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Emily Furr's "Mother Lode" Runs August 3 To September 9, 2018 At Sargent's Daughters (New York)

7/30/2018

Emily Furr's Mother Lode runs August 3 to September 9, 2018 at Sargent's Daughters (179 East Broadway, New York). There will be an opening from 6 to 8 p.m., Friday, August 3.

Furr, a Brooklyn-based painter, presents a series of small oil works that call forth feminine archetypes that push back against our phallocentric age. Here is less
of the explosive, physicality therein but a focus on the sobconscieus, sublime and cosmic.

Katonah Museum Of Art (Katonah, NY) Presents "Outrageous Ornament: Extreme Jewelry In The 21st Century," October 21, 2018 To January 27, 2019

7/30/2018

Katonah Museum of Art (134 Jay St., Katonah, NY ) Presents Outrageous Ornament: Extreme Jewelry in the 21st Century, October 21, 2018 oo January 27, 2019. The exhibit reexamines the tradition of jewelry and body ornamentation. Curator, Jane Adlin, formerly of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, brings 45 innovative pieces of jewelry to broaden notion of what jewelry is.

The focus here is not just on material and process but also asks questions; is jewelry defined by "wearability."? Is a handbag jewelry? How large is jewelry?

The exhibit mixes the traditional with more Interdisciplinary jewelry makers.

Galerie Peter Kilchmann (Zurich)Presents Two Openings-Melanie Smith's "Maria Elena" And A Group Exhibition, "I Come From The Mountains" Both On August 30. 2018

7/30/2018

Galerie Peter Kilchmann (Zahnradstrasse 21, Zurich) Presents two openings-Melanie Smith's Maria Elena and a group exhibition, I Come From The Mountains.

Both On August 30. 2018 with receptions from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, August 30.

The group exhibition features work by Janis Avotins, Said Baalbaki, Duan Jianwei and Wang Yabin. Find out more at www.peterkilchmann.com.

"Vital Signs" The Beyond Delta Twisted Oyster Film & New Media Festival Runs From June 18 To July 19, 2018 at Zhou B Art Center (Chicago)

7/18/2018

Vital Signs The Beyond Delta Twisted Oyster Film & New Media Festival runs from June 18 to July 19, 2018 at Zhou B Art Center (1029 West 35th St., Chicago). The festival focuses on the environment and climate change--the vital signs of the world.

The artists showing work here aim to promote understanding of preservation and working to recreate lost resources--a particular focus is on the ever diminishing coral reefs. The destruction of reefs destroys fish species but also endangers our coastlines.

The still above is from Mikey Peterson's Beyond Delta.

Gregg Louis' "Mirage" Runs July 17 To August 17, 2018 At Nohra Haime Gallery (New York)

7/5/2018

Greg Louis' Mirage runs July 17 to August 17, 2018 at Nohra Haime Gallery (500 West 21st St., New York). There will be an opening 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, July 17.

The exhibition features work from the artist's Blind Paintings series, a group of "self-portraits." The works focus on the landscapes around the artist rather than what we normally think of as portraits.

The artist is originally from St. Louis where he lives and works.

"Heliotrope," Work By Pard Morrison, Opens At Brian Gross Fine Art (San Francisco), July 7, 2018

7/5/2018

Heliotrope, work by Pard Morrison, opens at Brian Gross Fine Art (San Francisco), July 7, 2018. There will be an opening reception from 4 to 6 p.m., Saturday, July 4. This includes an artist talk at 4:30 pm.

Morrison is a Colorado-based sculptor who works in aluminum and enamel. This show includes three large sculptures, smaller sculptures and paintings. He grew up and was educated in Colorado (a BFA from Colorado State University). This is his 4th exhibition with the gallery.

Sculptor Dimitar Lukanov's "Mother And Child At The Mohawk River" To Be Unveiled At 6 p.m., May 17, 2018 In Amsterdam, New York

5/11/2018

Sculptor Dimitar Lukanov's Mother and Child at The Mohawk River to be unveiled at 6 p.m., May 17, 2018. The scuplture is located at the entrance to Riverlink Park on the South Overlook landing in Amsterdam, New York. This is one of three public pieces commissioned by the City of Amsterdam from Lukanov.

The sculpture is bronze and 12 feet tall. It is finished with a light patina and depicts a mother and child surrounded by fish, plants and birds that live in the Mohawk River Valley. The piece appears to rise from the river and seems to be in motion. This is the sort of piece that will be a destination.

For more on the City of Amsterdam head HERE.

Plexus Projects (Brooklyn) Presents "Future Artifact," An Exhibition Of Screen-Based Digital Media 7 To 10 p.m. Sunday May 6, 2018

5/5/2018

Slip Away (still) by Mikey Peterson

Plexus Projects (198 Greenpoint Ave. #1, Brooklyn) presents Future Artifact, an exhibition of screen-based digital media art from 7 to 10 p.m. Sunday, May 6, 2018.

The pieces shown represent various technologies--computer generated animation, 3D scanning, custom software, GIFs, data driven imaging as well as tradition video. This is the second installment of Future Artifact.

Olga Korper Gallery (Toronto) Presents New Work By Angela Grauerholz From April 28 To June 2, 2018

4/24/2018

Olga Korper Gallery (Toronto) presents new work by Angela Grauerholz from April 28 to June 2, 2018. There will be an opening, with the artist, 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 28.

Grauerholz, a Canadian photographer and photographic performer, balances betwee the realistit and the romantic. Large scale dreamlike photographs draw the audience into a sense of nostalgia. There is a familiarity, almost a muscle memory
in the images. But not really. It only seems that way.

GT2P Collective's "Manufactured Landscapes" Runs May 3 To June 9, 2018 At Friedman Benda (New York)

4/11/2018

GT2P collective's Manufactured Landscapes runs May 3 to June 9, 2018 At Friedman Benda (515 West 26th St. New York). There will be an opening reception 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 3.

GT2P, Chilean collective, are making their first solo gallery exhibition. It is the culmination of four years of work with Friedman Benda. Work combines the traditional with the digital. Material is harvested from Chile's innumerable volcanoes the pieces feature sculptural manipulation of re molten petrified lava.