisha Brown and Robert Whitman. Musically she has collaborated with La Monte Young, Richard Maxfield, Terry Riley, and Yoko Ono. Simone Forti Photo by Carol Peterson November 16 at 7pm Cage Rethinks the Economics of Experimentation: an evening with Eva Diaz. Scholar Eva Diaz will trace how Cage, in collaboration with others like Merce Cunningham and Jasper Johns, rethought the economics of art as collaborative exchange rather than speculative capital. Cage's ideas in the early 1950s through the 1970s, led to the organization of events and implementation of new models inwhich the visual artist funded the performing arts. Eva Diaz is Assistant Professor of Contemporary Art at Pratt Institute. Díaz's writing appears in magazines and journals such as The Art Bulletin, Art Journal, Art in America, Cabinet, Frieze, Grey Room, and Tate Etc., and she is a regular contributor to Artforum. Her book on Black Mountain College, The Experimenters, will be released by University of Chicago Press in the fall of 2013. John Cage, Jasper Johns, and Merce Cunningham, July 3, 1989 Photo: Timothy Greenfield-Sander November 20 at 7pm Empty Words with artist Audra Wolowiec + musician Nate Wooley Known for her sculptures and text works that respond to how sound is experienced and transmitted, Audra Wolowiec will talk about her work, the influence of John Cage's 12-hour piece, Empty Words. Musician Nate Wooley will perform one of Wolowiec ‘scores’ on his trumpet, amplifying the transition from language to music.  Audra Wolowiec is an interdisciplinary artist from Detroit, MI, based in Brooklyn, NY. Through sculpture, sound, text and performance, her work explores the physical and ephemeral nature of communication, allowing experiences that merge the sensory with the conceptual. She received an MFA in sculpture from the Rhode Island School of Design and has shown work at Norte Maar, Magnan-Metz, and Art in General. Her work has been featured in the Brooklyn Rail, Requited Journal, and Thresholds Magazine (MIT Dept of Architecture). www.audrawolowiec.com Nate Wooley is a Brooklyn-based musician who combines vocalization, extended technique, noise and drone aesthetics, amplification and feedback, to create an idiosyncratic trumpet language. He has performed regularly with such icons as John Zorn, Anthony Braxton, Fred Frith, Evan Parker, and Yoshi Wada. His work has been featured at the WRO Media Arts Biennial in Poland, Kongsberg and Copenhagen Jazz Festivals, and the New York New Darmstadt Festival. He is currently an artist-in-residence at Brooklyn’s Issue Project Room and just completed a residency at London’s Café Oto. www.natewooley.com Audra Wolowiec Photo: Katarina Hybenova Norte Maar News: Nov 1: "On female artists and To be a Lady”, by James Panero, The New Criterion Oct 13: "City of Women," by Thomas Micchelli, Hyperallergic Oct 25: "Bruce Dow & Allyson Strafella," by Paul D’Agostino, L Magazine Oct 27: Cage on Marley on Vinyl photo essay (facebook album) Norte Maar Suggests: Rebecca Goyette (aka Lobsta Girl) @ AIRPLANE 70 Jefferson Street, Bushwick Opening: Sat, Nov 10, 7-10pm SHOW #4: Bridget Mullen, Chris Marshall, Christopher Patch, Janice Sloane @ The Parlour 791 Bushwick Ave at Dekalb Ave, Bushwick Opening: Sat, Nov 10, 6-9pm Susan Smith, Mike Metz, Hewitson Kong @ Bull and Ram 1717 Troutman #226, Ridgewood Opening: Sat, Nov 10, 7-9pm Ellipsis: new work by Allison Somers @ Microscope Gallery 4 Charles Place, Brooklyn Opening: Fri, Nov 16, 6-9pm Norte Maar for Collaborative Projects in the Arts 83 Wyckoff Avenue, #1B, Brooklyn, NY 11237 646-361-8512 | nortemaar.org

Galerie Kashya Hildebrand - Abu Dhabi Art 2012

Upcoming Exhibitions at The Whitney

MUSEUM HOURS UPDATE Due to the ongoing impact of Hurricane Sandy, the Whitney is changing its hours for Friday, November 2, to 11 am–6 pm. Pay-what-you-wish hours will not be in effect, but will resume on Friday, November 9. Read on for a list of exhibitions on view. Eleanor Antin: Conversations with Stalin and the Wade Guyton OS stroller tour scheduled for tomorrow, November 2, have also both been canceled. See the online calendar for an up-to-date listing of events and programs. Please note that the Whitney's phones remain inactive, and the Museum's administrative offices are closed. We hope to see you at the Whitney! Exhibitions Wade Guyton OS "The Whitney Museum has a hit on its hands: a beautiful show organized by a young curator that makes a cogent case for the work of a young artist."—The New York Times Through January 13, 2013 Over the past decade, New York–based artist Wade Guyton has pioneered a groundbreaking body of work that explores our changing relationships to images and artworks through the use of common digital technologies, such as the desktop computer, scanner, and inkjet printer. Guyton’s purposeful misuse of these tools to make paintings and drawings results in beautiful accidents that relate to the ways in which we haltingly navigate the visual and technological barrage of our time. Richard Artschwager! "The last great minimalist"—New York Magazine Through February 3, 2013 Richard Artschwager had his first solo exhibition at the age of forty-two, in 1965 at Leo Castelli Gallery. Since then his art has been shown throughout the world, and his enigmatic and diverse work has been influential, yet not thoroughly understood. This exhibition is a comprehensive review of Artschwager’s remarkable creative exploration of the mediums of sculpture, painting, and drawing, and is the first retrospective exhibition of Artschwager’s work since the one organized by the Whitney in 1988. . . . as apple pie On continuous view Images, like words, can trigger a cultural or emotional response to a shared national ethos. Artists have employed images—sometimes straightforwardly, often obliquely—in order to comment on a country, its people, its political or social goals, and its self-image. This exhibition explores this phenomenon through a rotating installation, drawn from the Whitney’s collection, of works on paper by a diverse group of artists including Robert Bechtle, Enrique Chagoya, Howard Cook, William N. Copley, Edward Hopper, Willard Midgette, Joseph Pennell, Benton Spruance, and Stow Wengenroth. IMAGE CREDITS Wade Guyton (b. 1973), Untitled, 2006. Epson UltraChrome inkjet on linen, 89 × 54 in. (226.1 × 137.2 cm). Private collection. © Wade Guyton. Photograph by Lamay Photo Richard Artschwager (b. 1923), Logus (Blue Logus), 1967. Formica on wood, 35 × 45 1/2 × 48 in. (88.9 × 115.6 × 121.9 cm). Museum Ludwig, Cologne/Peter und Irene Ludwig Stiftung. © Richard Artschwager Stow Wengenroth (1907–1978), Bird of Freedom, 1942. Lithograph, 21 9/16 × 15 1/16 in. (54.8 × 38.3 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, purchase  42.13. Digital image © Whitney Museum of American Art Whitney Museum of American Art        whitney.org

Art Istanbul

Art Istanbul - 19/25 November 2012
Week long celebration of contemporary art 

 

Art Istanbul is the first, week-long initiative dedicated to contemporary art and culture, held in one of the world’s most extraordinary and culturally rich cities. The event will host a number of cultural activities, with a cultural program held in association with major Turkish contemporary art galleries and leading institutions and Turkey’s leading international art fair, Contemporary Istanbul. Art Istanbul will also provide access to new cultural offerings, discussions and education program working with the most prestigious institutions, museums,cultural centers and leading galleries between November 19th and 25th.

 

The project will bring together leading commercial and non-profit institutions as well as European Cultural Centers. The launch of Art Istanbul confirms and fortifies the city’s presence on the international cultural scene.

 

Mr Ertugrul Gunay, Turkey’s Minister of Culture and Tourism says: "Istanbul with its ever-increasing number of art centers, museums, world-renowned events such as Istanbul Biennial and Contemporary Istanbul, along with its cultural heritage and economic strength, has managed to attract both local and international recognition. We are delighted to support this week".

 

With the launch of Art Istanbul, it is aimed to create a key moment in the international arts calendar over the next years, that brings together Istanbul’s major art institutions and galleries, which will present an exceptional program during the mentioned week.

 

Events

Further information and a detailed program has been announced in October.
www.artistanbul.org

 

ART ISTANBUL LIST
Art Fair & GalleriesContemporary Istanbul, Alan Istanbul, art On Istanbul, artSümer, Asfalt Art Gallery, C.A.M, CDA Projects, Çagla Cabaoglu, Daire Sanat, Egeran Galeri, Ekavart Gallery, Elipsis, Galeri Apel, Galeri Artist, Galeri Artist Çukurcuma, Galeri Ilayda, Galeri Linart, Galeri Mana, Galeri Nev, Galeri Selvin, Galerist, Galeri Zilberman, Kare Art Gallery, Merkur, Mim Art, NON, Olcay Art, PG Art Gallery, Pi Artworks, Pilot, Piramid Sanat, Rampa, Sanatorium, Soda, The Empire Project, X-ist

 

Art Institutions & Museums & Art InitiativesIstanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts, Istanbul Design Biennial, Akbank Art Center, Arter, Borusan Contemporary, Istanbul Modern, The Museum of Innocence, Pera Museum, Proje 4L – Elgiz Contemporary Art Museum, SALT, 5533, AmberPlatform, Collectorspace, Kat 1, Near East, Mixer, Pasajist, Spot

 

Cultural Centers
Consulate-General of the Kingdom of the Netherland, Institut Français

 

Press contact international
Brunswick Arts
Nigel Rubenstein, Julia Niebuhr
JNiebuhr@brunswickgroup.com
nrubenstein@brunswickgroup.com

 

BARD CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY TO HOST C2C SUSTAINABILITY LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP NOVEMBER 30–DECEMBER 2

 BARD CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY TO HOST C2C SUSTAINABILITY LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP NOVEMBER 30–DECEMBER 2

ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. — During the weekend of November 30 – December 2, Bard College will host the northeast regional C2C Fellows Sustainability Leadership Workshop. Directed by Eban S. Goodstein, director of the Bard Center for Environmental Policy (Bard CEP) and dean of the Bard MBA in Sustainability, the workshop offers training to college students and recent graduates aspiring to become sustainability leaders in politics and business. C2C stands for Campus to Congress, and also for Campus to Capitol, City Hall, and Corporation. C2C Fellows Sustainability Leadership Workshops support students envisioning a path to early leadership to develop their skills. The interactive workshop covers communication, entrepreneurship, environmental and climate science, media, raising capital, and other critical topics. In addition to Goodstein, speakers include, Nate Kimball, airport environmental specialist, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and Jamie Henn, communications director and co-founder of 350.org. 

The workshop is open to current undergraduate or graduate students and recent graduates from any college or university in the Northeast. Students from any academic background are welcome. The cost of the workshop is $30 and includes registration, food, and lodging for non-local participants. C2C Fellows offers a limited number of scholarships to attendees on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information about the workshop or to apply, visit Bard’s C2C Fellows website at www.c2cfellows.org or contact Jess Scott at jescott@bard.edu or 845-752-4514. Application deadline is November 20. 

Discussion and Book Signing with Noted Art Consultant and Gallery Owner Paul Dorrell

Discussion and Book Signing with Noted Art Consultant and Gallery Owner Paul Dorrell
The Art League of Long Island is hosting a discussion and book signing of Paul Dorrell’s book Living the Artist’s Life:

Updated & Revised in the League’s Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery on Friday, November 16 at 7:00pm.  The event is open to the public and there is no fee to attend.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR and Book: Dorrell opened Leopold Gallery in 1991, and has been advancing artists’ careers on a national level ever since.  With clients such as Warner Brothers, the Mayo Clinic and H&R Block, Dorrell knows how to land the big deals, yet also how to win the trust of private collectors. He presents the information so that any artist can learn how to more easily structure a career that works. With sage advice and humorous anecdotes, Dorrell keeps you engaged through each chapter. Whether instructing on how to get your work into a gallery, or how to handle self-doubt, he knows his ground. He also tells the story of his gallery's initial failures and eventual successes. Regardless of your place in the arts, you will benefit from this work.

Praise for Living the Artist's Life: Update & Revised:
·      “The success of the Book hasn’t dimmed Dorrell’s drive to help undiscovered artists get the recognition he feels they deserve.  It’s also heavy on pragmatic advice from pricing and promoting one’s work to gaining acceptance by galleries.”  The Associated Press

·      “Dorrell’s book offers a frank and inspiring look at all aspects of the Artist’s Life, from the creative and emotional challenges to the nuts-and-bolts of the art business.”  Hartford Courant

·      “An entertaining and highly valuable guide for aspiring and working artists.” Murray Dessner, Painting Instructor and Critic, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia.


EVENT FORMAT:  Paul will discuss his Book, Living the Artist’s Life: Updated & Revised, and conduct an abbreviated version of his career workshop, accompanied by a handout with a Q&A session.  A book signing follows the presentation.  To learn more about Paul and his work, go to www.LEOPOLDgallery.com

The Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery is located at 107 East Deer Park Road in Dix Hills.  The gallery is open to the public Monday to Friday from 9 AM to 4 PM and weekends from 11 AM to 4 PM.  For more information call (631) 462-5400 or visit www.artleagueli.org.

*DEADLINE NOVEMBER 15th* Call to Artists - Sanibel-Captiva Arts & Crafts Fair

Rotary Club of Sanibel-Captiva
presents:

Sanibel-Captiva Arts & Crafts Fair

Call to Artists

WHAT: Fine Art and Fine Craft Fair

WHERE: Sanibel Island, Florida

 

WHEN: February 16th-17th, 2013 (President's Day weekend)

           Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

NOTEWORTHY: 

*29th Year; highly established in the community; long history of excellent sales 

*On beautiful Sanibel Island, second home to the nation's most affluent art lovers 

*10,000 expected visitors in 2013 

*Limited to 105 carefully juried fine artists and crafters 

*Modest Jury/Booth Fees ($35/$275) 

*Cash Awards 

*Unparalleled Artist Amenities

This highly regarded festival offers artists the opportunity to present their fine art and fine craft in an idyllic setting during the busiest time of the winter season.  Sanibel-Captiva Islands rank among the nation's top destinations for upper-income visitors and seasonal residents.  Quality of the work exhibited attracts knowledgeable art lovers and buyers.  This festival has all the characteristics for success: location, venue, audience and ambiance equal to the top-ranked outdoor shows nationwide! 

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS:  

 

Deadline November 15, 2012 

 

For more details, artist's prospectus, entry form and festival layout map, visit: 

www.sanibelartfair.com    

Email inquiries to: 

applications@sanibelartfair.com 

You may also contact: 

Tony Gropp 

239-910-2791 

 

For additional information about the Rotary Club of Sanibel-Captiva: 

www.sanibelrotary.org