I really do not know where to begin. Koen is a true wisecracker in terms of his work and his obsession with the chicken and egg theory. The opening was a delight and many people were interested in seeing the chickens and chicken coop, and if they weren't then they came to the wrong show! Patrick actually helped to build the coop, and it is a pretty impressive construct. What I love about openings, besides the booze, is the familiar faces and networking. And, the good thing about it is that if you remember seeing someone somewhere, they usually remember you too and the dialogue can just go from there. And, Leigh is great too because I didn't have to work this show so she dubbed me "honorary guest," whatever that means, but she did say that if they ran out of drinks to let her know and she would grab me some from the back. And, best of all, she told me to come back and pet the chickens. I also ended up getting a USDA chicken coloring book out of the visit so it was truly a great night.
In terms of the work, I really got into the mixed media drawings, and the chickens as they were all cute and such. The video was interesting with the time and temperature logs. I only wished that the space could have been temperature controlled to reflect the temperature on the dial, which I presume was that of the necessary incubation temperature.
An interesting show from an artist truly interested in "foul play."
Showing posts with label opening reception. Show all posts
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Thursday, November 12, 2009
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Making Muses-Opening
Making Muses
An Art History/Fine Arts Collaboration
November 9–20
Opening Night
Tuesday, November 10
5 to 7pm
George Washington University
Smith Hall of Art
801 22nd Street, NW
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Bilateral Engagement
Bilateral Engagement: A collaborative sculpture exhibition between the Washington Sculptors Group and the Art Museum of the Americas at the Organization of American States
October 16, 2009 – January 15, 2010
Opening Reception:
Friday, October 16, 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Artist panel discussion:
Saturday, November 14, 2:00 pm
The Art Museum of the Americas (AMA) at the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Washington Sculptors Group (WSG) are pleased to announce the opening of the WSG’s 25th anniversary exhibition Bilateral Engagement, an exhibit that seeks to demonstrate the historical sweep of WSG member work of the past 25 years while also connecting it with select pieces from the AMA’s permanent collection that represent facets of the concurrent Latin American avant garde.
The exhibition is being held at the Art Museum of the Americas from October 16, 2009 through January 15, 2010. Exhibit curator Laura Roulet will host a preview gallery talk on Friday, October 16 at 12 noon and an opening reception will take place later that evening from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. An artist panel discussion is scheduled for Saturday, November 14, from 2:00 until 4:00 pm. Additionally, an exhibit-themed family workshop will take place on Saturday, November 7 from 10 am to 12 noon.
Curator Laura Roulet is an art historian and writer who specializes in contemporary and Latin American art. Ms. Roulet has organized exhibitions at the Mexican Cultural Institute, the Museum of Puerto Rican Art, Pepco’s Edison Place Gallery, Project 4, Fusebox, the District of Columbia Art Center (DCAC), and at other local galleries. She has also worked with the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, including contributing to the retrospective exhibition entitled "Ana Mendieta: Earth Body, Sculpture and Performance 1972-1985" which represents the most comprehensive survey of the artist’s works to date. She is also the author of Contemporary Puerto Rican Installation Art: The Guagua Aerea, the Trojan Horse and the Termite, a book which explores dynamic aspects of Puerto Rican art today.
The WSG has organized this exhibition as part of its 25th anniversary celebration and in conjunction with the 2010 centennial of the OAS’ historic headquarters. The show explores the ever-widening directions that contemporary sculpture has taken over the past decades beginning with the radical artistic, political and social changes of the 1960s and 1970s to the present. Ms. Roulet has selected work that offers parallel commentary with work from the AMA’s permanent collection and thereby creates a striking dialogue in terms of material choice, form, purpose and aesthetic. For instance, she notes that works such as Puerto Rican Rafael Ferrer’s Head and Patrick McDonough’s 090706 My Younger Than Jesus Award are “un-aspiring to grandeur, permanence or universal meaning,” both pieces engaging in their wry humor and “unmonumental” qualities (see image above). She also draws parallels between the minimalist geometric abstraction of Venezuelan Jesus Rafael Soto’s relief sculpture Escritura Hurtado (Hurtado Writing) and Joanne Kent’s Zen-like twin circular reliefs Isis Revsited and Hard Rain; and likewise, notes that Colombian Hugo Zapata’s Arca (Ark) and Foon Sham’s Column share “an organic version of the circular form.”
WSG member artists selected to participate in this exhibition are: Allan Arp, Maria Barbosa, Kyan Bishop, Adam Bradley, Renee Butler, Kirsten Campbell, Jeff Chyatte, Frederic Crist, Brent Crothers, Joel D'Orazio, Alonzo Davis, Bobby Donovan, Cheraya Esters, Leah Frankel, Carol Gellner Levin, Linda Hesh, Gale Jamieson, Mariah Josephy, Joanne Kent, Barbara Liotta, Dalya Luttwak, Donna McCullough, Patrick McDonough, Pattie Porter Firestone, Brian Reed, Foon Sham, and Millicent Young.
The Art Museum of the Americas was established in 1976 with the primary mission of furthering awareness and appreciation of the art and cultural traditions of the thirty-four OAS member countries, with particular emphasis on modern and contemporary art from Latin America and the Caribbean. The museum is located at 201 18th Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20006 and it is open to the public Tuesdays-Sundays from 10 am until 5 pm. The museum is closed on Federal holidays. For more information about the museum, visit the website http://www.museum.oas.org
The mission of the Washington Sculptors Group (WSG) is to promote awareness and understanding of sculpture and to foster the exchange of ideas among sculptors, collectors and the public. For more information about this exhibition and the WSG, visit our website at http://www.washingtonsculptors.org
The Art Museum of the Americas
201 18th Street, NW
Washington, DC, 20006
Open to the public Tuesdays-Sundays from 10 am until 5 pm. Closed on Federal holidays.
October 16, 2009 – January 15, 2010
Opening Reception:
Friday, October 16, 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Artist panel discussion:
Saturday, November 14, 2:00 pm
The Art Museum of the Americas (AMA) at the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Washington Sculptors Group (WSG) are pleased to announce the opening of the WSG’s 25th anniversary exhibition Bilateral Engagement, an exhibit that seeks to demonstrate the historical sweep of WSG member work of the past 25 years while also connecting it with select pieces from the AMA’s permanent collection that represent facets of the concurrent Latin American avant garde.
The exhibition is being held at the Art Museum of the Americas from October 16, 2009 through January 15, 2010. Exhibit curator Laura Roulet will host a preview gallery talk on Friday, October 16 at 12 noon and an opening reception will take place later that evening from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. An artist panel discussion is scheduled for Saturday, November 14, from 2:00 until 4:00 pm. Additionally, an exhibit-themed family workshop will take place on Saturday, November 7 from 10 am to 12 noon.
Curator Laura Roulet is an art historian and writer who specializes in contemporary and Latin American art. Ms. Roulet has organized exhibitions at the Mexican Cultural Institute, the Museum of Puerto Rican Art, Pepco’s Edison Place Gallery, Project 4, Fusebox, the District of Columbia Art Center (DCAC), and at other local galleries. She has also worked with the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, including contributing to the retrospective exhibition entitled "Ana Mendieta: Earth Body, Sculpture and Performance 1972-1985" which represents the most comprehensive survey of the artist’s works to date. She is also the author of Contemporary Puerto Rican Installation Art: The Guagua Aerea, the Trojan Horse and the Termite, a book which explores dynamic aspects of Puerto Rican art today.
The WSG has organized this exhibition as part of its 25th anniversary celebration and in conjunction with the 2010 centennial of the OAS’ historic headquarters. The show explores the ever-widening directions that contemporary sculpture has taken over the past decades beginning with the radical artistic, political and social changes of the 1960s and 1970s to the present. Ms. Roulet has selected work that offers parallel commentary with work from the AMA’s permanent collection and thereby creates a striking dialogue in terms of material choice, form, purpose and aesthetic. For instance, she notes that works such as Puerto Rican Rafael Ferrer’s Head and Patrick McDonough’s 090706 My Younger Than Jesus Award are “un-aspiring to grandeur, permanence or universal meaning,” both pieces engaging in their wry humor and “unmonumental” qualities (see image above). She also draws parallels between the minimalist geometric abstraction of Venezuelan Jesus Rafael Soto’s relief sculpture Escritura Hurtado (Hurtado Writing) and Joanne Kent’s Zen-like twin circular reliefs Isis Revsited and Hard Rain; and likewise, notes that Colombian Hugo Zapata’s Arca (Ark) and Foon Sham’s Column share “an organic version of the circular form.”
WSG member artists selected to participate in this exhibition are: Allan Arp, Maria Barbosa, Kyan Bishop, Adam Bradley, Renee Butler, Kirsten Campbell, Jeff Chyatte, Frederic Crist, Brent Crothers, Joel D'Orazio, Alonzo Davis, Bobby Donovan, Cheraya Esters, Leah Frankel, Carol Gellner Levin, Linda Hesh, Gale Jamieson, Mariah Josephy, Joanne Kent, Barbara Liotta, Dalya Luttwak, Donna McCullough, Patrick McDonough, Pattie Porter Firestone, Brian Reed, Foon Sham, and Millicent Young.
The Art Museum of the Americas was established in 1976 with the primary mission of furthering awareness and appreciation of the art and cultural traditions of the thirty-four OAS member countries, with particular emphasis on modern and contemporary art from Latin America and the Caribbean. The museum is located at 201 18th Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20006 and it is open to the public Tuesdays-Sundays from 10 am until 5 pm. The museum is closed on Federal holidays. For more information about the museum, visit the website http://www.museum.oas.org
The mission of the Washington Sculptors Group (WSG) is to promote awareness and understanding of sculpture and to foster the exchange of ideas among sculptors, collectors and the public. For more information about this exhibition and the WSG, visit our website at http://www.washingtonsculptors.org
The Art Museum of the Americas
201 18th Street, NW
Washington, DC, 20006
Open to the public Tuesdays-Sundays from 10 am until 5 pm. Closed on Federal holidays.
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