SCULPTURE 1275: Alan Binstock

July 27 – October 2, 2009

Reception with the artist:
Thursday, September 17, 6-8 pm

Alan Binstock, Trance- Ender (detail) Glass and Stainless Steel, 2009
Photo Courtesy Washington Sculptors Group and the artist

Location:
1275 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004

Exhibition Hours: Monday-Friday 8 am – 8 pm
The exhibition is free and open to the public.

About the Artist
Alan Binstock’s work primarily integrates stone, glass and steel. He constructs forms that evoke a dynamic material tension while simultaneously setting forth a harmonious balance between outer shape and inner structure. In addition to making sculpture, Mr. Binstock has worked as a Registered Architect and Project Manager in several area firms and at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center for several years. This ongoing education in construction methods and materials, along with his studies in yoga, inform his sculpture and challenge his aesthetic directions. Mr. Binstock was born and raised in the Bronx and currently lives in Mt. Rainier, MD.

About the Curator
Norman Parish was selected by the WSG to serve as a juror for this series of shows. Mr. Parish has owned and operated Parish Gallery-Georgetown in Washington, DC for the past eighteen years. The gallery was opened primarily, but not exclusively, to showcase contemporary visual artists of significance from Africa and the African Diaspora and lesser known local artists. Mr. Parish wanted to show high quality art that had been overlooked and give solo exhibitions to artists who deserved one, but had never had the opportunity. He came to the point of gallery owner having been a painter himself for over forty years.

About the WSG
The Washington Sculptors Group (WSG) is a volunteer, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting an awareness and understanding of sculpture in addition to fostering the exchange of ideas among sculptors, collectors, and the general public. The WSG sponsors frequent events, including artists' panels, presentations, workshops, public programs, and co-sponsors a variety of exhibitions in museums and alternative spaces in the Washington DC area and beyond. Organized in 1983, the work of the WSG is carried out by its Board of Directors, along with its nearly 400 members. For additional information, visit www.washingtonsculptors.org.

Contact the artist:

Alan Binstock
(301) 277-5240
E-mail 

Mural Jam

This Saturday, August 15th, check out (and take part in) Mural Jam, the "capital’s largest public art event" at the Rhode Island Avenue Shopping Center (next to the Rhode Island Ave Metro station) to see over 100 artists paint a football field-sized wall.

The event is the culmination of local muralists mentoring kids over the past couple months in developing and designing public art. Watch them work from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., or even pick up a brush and join in. The event is free and geared towards all ages. It will feature activities for children, food, a community area for everyone who comes to pick up a brush and paint, and DJs with music for entertainment.

The event is sponsored by Albus Cavus, D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities, and the Mayor's Summer Youth Employment Program.

Margaret Boozer's 'Dirt Drawings' at Katzen

Express Night Out | Arts & Events | Dirt's Tones and Tales: Margaret Boozer's 'Dirt Drawings'

VISITING THE Katzen Arts Center at American University, one would not expect to see 12,000 pounds of clay lying on the floor. But that's exactly what's at the museum through Sun., part of Margaret Boozer's exhibition "Dirt Drawings."

"Usually, a museum is designed to take care of objects rather than foster their growth and evolution," says Katzen director and curator Jack Rasmussen. "This show is about the artistic process, instead of rows of pots."

Katzen Arts Center, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW; through Sun., Aug. 16; 202-885-1300.

The Common Element: Glass and Sculpture | artdc.com

The Common Element: Glass and Sculpture | artdc.com: "The Common Element: Glass and Sculpture

Opening Saturday, August 15, 2009, 4 PM – 6 PM

Common Element Artists:

Patrick Burke, David Cook, Joe Corcoran, Cheryl P. Derricotte, Nancy Donnelly, Sean Hennessey, Michael Janis, Steven Jones, Brendan Kager, Jennifer Lindstrom, David D’Orio, Anne Plant, Ragan Sheridan, Erwin Timmers, Megan Van Wagoner and Sue Weisenburger.

Hyattsville, MD – For the first time, Washington Glass School and DC Glass Works will join together for a one-of-a-kind exhibit of glass and sculpture, “The Common Element”.

At artdc Gallery in The Lustine Center of Arts District Hyattsville, 16 artists will display their work, consisting of hand-blown glass, molded and welded sculptures, poured aluminum and bronze, and other techniques."

Discover glass and sculpture from the area’s leading artists. Purchase a piece to display in your home or office – or mingle with instructors from both schools.

One of the nation’s leading warm glass studios, The Washington Glass School, has joined forces with the area’s largest hot glass studio DC GlassWorks. This collaboration has delivered an outstanding sculptural exhibition of work by the member artists and instructors.

The Washington Glass School is known for narrative and content-driven glass work, and DC GlassWorks has become an area favorite for sculptural blown glass artwork. Together they integrate the common element.

artdc Gallery
The Lustine Center
Arts District Hyattsville
5710 Baltimore Avenue
Hyattsville, MD 20781

Torpedo Factory Art Center - In The Flesh II

Torpedo Factory Art Center - Target Gallery Current Show:

"In The Flesh II • July 22- August 30, 2009
Reception: August 13, 6-8pm - Gallery Talk at 7pm
View the Artwork

Juror's Statement

In The Flesh Part II is an exhibition that focuses on contemporary figurative art. This exhibition opportunity attracted close to 300 artists from around the country and world providing the juror with well over 830 images with which to choose for this exhibition. Our juror chose 27 works mostly two-dimensional paintings, drawings, mixed media, and photography but also a couple of three-dimensional works, one of which is a very large installation piece.

Juror, Andrea Pollan is the founder and curator of the Curator’s Office in Washington DC. Pollan is a well-respected expert in the art field. She has organized over 135 exhibitions of contemporary art both regionally and nationally and has written numerous catalogs and exhibition brochures. Her business, Curator’s Office was identified in December 2006’s Vanity Fair as an important player in “The Art Universe.”

The Target Gallery, national exhibition space of the Torpedo Factory Art Center, is located on the waterfront in Old Town Alexandria, VA.

Phillips After 5

"The Phillips Collection continues their Phillips After 5 events every Thursday through August. Tonight enjoy snacks from Fresh Farm Markets, DJ Danny Harris of Fatback D.C., a screening of the film The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (6 p.m.), and gallery talks on Blitzkreig Shock: Postwar Trauma’s Effect On Painting (6 and 7 p.m.)."
Source: http://dcist.com

Check Out - New Arlington Cultural Center

A segment of AVN's monthly magazine show, "Here/now", "Artscape" takes a look at all things cultural around Arlington. In this episode, Philippa Hughes, founder of the Pink Line Project, and Jon Palmer Claridge, Program Director for Arlington Cultural Affairs, offer a behind the scenes tour of the new Arlington Cultural Center, scheduled to open in the fall of 2010.

SUMMER DOCK

paintings, prints, works on paper

August 8 - 29, 2009

Dawn Black
Charles Cohan
Peter Fox
Jason Hughes
J.W. Mahoney
Kate McGraw
Jiha Moon
Beverly Ress
Eduardo Santiere
Chris Scarborough
Ann Tarantino
McGraw & Tarantino
Andy Moon Wilson


curator's office
1515 14th Street nw
suite 201
washington, dc 20005

+ 202.387.1008 tel
www.curatorsoffice.com

In The Flesh II, at Target Gallery

Northern Virginia Art Beat | Falls Church News-Press Online

Corporeal Art

By Kevin Mellema

In The Flesh II, at Target Gallery (in the Torpedo Factory), 105 N. Union St., Alexandria. The event runs through August 30. The gallery is open Monday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., with extended evening hours on Thursdays until 9 p.m. For more details, call 703-838-456, ext. 4, or see

www.torpedofactory.org/galleries/target.htm.

Alison Oaks’ “Bruise and Bra.” (Photo: Courtesy Target Gallery)

Note: Reception with juror's talk will be held

Thursday, Aug. 13, from 5 – 6 p.m.

Six in the Mix: Artists and Curators Discussion

Moderated by Fred Joiner

Wednesday August 12th, 2009, 6-8PM

$5 Admission

Join Hillyer Art Space for a unique opportunity to glimpse into the minds and ideas behind the work of Six in the Mix: Selections by Renee Stout, which features the work of Cianne Fragione, Adam Griffiths, Kenyatta Hinkle, Marc Roman, James Swainbank, and Gilbert Trent!

IA&A's Hillyer Art Space
9 Hillyer Court NW
Washington, DC 20008
T. 202.338.0680

"My Space on 7th"

August 12 - September 4, 2009

featuring 90 local artists
Opening Reception:
Friday, August 14, 6 - 8:30pm

This is the third year for My Space on 7th. It’s a unique, non-juried opportunity for local artists to exhibit at Touchstone Gallery. In a short time, My Space on 7th has become a gallery tradition. Due to proposed renovations for the 406 7th St building, this might be the last My Space on 7th.

Artists participating: Sangeeta Agrawal, Nataliya Andreyeva, Neyla Arnas, Keith Arnold, Olu Babalola, Crystal Banks, David Barr, Mark Behme, Pat Bennett, Gary Bergel, Olga Berman, Carl Bettenhausen, Harmon Biddle, Wendy Bridges, Marsha Brown, Kirstin L Bruner, Alza Burd, Pierre Cartier, Adam Chamy, Zhee Chatmon, Anne Cherubim, Rob Chester, Mark S. Chevalier, James Coates, Ceci Cole McInturff, Michele Cormier, Charlie Dale, Anthony Dortch, Matt Dunn, Derran Eaddy, Linda Elliff, Michelle Fatovic, Alex Feshenko, Isabelle Spicer, Kim Frietze, Kent Gay, Eric M. Ginsburg, Marcia Green, JoAnne Growney, Jackie Hoysted, Sandra Humphrey, Carin A. Jackson, Jessica Jastrzebski, jodi, Linda Keller, David Korte, David A. Kosar, Radha Krishnakumar, Mary D. Lambert, Paula Lantz, Emery J. Lewis, Mary Mallia, Frank M. Mancino, Amy Marshall, JoAnn McInnis, Ivan Mendizabal, Mark Mennie, Anita Merina, David Mills, Del Moran, Kiran Mukunda, Carlos Munoz, Natalie Oguara, Mary D. Ott, Samuel Pastore, Wendy Plotkin-Mates, Keith Ramsey, Juvale Regala, Marina Reiter, Neil Rogers, Pam Rogers, Julia Rosenbaum, Deborah Saks, Zakhar Sasim, Peter Schechter, Charles A. Sessoms, Amelia Shachoy, Paul Sharratt, Janathel Shaw, Raju Singh, John Sislin, Destry Sparks, Aaron Spindler, Ulrich Stein, Elena Tchernomazova, Dana Thompson, Sally ShangMing Tsou, Caroline Urbania, Susan Van Pool and Monica Wise.

Touchstone Gallery
406 7th Street NW 2nd Floor
Washington, DC 20004
Phone: 202.347.2787
Fax: 202.347.3339

Innocence & Arrogance: The Art of Arabella Proffer and Brandi Read.

These two pop-surrealist and neo-realist women artists have teamed up to create an exciting exhibition of Punks, Goths, Muses, Models and Royalty. Both artists’ exquisitely rendered subjects go beyond the typical portrait, encompassing uniquely distinctive vitality and style, and exposing viewers to both of their whimsical insights and flights of imagination.

Saturday, August 15th, from 6pm – Midnight
Art Whino
173 Waterfront St.
National Harbor, MD 20745

Show end date: September 14th

Music by DJ Rick Taylor of We Fought The Big One
and DJ Sequential of Screen Vinyl Image

The event is FREE and open to the public.

The Common Element: Glass and Sculpture

The Common Element: Glass and Sculpture
August 15- September 6, 2009

Reception August 15, 2009, 4-6 pm

An exhibit of glass artwork from artists of the Washington Glass School and DC GlassWorks are featured in a show that links the two DC-area glass institutions:The Common Element.

Hosted by the organization ArtDC.org (in their new Hyattsville gallery at the Lustine Center), the collaborative spirit of the two studios is celebrated in this groundbreaking art show.

Artists include: Patrick Burke, David Cook, Joe Corcoran, Cheryl P. Derricotte, Nancy Donnelly, Sean Hennessey, Michael Janis, Steven Jones, Brendan Kager, Jennifer Lindstrom, David D'Orio, Anne Plant, Ragan Sheridan, Erwin Timmers, Megan Van Wagoner and Sue Weisenburger.

Nancy Donnelly, Back to Back, glass

ARTDC Gallery
5710 Baltimore Avenue
Hyattsville, MD 20781
301-209-0116

Irvine Contemporary Art’s Introductions5

This Saturday marks the opening of Irvine Contemporary's Introductions5. The event is the fifth annual exhibition of works by recent art college graduates from around the nation. The exhibition is designed to bring a highly select group of new artists from leading art college programs to Washington, D.C. The eight invited artists for this year’s Introductions were selected from leading MFA programs across the US.

Opening Reception with Artists: 6-8pm

Collectors’ Preview: 1-5pm

Discussion with Artists: 5-6pm



Artists:
Jonathan Dankenbring MFA, Indiana University

John Hill, Jr. MFA, Univeristy of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

Christopher LaVoie MFA, Maryland Institute College of Art

Paris Mavroidis MFA, Pratt Institute

Matt Sartain MFA, Academy of Art University, San Fransisco

Wayne Toepp MFA, Maryland Institute College of Art

Yi-Hsin Tzeng MFA, Savannah College of Art and Design

Stacey Lee Webber MFA, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Irvine Contemporary

1412 14th St., NW, near P St., in the 14th Street Arts Corridor and Logan Circle area of Washington, DC.

VMFA: Exhibitions: STRANGER THAN PARADISE

VMFA: Exhibitions: STRANGER THAN PARADISE: Josephine Haden

“The magic moment is to finish a piece and like what you see,” says Josephine Haden, whose work will be on view at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts June 5 - Sep 13, 2009 in an exhibition titled Stranger Than Paradise."

"Haden lives in Arlington, Va., and was the winner of a 2009 VMFA Fellowship."

The exhibition will be on view in VMFA’s Pauley Center through Sep 13, 2009.

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
200 N. Boulevard
Richmond, VA 23220-4007

Six in the Mix: Selections by Renee Stout

Hillyer Art Space
Exhibition | July 3rd - August 26

First Friday Reception: August 7, 2009, 6-9PM

Live performance by Deon "CleanCutt" Clark

Food and refreshments will be served

$5 suggested donation


Six in the Mix: Selections by Renee Stout brings together a divergent company of D.C. and Baltimore's emerging and mid-career artists for Hillyer Art Space's summer program. This show will feature the work of Cianne Fragione, Kenyatta Hinkle, Adam Griffiths, Marc Roman, James Swainbank, and Gilbert Trent.

Stout has set out to create a mixed bag of local talent not based in the obligatory conceptual framework predominantly exhibited in group shows. Instead of the varying inspiration and ideas behind the individual bodies of work, it is the "natural dialogue that may occur between these works" which Stout would like the audience to experience.


International Arts & Artists | 9 Hillyer Court NW | Washington | DC | 20008

Almost Surely, Almost Everywhere at Hamiltonian Gallery

Hamiltonian Gallery and curator Rebecca Jones are pleased to present “Almost Surely, Almost Everywhere”, a group exhibition featuring works by Echo Eggebrecht, Ken Fandell, Billy Friebele and Hamiltonian Fellow Mike Dax Iacovone. The exhibition runs from August 8 until September 12, 2009, with an opening reception on Saturday, August 8, from 7 – 9 p.m.

Each of the artists in this exhibition investigates the experiential nature of humankind's existence within a world of immeasurable space, infinite possibilities and continual journeys. The terms “almost surely” and “almost everywhere” are encountered in probability theory where questions involving infinity are posed. Through the use of physical acts, mediated images and painterly expressions of the mysteries of intangible space and time in our physical world, this group of works presents attempts to approach the stability of “sureness”, the absolute encompassment of “everywhere” and the enigmatic results of these endeavors.

Hamiltonian Gallery
1353 U Street, NW (14th and U Streets)
Washington, DC 2009
202.332.1116

Mounting Pressure for DC Galleries - News - News & Opinion - Art in America

Kriston Capps writes about the relocation plans of a 14th Street Gallery.

Mounting Pressure for DC Galleries - Opinion - Art in America
by Kriston Capps

G Fine Art, widely acknowledged as one of the premiere contemporary art galleries in Washington, D.C., will close in August. Housed on the second floor of a three-story galleries building, the gallery—whose stable features some of the most innovative and visible artists in the metropolitan area—will not renew its release after its current show closes, according to gallery director Annie Gawlak.

A Future For Journalism About The Arts - diacritical

A Future For Journalism About The Arts - diacritical:

"In the past couple of years, half of all the staff arts journalism jobs in the US have been eliminated. In some cases, newspapers offloading their staff critics have replaced them with freelancers. In some cases, the freelancers have done a better job than the staffers they have replaced. But mostly not."

So the Annenberg School for Communication at USC and the National Arts Journalism Program are holding a summit on the future of arts journalism October 2. They're looking for projects that are trying to become that brilliant next model.
-Douglas McLennan's blog @ diacritical July 11, 2009

Summer Delight at Foundry Gallery

Annual Summer Exhibit
Summer Delight

August 5—August 30, 2009

Opening Reception: August 7, 2009, 6-8pm

www.foundrygallery.org

Participating artists:
Doris Kennedy, Donna K. McGee, Fran Abrams, Martin Slater, Ron Riley, Ann Stein, Jenny Brake, and Barbara Bell


F o u n d r y G a l l e r y
1314 18th Street NW, 1st Floor
Washington, DC 20036

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden to Open Anne Truitt Survey in October

Washington, D.C. (July 2, 2009) - The first survey of the work of the late Yaddo sculptor Anne Truitt, long considered a pioneering figure in the development of American abstract art, will open in October at the Smithsonian's Hirshhorn and Sculpture Garden.

"Anne Truitt: Perception and Reflection" will be on view October 8, 2009 - January 3, 2010. It will feature more than 35 two-dimensional works alongside 49 painted sculptures that were the hallmark of the artist's 40-year career. The exhibition, which will be accompanied by the only complete monograph on the artist to date, will trace the arc of Ms. Truitt's career from initial abstract sculptures through pieces made only weeks before her death at age 83 in 2004. The fully illustrated book has essays by Curator Kristen Hileman and James Meyer, Winship Distinguished Associate Professor of Art History at Emory University, and a chronology of the artist's life and career.

"This exhibition is a long-awaited look at the depth and scope of this significant artist's work," said Richard Koshalek, director of the museum. "We are pleased to present this exhibition here on the National Mall and to recognize her unique contribution to art history."

A separate gallery in the museum will feature the short film Anne Truitt: Working by Jem Cohen, a Yaddo colleague and friend of Ms. Truitt. The film includes images of Truitt's studios in Washington, D.C., and at Yaddo, and features the artist working and speaking about her practice and the role of color in her art.

A recipient of Guggenheim and National Endowment for the Arts fellowships, Ms. Truitt was an influential professor at the University of Maryland at College Park (1975-1996) and the author of three acclaimed autobiographical journals – Daybook (1982), Turn (1986), and Prospect (1996). She was a Yaddo guest artist more than a dozen times between 1974 and 2003, a longtime Member of The Corporation of Yaddo, and served as the acting executive director of Yaddo in 1984.

For exhibition hours and related programs, please click here.

For more information about Ms. Truitt and additional images of her work, click here.

Source: http://yaddo.org/yaddo/AnneTruittSurvey.shtml

Pay Attention! If Selling Tickets Is Your Business Model, You've Got A Problem - diacritical

What is your business model in the arts? Douglas McLennan talks about the new Attention Economy in this insightful article.

Pay Attention! If Selling Tickets Is Your Business Model, You've Got A Problem - diacritical

ArtBabble | ArtBabble

Kool new website portal for art videos

ArtBabble | ArtBabble:

"10 new partners on ArtBabble.org. That's right, the ArtBabble family just got bigger: Art Institute of Chicago, KQED, Museum of Arts & Design, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, Norman Rockwell Museum, Rubin Museum of Art, San Jose Museum of Art, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Van Gogh Museum, and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts."

http://www.artbabble.org/

Washington Printmakers Gallery presents

July 28 - August 30 2009

12th Annual National Small Works
Juried by Jane Haslem, Director of Jane Haslem Gallery

Yuji Hiratsuka

Funded in part by the DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities,
an agency supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Juror's Talk
Sunday August 9, 2009, 1 pm

Natural Occurrences
Julie Niskanen
2008 Winner of National Small Works

Julie Niskanen, "Illusionary Reflection," mezzotint

Artist's Talk
Sunday August 2, 2009, 2 pm

WASHINGTON PRINTMAKERS GALLERY
1732 Connecticut Ave NW Washington DC 20009
202-332-7757
www.washingtonprintmakers.com

Blog This Rock: Support Arts Funding in the District

Blog This Rock: Support Arts Funding in the District

Dear Friends,

The DC Advocates for the Arts are fighting against the cuts in the local arts budget. Please sign the petition letter below, and ask your networks - artists and arts organization folk - to sign on. Even if you are not tagged in this note, please add your name, affiliation, and the ward(s) in which you work as a comment here [note - this is a Facebook petition - if you comment on Blog This Rock, they will forward to DC Advocates to the Arts] to add your name to this petition. The deadline for signatures is Thursday at 2pm. This is a NOW do this NOW kind of ask.

Sincerely,

Rob Bettmann
--------------------

To: The Honorable Chairman Vincent C. Gray and the members of the District of Columbia Council
From: The DC Advocates for the Arts
Date: July 25, 2009

As has been documented by local and national media, the arts community is in crisis. Now is not the time to cut arts funding. To do so would undermine all of the investments that have been made building the local arts economy over the last thirty years.

The draft FY 10 budget cuts arts funding for the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities by 37%, at the same time that private donations and foundation giving are down. Restoring funding to FY 2009 levels would give the arts community the time and confidence to leverage the city's support, and to continue serving the citizens of DC and the millions of visitors who come to the nation's capital each year. The additional money will have minimal impact on the overall budget, but it would provide great benefit to Washington's children and families, and our city's economy.

In FY 2009, the 14 million dollars allocated to the DC Commission supported arts education programming for thousands of DC school children, in every ward. That same investment contributed to city tax revenue by supporting the businesses of artists and arts organizations in every ward. The council would be wise to sustain its support of the arts reflective of the value that we provide on expenditure.

The city has invested heavily in the arts over the last thirty years, supporting programming and institutions. Now is not the time to undermine that progress. The creative economy can be part of the solution to the current economic and community crisis, and we ask you to: return funding to FY 2009 levels and to engage now with the DC Advocates for the Arts in a discussion to define priorities for arts spending for FY 2011. Now is not the time to slash investment that creates revenue, and supports jobs.

Sincerely,

Robert Bettmann (Founder, Day Eight, All wards; and Chair, DC Advocates for the Arts)
George Koch (Founder, Artomatic, All wards; Steering committee, DC Advocates for the Arts)
Ava Spece (Executive Director, DC Youth Orchestra, All Wards; Steering committee, DC Advocates for the Arts)
Varissa McMickens (Executive Director, DC Arts and Education Collaborative, All wards; Steering committee, DC Advocates for the Arts)
David Furchgott (President, International Arts and Artists, Ward 2 and All)

We will present this to the city council late Thursday afternoon. The more signatures the better. If you want to really help, write your own note, and tag a member of our steering committee in it so that we track signatures.

Northern Virginia Art Beat

Northern Virginia Art Beat | Falls Church News-Press Online: "Best of Artomatic" By Kevin Mellema

This is one reason you show in Artomatic: The notable Fraser Gallery is showing the work of ten artists which gallery director Catriona Fraser has picked out of the great hoard showing at this year's Artomatic. Absent from last year's calendar, it's good to see Fraser putting this one back into rotation. If nothing else, it's good for the health and hopefully growth of Artomatic, D.C.'s largest annual art show.

Best of Artomatic, at the Fraser Gallery (7700 Wisconsin Ave., Suite E, Bethesda, Md.). The gallery is open through August 8, from Tuesday – Saturday, 11:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. For more details, call 301-718-9651 or visit www.thefrasergallery.com.

Transformer announces first international presentation of Washington, DC artists abroad

Give & Take / Da y Toma
@ Garash Galeria, Mexico City
July 30 - August 20, 2009


Advancing their mission to build a broad network of support for emerging artists, their ideas and work, and to further contemporary art dialogue within Washington, DC and beyond, Transformer announces the continuation of an artistic exchange with Mexico City and Garash Galeria, with the upcoming Give & Take/ Da y Toma exhibition.

Following the success of the ID-entity exhibition presented in 2008 at Transformer and the Mexican Cultural Institute in Washington, DC, which highlighted the work of ten Mexico City-based emerging artists, Give & Take/ Da y Toma at Garash Galeria will present the work of five DC-based emerging artists - Holly Bass, Breck Brunson, Nilay Lawson, Solomon Sanchez, and Chakraphan Rangaratna (aka Señor Tangcito, aka Tang) - each of whom will be exhibiting internationally for the first time.

The artists in Give & Take/Da y Toma are creating new, conceptual works that focus on the dynamics of exchange. Through artistic action, installation, and the creation of artist built environments, the participating artists investigate aspects of competition, fair play, ownership, equality, and stewardship. Responding to and inspired by cultural differences and similarities, the global economy, human nature and the natural environment, the artists in Give & Take/Da y Toma playfully challenge audiences to think about and interpret common and uncommon interactions.

Transformer provides the participating artists the opportunity to spend ten days in Mexico City (July 22- August 1, 2009), where they will meet with peer emerging artists as well as arts leaders, install their work, engage with audiences through an opening reception and artist talks, and experience aspects of life in another federal city.

Give & Take/Da y Toma is made possible in large part by the substantial award of a $20,000 grant from the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, with matching support from individual contributions.

For more information on Give & Take/Da y Toma and other Transformer programs and exhibitions, see: www.transformergallery.org, or contact 202.483.1102

“Line Forms Here”

July 22, 2009 – August 23, 2009
Works in various media with a linear focus

Featuring works by Chad Andrews… Amy Davis… Karen Hubacher… Juditha… Arpi Sahr… Melissa Widerkehr… Brian Petro… Greg Minah and Gordon Binder.

gallery plan b
1530 14th Street NW

Summer in the City

Visions of New York City on an overnight trip from DC. These images of the city caught my eye. Enjoy!

Street Graffiti, Chelsea

Hide and Seek Art, NYC

Wall Art, NYC

Brooklyn Museum

Judy Chicago Dinner Party (detail), Brooklyn Museum

Ice Cream Truck, NYC

Lincoln Tunnel Expressway Sign, NYC



Photos by Anne Marchand

Copyright© 2009 Anne Marchand. All rights reserved.

Rumi Forum today

Rumi Forum
presents

Tom Block , Writer and Artist
“Shalom/Salaam: A Story of a Mystical Fraternity
Tuesday, July 28th 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

At the RUMI Forum
1150 17th Street NW, Suite 408,
Washington D.C.
www.rumiforum.org


Tom Block will speak on his forthcoming book, "Shalom/Salaam: A Story of a Mystical Fraternity" (Fons Vitae Publisher, Louisville, KY, 2010) , which traces the virtually unknown story of Islamic mystical influence on the development of Jewish mysticism for over 1000 years. Mr. Block's talk will introduce this story, exploring how Jewish thinkers and mystics, from Moses Maimonides (d. 1204) in Egypt to the Kabbalists in Spain (13th century) and the Holy Land (15th century), turned to their Islamic cousins for spiritual inspiration, as well as specific manners of understanding the relationship with the Divine. These medieval Jewish thinkers irrevocably turned Jewish worship, meditation and synagogue practice in the direction of their Islamic cousins. By the 18th century, when the Baal Shem Tov was developing Hasidism in eastern Europe, he was attracted to the same medieval Jewish thinkers who had, in turn, depended so much on Islam for inspiration. Although he didn't realize it, his interest in specific medieval Jewish thinkers and systems of thought continued the "Islamicization" of Jewish worship, an influence which still reverberates through Jewish practice to this day.

Tom Block is a writer and artist who is best known for his Shalom/Salaam Project, a scholarly investigation of the influence of Islamic mysticism on the development of Jewish mysticism, from the inception of Islam through medieval Egypt, Spain and the Kabbalah, into 18th century European Judaism and into today’s Jewish practice. He has published numerous articles excerpted from his research, as well as appearing at academic conferences around the United States and Canada. He recently presented his research at the first interfaith conference held by Al-Azhar University in Cairo, the pre-eminent religious institution for Sunni Islam. His book, Shalom/Salaam: A Story of a Mystical Fraternity, will be published early next year by Fons Vitae Publisher, Louisville KY. Mr. Block has received numerous awards and grants, including support from the Maryland State Arts Council (MD), Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation (NY), Sugarman Foundation (CA), Nelson Talbott Foundation (MD), Puffin Foundation (NJ), William and Mary Greve Foundation (NY), New York Foundation for the Arts (NY), Abrahamic Family Reunion Project (MI), Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County (MD) and Amnesty International (NY).

Artomatic Fraser Gallery Exhibit

Fraser Gallery lets the good times roll with a “Best of Artomatic” exhibit, open ’til August 8.

“A group exhibition of exceptional work from this year’s Artomatic, selected by Catriona Fraser. Including work by Jennifer Bishop, Deb Jansen, Edward Johnston, Christine Keers, Andrew Livingstone, Brain Lusher, Joanne Mitchell, Molly Sheldon, Frank Turner and Andrew Zimmermann.”

Check out Fraser Gallery for the full line-up.

Fraser Gallery Bethesda
7700 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite E
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
Tel: (301) 718-9651

Digital Nomads Ditch Cubicles for Shared Spaces, Choosing Their Co-Workers - washingtonpost.com

The Affinity Lab, home to Albus Cavus was featured in Sunday Washington Post article “Digital Nomads Choose Their Tribes.”

Digital Nomads Ditch Cubicles for Shared Spaces, Choosing Their Co-Workers - washingtonpost.com

Where The Art Is - Architects, Art - Washington Spaces

Where The Art Is - Architects, Art - Washington Spaces

The advice for would-be collectors is endless: Buy the best art you can afford. Buy what challenges you. Buy what makes you feel at peace. Buy from artists you know and admire. Buy work your mind revisits days after you’ve seen it. Buy with a sentimental eye.

Read more: http://www.washingtonspaces.com/2009/4/articles/where-the-art-is#ixzz0MYAZWZQ8

Glenview Mansion Art Gallery features Mary Ott

Mary Ott
“European Prints”
August 2- August 25, 2009
Reception: August 2, from 1:30 to 3:30 pm.

The exhibit “European Prints” by Mary Ott comprises hand-pulled prints, including intaglios, screenprints, photogravures, and maybe even a lithograph. The artist’s reception will be on Sunday, August 2, from 1:30 to 3:30 pm. The exhibit will continue through August 25.

Gallery hours are 9 am to 4:30 pm Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and from 9 am to 9 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The only weekend hours are for the reception on August 2.

There will be a free concert the afternoon of the reception from 2 to 3 pm by “Big Jim Scotty’s Antique Song Show,” a tin-pan alley group.


Glenview Mansion Art Gallery
Rockville Civic Center Park
603 Edmonston Drive
Rockville, MD 20851.
240-314-8682.
For recorded directions, call 240-314-5004.

On Exhibit: 'Margaret Boozer: Dirt Drawings' at the American University Museum - washingtonpost.com

Michael O'Sullivan on Margaret Boozer's Exhibition. On Exhibit: 'Margaret Boozer: Dirt Drawings' at the American University Museum - washingtonpost.com

Artist Margaret Boozer recalls her gut reaction upon seeing the "gorgeous" polished-concrete floors of the American University Museum, where her work is on view in a stunning first-floor installation: "Oh, I need to put some dirt on these floors."

Margaret Boozer: Dirt Drawings Through Aug. 16 at the American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW Contact: 202-885-1300. http://www.american.edu/museum. Hours: Open Tuesday-Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; also open one hour before performing arts events in the Katzen. Admission: Free.

No Artist Left Behind: Top 10 Things Every Artist Should Know

August 1, 4-6pm

Conner Contemporary Art
1358 Florida Ave NE
Washington, DC

PRESENTED BY WPA

Heather Darcy Bhandari and Jonathan Melber, authors of the book ART/WORK: Everything You Need to Know (and Do) As You Pursue Your Art Career, talk about what artists need to know to be successful in the art world. Heather and Jonathan (a New York City gallery director and arts lawyer, respectively) will discuss business, legal and other issues artists should be aware of to help them manage their careers. Books will be available at the event for purchase and signing. Presented with Conner Contemporary Art.

No Artist Left Behind is a professional development initiative created by WPA to provide resources and workshops to DC area visual artists.

Renaissance high-def: Tullio's moving portraits in marble | Washington Examiner

Renaissance high-def: Tullio's moving portraits in marble | Washington Examiner
By: Robin Tierney
Special to The Examiner, July 27, 2009

Shock value? That's kids' stuff. Back in Renaissance Venice, this was the ultimate challenge: create a beauty so ideal that onlookers would get emotionally involved, even fall in love.

One sculptor made that his mission.

If you go

"An Antiquity of Imagination: Tullio Lombardo and Venetian High Renaissance Sculpture"

Where: National Gallery of Art, West Building, Sixth Street and Constitution Avenue NW

When: Through Nov. 1

Info: Free; 202-737-4215; nga.gov

Last chance to catch Strictly Painting 7 at MPA

The exhibition closes on Saturday, August 1, 2009

Hannah Naomi Kim, Collision (Gate-State House), oil and encaustic on canvas, 70 x 84"

McLean Project for the Arts
1234 Ingleside Avenue
McLean, VA 22101
703-790-1953
www.mpaart.org

Washington Studio School

Faculty Exhibition:
Works by Susan Yanero

Exhibition on view:
July 1 - August 31

Artist's Reception:
Thursday, July 30th, 7-9pm



















Washington Studio School
2129 S St NW
Washington, DC 20008
www.washingtonstudioschool.org
(202) 234-3030


Located 2 1/2 blocks North of the Dupont Circle Metro Station.

Last chance to see Gallery 10 New Members Exhibition July 25

New Members
Wayson Jones, Karen LeCocq, Mark Sharp, Lisa Tayerle

July 1 - 25, 2009

Wayson Jones, Brown Pennies,11" x 17" x 4",acrylic and acrylic gels on paper, 2008

Gallery 10, Ltd.
1519 Connecticut Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20036

First on 1st Art + Music Walk

Saturday, August 1
Noon to 4pm

The Pink Line Project and North Capitol Main Street invite you to an Art + Music Walk in the Bloomingdale neighborhood!

Saturday, August 1
Noon to 4 pm

Along 1st Street, NW, between Florida Avenue and Rhode Island Avenue.

Start at Big Bear Cafe or Windows Cafe.

Free beverage for those who complete the walking tour game! Drink specials for the rest of you.
Go here for list of artists and musicians.

Good People, Bad Behavior

July 25 - August 15

Recent work by MFA candidates,

VCU's Department of Sculpture + Extended Media.

Opening Reception

Saturday, July 25, 6:30 - 8:30pm

G Fine Art

1515 14th Street NW, Suite 200

New Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition Shows Elvis before He Was “The King of Rock ’n’ Roll” - 7thSpace Interactive

New Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition Shows Elvis before He Was “The King of Rock ’n’ Roll” - 7thSpace Interactive - by Jennifer Schommer

“Elvis at 21: Photographs by Alfred Wertheimer,” a new Smithsonian traveling exhibition, presents 56 of these striking images and will debut at The Grammy Museum in Los Angeles Jan. 8, 2009, Elvis’s 75th birthday.

Developed collaboratively by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery and the Govinda Gallery, “Elvis at 21” will be on view at The Grammy Museum through March 28, 2010. Following its showing in Los Angeles, the exhibition will travel to museums around the country through 2013. “Elvis at 21” is sponsored nationally by the History channel.

“Elvis at 21” is accompanied by a richly illustrated catalog, titled “Elvis 1956,” available through Welcome Books. For more information, visit http://welcomebooks.com/elvis1956.

Located in Washington, D.C ., the Govinda Gallery exhibits one of the largest collections of music photography in the world. Over 30 years, the gallery has organized more than 200 exhibitions of many of the nation’s leading artists. It has featured Wertheimer’s work in several exhibitions, including his first major one-person exhibition in 1997. Visit online at www.govindagallery.com.

Artist's Talk / Margaret Boozer

Margaret Boozer
Dirt Drawings
June 27 - August 16

Artist's Talk
Saturday, July 25, 2pm

Presented by Project 4 Gallery

American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
4400 Massachusetts Ave NW

Reincorporation Jamboree

June 22 - July 25

Featuring Kristina Bilonick, Ben Fino-Radin,

Sean Johnson Theodore Knox and Hatnim Lee

Closing Reception

Friday, July 24, 7 - 9pm

Honfleur Gallery

1241 Good Hope Road SE

RYAN HILL: EVERYTHING MUST GO

Join Civilian Art Projects for a lively, informative, and participatory artist talk with Ryan Hill, creator of the "Everything Must Go" exhibition.

Thursday, July 23rd, 6:30-8:30pm
FREE

Music and treats provided.

In his first solo exhibition with Civilian Art Projects, artist Ryan Hill curates content from the "digital museums" of Google, YouTube and Flickr and reassembles it as works on paper in the gallery space. Quoting, tracing, and drawing from internet images, the artist describes his intimate installations as "a free range of associations, from the gothic to the absurd."

Using tracing and transfer paper, colored pencils, inks and gouaches, Hill draws and paints humorous, sometimes dark, and varied images of heads, skulls, castles, bubbles, and chrysanthemums. According to the artist, "I view all these as fragile and self-contained worlds floating in the abyss of the blank paper." Heads and skeletons dominate the work."

"Considering a range of concepts such as growing older, mortality, and myth, Hill's inspiration for the series grew out of a personal photograph of his father "when he was staring off into space." Hill writes, "reflecting on how he was growing older, my understanding of his values and how much society stopped reflecting them back to him made me also think about myself. My father is the first iteration of Baby Boomers and myself is the last - ideas of progress, the Great Society, loving one another were constructed by his generation and deconstructed by mine. In that moment I saw that this whole social project was going to vanish with us and something we would never fully comprehend would take it's place through another generation."

"Everything Must Go" will be on view until Saturday, August 8, 2009. Also on view: "Upgrade," a group exhibition featuring Andrew Brown, Lindsay Buhman, Nicholas Carr, Benjamin Chetta, Cheraya Esters, Cory May, and Anna Wonson.

Civilian Art Projects
406 7th Street NW, Third Floor
Washington DC
(202) 347-0022

The DC Creates! Public Art Program / Call to Artists

Takoma Metro Public Art Project
Deadline: Friday, August 14, 2009 at 5:30 pm
Budget: $250,000

The DC Creates! Public Art Program at the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (DCCAH), in collaboration with the Washington Area Metropolitan Transit Authority, Art in Transit Program (WMATA) and the Takoma community, seek an artist or art team to design, create, and install artwork that will be located within the Takoma Metro underpass. The goal of this project is to create a vibrant and inviting gateway to the Takoma DC community. The colorful artwork will provide an “avenue” for residents, commuters and visitors to enjoy, admire and revitalize the community as well as express the unique story of historic Takoma.

For more information, email Rachel.Dickerson[at]dc.gov or call (202) 724-5613.

Download the application



Call to Ward 7 and Ward 8 at Benning and Anacostia Libraries Artists and Writers
Deadline: Friday, August 21, 2009 at 5:30 pm
Artist Honorarium: $2,500

The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (DCCAH) in collaboration with District of Columbia Public Library is seeking East-of-the-River artists, including writers, to submit proposals for four prominent areas inside the new Benning and Anacostia Libraries which are expected to open in the spring of 2010. The proposed artwork sites provide artists and writers the opportunity to display their work in a large-scale format in a public building. For more information about the project email Rachel Dickerson or call (202) 724-5613.

For more information about the libraries go to dcpl.dc.gov (DCPL Construction Projects).

For more information, email Rachel.Dickerson[at]dc.gov or call (202) 724-5613.

Download the application

Manon Cleary / Tonight at Addison Ripley

Please click to view John Blee's review of Manon Cleary's most recent work in the July 15th issue of The Georgetowner:
Manon Cleary Clearly Dazzles at Addison/Ripley By John Blee

OPENING RECEPTION
WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 5-7PM

MANON CLEARY / NEW PASTELS
JULY 18 - AUGUST 22, 2009

1670 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20007
202.338.5180
www.addisonripleyfineart.com

MARGARET BOOZER : DIRT DRAWINGS

Jun 27 – August 16, 2009
Artist’s talk, July 25, 2:00pm
@
AU Museum at the Katzen
4400 Massachusetts Ave

Free and open to the public.

In these installations of unfired local clays, Boozer's graphic compositions of color, pattern and texture create small geologic events, manifestations of cause and effect celebrating clay's physical properties. Colors change, shapes warp, cracks emerge as counterpoint to the artist's hand in these fragile and mutable works that cross genres between painting and sculpture, abstraction and representation.

"Shalom/Salaam: A Story of a Mystical Fraternity"

Artist and Author Tom Block talks about his forthcoming book,
"Shalom/Salaam: A Story of a Mystical Fraternity"

Tuesday July 28th
12:00 – 1:30 p.m.

at RUMI Forum
1150 17th Street NW, Suite 408, Washington D.C.

Tom Block, Mowlana Jalaluddin Rumi, acrylic, ink and collage on canvas, 40" x 30"

Free and open to the public (registration required)
Light lunch will be served

You can RSVP by sending an email here, with your name:
info[at]rumiforum.org

Tom Block will speak on his forthcoming book, "Shalom/Salaam: A Story of a Mystical Fraternity" (Fons Vitae Publisher, Louisville, KY, 2010) , which traces the virtually unknown story of Islamic mystical influence on the development of Jewish mysticism for over 1000 years.

Mr. Block's talk will introduce this story, exploring how Jewish thinkers and mystics, from Moses Maimonides (d. 1204) in Egypt to the Kabbalists in Spain (13th century) and the Holy Land (15th century), turned to their Islamic cousins for spiritual inspiration, as well as specific manners of understanding the relationship with the Divine.

These medieval Jewish thinkers irrevocably turned Jewish worship, meditation and synagogue practice in the direction of their Islamic cousins. By the 18th century, when the Baal Shem Tov was developing Hasidism in eastern Europe, he was attracted to the same medieval Jewish thinkers who had, in turn, depended so much on Islam for inspiration. Although he didn't realize it, his interest in specific medieval Jewish thinkers and systems of thought continued the "Islamicization" of Jewish worship, an influence which still reverberates through Jewish practice to this day.

Tom Block is a writer and artist who is best known for his Shalom/Salaam Project, a scholarly investigation of the influence of Islamic mysticism on the development of Jewish mysticism, from the inception of Islam through medieval Egypt, Spain and the Kabbalah, into 18th century European Judaism and into today’s Jewish practice. He has published numerous articles excerpted from his research, as well as appearing at academic conferences around the United States and Canada.

He recently presented his research at the first interfaith conference held by Al-Azhar University in Cairo, the pre-eminent religious institution for Sunni Islam. His book, Shalom/Salaam: A Story of a Mystical Fraternity, will be published early next year by Fons Vitae Publisher, Louisville KY.

Mr. Block has received numerous awards and grants, including support from the Maryland State Arts Council (MD), Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation (NY), Sugarman Foundation (CA), Nelson Talbott Foundation (MD), Puffin Foundation (NJ), William and Mary Greve Foundation (NY), New York Foundation for the Arts (NY), Abrahamic Family Reunion Project (MI), Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County (MD) and Amnesty International (NY).

DC Freshly Squeezed

Closing Reception
Wednesday, July 22, 2009 6-10PM
DJ Ben Silsbee

(Washington DC) This is the last chance to view art in Freshly Squeezed DC exhibit. The closing reception that will run from 6pm - 10pm on Wednesday night. Artists: Imani Brown, Adriane Connerton, DECOY, Jeremy Flattau, TAXI GANG, Shaun Gregoire, Peter Krsko, Joseph Orzal, OWEL, JP, Juan Pineda, Jeremiah Tittle, Stefan Ways, DJ Ben Silsbee.

Location: 1250 9th St. NW... $5 donation, free drinks

More info at dcfreshlysqueezed.com

Street/Studio / Irvine Contemporary

June 20 to August 01, 2009

Exhibiting Artists:
Shepard Fairey (LA), Swoon (NYC), Gaia (Brooklyn),
Imminent Disaster (Brooklyn), Oliver Vernon (Brooklyn),
James Marshall (Dalek) (NY and Raleigh, NC),
EVOL (Berlin), and PISA73 (Berlin)

You can't help but notice that the alley at 14th and P Sts is a little more appealing lately. There's more than meets the eye in this new street art gallery. You're likely to do a double take and meander back to the eye catching visuals of Shepard Fairey and Evol. Is it art, grafitti, propoganda...you might wonder. On further exploration, you find the whole alley is plastered and painted with murals. And if you somehow miss the alley gallery, you can pop out the back door of Irvine Contemporary and be treated to the variety of the wall murals produced by the Street/Studio artists.

Inside Irvine Contemporary, the artists have produced work that reflects their street styles. Evol creates urban architecture on cardboard, one of the materials of choice by several of the artists. Don't be fooled.... beautiful pieces are created on these humble materials. There's a freshness, a vitality and an urban savy that the artists bring to this work - nervy, edgy and perhaps easier for some to absorb in bite size pieces. Don't miss it! Go see for your self.

There's a great article by Jessica Dawson in the WaPo on "Street/Studio" at Irvine contemporary Gallery.

Missed the opening night? Not to worry. You can get a look at the production of the murals & see the artists at work onsite and the opening night by visiting Irvine Contemporary's Website. Slide Show Artists, Wall Murals, On-Site Projects, Works in the Exhibition at Irvine Contemporary.

Irvine Contemporary
1412 14th Street NW
Washington DC 20005
202.332.8767
info[at]irvinecontemporary.com

Shepard Fairey

PISA73

Shepard Fairey

EVOL

Oliver Vernon

Oliver Vernon, Gaia

Swoon

Swoon

Swoon, (front)
Imminent Disaster (back)

James Marshall (Dalek)

Gaia

EVOL

Oliver Vernon

Irvine Contemporary
1412 14th Street NW
Washington DC 20005
202.332.8767
info[at]irvinecontemporary.com

Pepe Leon / Reyes and

Pepa Leon

Private Garden

July 21 - October 2009

Opening Reception

Tuesday, July 21, 5:30 - 7pm

Opening Remarks at 6pm

REYES + DAVIS

505 9th Street, NW
Washington, DC

Play / Live / Work Contest

Pink Line Project Presents




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Play games and win prizes!
Eat sno-cones and drink cool beverages!
Think of ideas on how a cool live-work space can be used as both a home and workplace!

If your idea wins, you get $500! And the winning idea will be staged in the Solea condo live-work space! How do you win? By getting all your friends to vote for your idea!

Submit ideas by July 24.
Vote between July 24 and July 31.
Submit and vote at Define Live-Work.

Tuesday, July 21, 6 to 8 PM
@ 1405 Florida Avenue, NW

Featuring:
DJ Gold (The Fridge DC).
Ring Toss, Krazy Kans, Big Mouth Toss, and Skeeball.
North Capitol Main Street Art + Music Walk

www.definelive-work.com

Heavy Hitterz / Art Whino Gallery

July 25th –Aug 15th, 2009
Openimg

Saturday, July 25th,
6pm – Midnight

173 Waterfront St.
National Harbor, MD 20745

Heavy Hitterz, an annual group art show that features emerging artists from the lowbrow and graffiti art scene, is heading to Art Whino Gallery in the Washington DC Area for a July 25 opening.

Presented by gaNyan, Art Whino, and fabric8, this third annual showcase of emerging artists will feature 60+ international painters and illustrators from around the globe including Josh Taylor, Angrywoebots, MUNKONE, Ursula Xanthe Young, Estria, Phoneticontrol, and Stuter.

The concept for the show was first developed and executed in 2007 by curator gaNyan, who wanted to bring together the up-and-coming artists he admired in the character-based and underground art world. It debuted at Age Song Gallery in San Francisco with over 80 participants and much acclaim. In 2008, Heavy Hitterz Manila was presented in the Philippines at Pablo Gallery, complete with a block party featuring live painting and DJs in the streets.
For its third installation, gaNyan teams up with Art Whino and long-time collaborators fabric8 to bring Heavy Hitterz Maryland. All three have been long committed to the street art scene and are excited to join forces from West Coast to East.

Participating Artists:
Adrian Roman
Alice Koswara
Alli Good
Andre Simayan
Angry Woebots
2H
Auks
bounce
Chase "Cachi" Moreau
Chris Granillo
Guy Mckinley
Dan Fleres
Daniel Goffin
Downer
Dramaone
Estria
Ganyan
Gem Mateo
Ian Hill
Jason Coe
Joey Potts
John Felix Arnold III
Josh Lawyer
Josh Taylor
Joshua Herbolsheimer
Krayola Eater
King 157
Liz Corbett
Luis Lorenzana
Marikina
Matt Cipov
Matt Linares
Max Kauffman
Megan Kimber
Minette Manghas
Mr. Penfold
Munk One
Ninjagrl
Pablo Cristi
Pancho Abalos
peabe
Phoneticontrol
Rey Ortega
Robert Bowen
Roots
Safety1st
Sam Ramos
Seamo One
Sjors trimbach
Skinner
Stuter
Tenfold
TXLW
Ursula Xanthe Young

The event is FREE and open to the public.

Romanticism / Lou Reed

July 25 - September 5, 2009

Opening Reception:
Saturday, July 25th
6:30 - 8:30 pm















Lou Reed, Untitled (Santa Fe), 2009. Pigment print, Image size: 8 x 12 inches, Paper size: 16 x 20 inches


Adamson Gallery presents "Romanticism," an exhibition of new photographs by Lou Reed - stunning black and white images of landscapes and architectural motifs, shot on the artist's travels to Scotland, Denmark, Big Sur and elsewhere. The photographs are taken with a digital camera that Reed had adapted to "see" in the infrared zone, which gives them as aura of strangeness, or otherworldliness. They have a timeless quality but are simultaneously very modern, like Reed himself. They are surprisingly small in scale, making these striking natural images personal, portable, and intimate.

First with his group, The Velvet Underground and then as a solo artist, Lou Reed has been making innovations in music since the 1960s. His name has become synonymous with the New York avant-garde, and with the city itself. With his photography, Reed has been moving out of New York, while his first collection featured portraits of the city, this new one focuses on more pastoral settings.

This collection of photographs takes its name from the 18th and 19th century art movement that sought a return to the emotion, beauty, and unknowability of the natural as a counterpoint to industrial era's emphasis on technological development and the pursuit of rational knowledge. Reed's images recall this impulse: they focus on the aesthetic and the sublime; the splendor of a single tree against a cloudy Scottish sky, suffused with light. There is, however, also something uncanny and eerie about some of the photographs; the absence of human figures, a road leading over a bridge into a dense, shadowy forest. Reed has recently adapted the poet and writer Edgar Allen Poe's The Raven, the supernatural is a theme that underwrites much of his recent work. Perhaps, like the Romantics, Reed is commenting on another Industrial Revolution - the rapid developments of globalization are once again placing the natural into both literal and metaphoric danger - the beauty of his landscapes takes on a more urgent meaning.

Reed says of his work, "I love photography. I love digital. I love digital. It's what I'd always wished for. Being in the camera and experiencing the astonishing accomplishment of the creations of life sparked through the beauty of the detailed startling power of the glass lens. A new German lens brings a mist to me. The colors and light I come to see through the beauty of the camera. A love that lasts forever is the love of the lens of sharpness - of spirit warmth and depth and feeling. It makes my body pour emotion into the heartbeat of the world. A great trade and exchange. I think of the camera as my soul. Much like a guitar. My lovely Alpa has rosewood grips. What more could you need?"

Lou Reed has been working in multiple media for over thirty years. Along with his band, The Velvet Underground, he was inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame in 1996. He has acted in and composed music for a number of films, and is the recipient of the Chevalier Commander of Arts and Letters from the French government. He is the author of Pass thru Fire: The Collected Lyrics and the play The Raven. His previous books of photography, both published with Steidl, include Lou Reed's New York and Emotion in Action.

ADAMSON GALLERY
1515 fourteenth street nw
washington dc / 20005
phone: 202.232.0707
www.adamsongallery.com