Category: Exhibits - Mapanare.us Constantly.Consuming.Culture.

Penelope's (Chicago) And Camille Iemmolo Show How Retail And Fine Art Compliment One Another

8/28/2017

Even artists who show their work with regularity are always looking for ways to reach more people and different people. There are only so many galleries and so many shows. Add to that that you are basically reaching the same people in those galleries and at those shows.

But what if you hang your work in a place people go without planning to see art?

Penelope's (1913 W Division St, Chicago) and Camille Iemmolo show how fashion retail and fine art can be complimentary.

"For me, I'm a vintage wearer I collect vintage and I love fashion. I was designing my own clothes when I was, like, six," says Iemmolo. "Art follows fashion, art always follows fashion."

Iemmolo has a new studio in Pilsen where she creates these new pieces. This show will last only a few more days from September 13. Go see it.

Pentimenti Gallery Celebrates 25 Years In Philadelphia With "The Enduring Reasons Why" Group Show, Saturday, September 16, 2017

8/23/2017

Pentimenti Gallery celebrates 25 years in Philadelphia with The Enduring Reasons Why group show. There will be a reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, September 16, 2017. Artists include: Steven Baris, Cecilia Biagini, Anthony Demelas, Edgar Diehl, Tim Eads, Simeen Farhat, Kevin Finklea, Kiki Gaffney, Judy Gelles, Mark Khaisman, Ted Larsen, Donald Martiny, Osvaldo Romberg, Hadieh Shafie, Jackie Tileston, Derrick Velasquez and Andrea Wolfensberger.

This exhibition is a sort of retrospective. It shows new work by artists alongside items from 25 years ago, reflecting their development. Some 25 year old artifacts are pieces of art while others are mementos or inspiration from the time. These are artists represented by the gallery who embody Pentimenti's mission and aesthetic.

This is more than a show--it is an expression of gratitude to everyone involved in the gallery's success and longevity.

Susan Stacks Solo Exhibit Runs At Adah Rose Gallery (Kensington, MD) September 14 To October 29, 2017

8/22/2017

Susan Stacks solo exhibit runs at Adah Rose Gallery (3766 Howard Ave., Kensington, MD) from September 14 to October 29, 2017. There will be an opening, with live music by Terraplane, from 6 to 8 p.m., Saturday, September 23.

The exhibit is entitled The Sanguine Sunrise, with his meteor eyes, And His burning Plumes Outspread after a quote from Shelley. The artist works with pencil and pen and has a myriad of influences from technology to Buddha warriors. She holds and MFA from the University of Michigan and a BFA from George Mason University (where she graduated Magna cum Laude).

Philip Slein Gallery (St. Louis) Presents A Solo Show By Douglas Melini September 7 To October 7, 2017

8/21/2017

Philip Slein Gallery (4735 McPherson Ave., St. Louis) Presents a solo show by Douglas Melini September 7 to October 7, 2017. There will be an opening reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, September 7.

Melini, who holds an MFA from Cal Arts, has exhibited worldwide but this is his first solo show in St. Louis. His work is an amalgamation of Pattern and Decoration and Minimalism. He fills a grid with what seems like painted patterns
stripes, plaid, etc. This is then overlaid with drips of paint that are barely perceptible. He also creates work that is gestural elements painted over a lattice structure.

"Peace: Love, Rock And Revolution," Photographs Of Jim Marshall runs September 7 To September 30, 2017 At ACA Galleries (New York)

8/21/2017

Peace: Love, Rock and Revolution, Photographs of Jim Marshall runs September 7 through September 30, 2017 at ACA Galleries (529 West 20th St., New York). There will be an opening reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, September 14.

The exhibit is in conjunction with the release of a new book, Jim Marshall: Peace from Reel Art Press. Writing is by Peter Doggett with a foreward by Joan Baez and Afterward Shepard Fairey. Ten percent of sales from the exhibit benefit The Creative Coalition.

Shulamit Nazarian (Los Angeles) Presents "Not/Normal" A Group Show Based On Our Nation's "Not Normal" Politics August 12 To September 9, 2017

7/31/2017

Shulamit Nazarian ( 616 N. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles) presents Not/Normal,a group show based on our nation's "not normal" political climate. There will be an opening reception from 6 to 9 p.m., Saturday August 12. Artists include; David Berezin, Janaye Brown, Kevin Jerome Everson, Steffani Jemison, Owen Kydd, and Nicolas Provost. The exhibit is curated with Ceci Moss.

The #notnormal hashtag appeared on Twitter at the onset of the Trump era. The work in this exhibit goes deeper than Trump, tracing the nations history of fear, racism, socio-economic disparity and intolerance in our culture and the unease these cause.

Susan Inglett Gallery (New York) Runs Beverly Semmes' "Bow" From September 13 To October 21, 2017

7/29/2017

Susan Inglett Gallery (522 West 24 St., New York) runs Beverly Semmes' Bow from September 13 to October 21, 2017. There will be a reception with the artist from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, September 13.

The exhibition is a room six fabric/ceramic installation. Blue tulle dresses are all over the gallery walls, shoulder to shoulder in various positions. This is an exhibition that is a morality play and meditation on power and submission.

Semmes is from Washington DC and lives and works in New York.

Bill Rock's BatPig: Character Development Phase At Civilian Art Projects (Washington DC) One Week, August 2 To 5, 2017

7/27/2017

Bill Rock's BatPig: Character Development Phase at Civilian Art Projects (4718 14th Street NW, Washington DC). The show runs for one week only, August 2 To 5, 2017. There will be an opening reception from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Wednesday August 2 and an artist talk at 3 p.m. Saturday, August 5. The artist will be on hand most days.

This exhibit is Rock's second with the gallery. He assembles a group of characters revolving around the hero in training, BatPig. The story of BatPig is one of becoming a "hero" (depending on your definition of the term) in a time of political and social discontent. Pieces shown are mixed media collage on canvas--acrylic, marker, watercolor, pencil, pasten, pre-printed paper and printing ink.

Rock has a BA in Radio, Television and Film from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an MFA in Visual Arts from Vermont College. He has taught courses at Georgetown and the Smithsonian (and others).

Cleve Carney Art Gallery Opens Leslie Baum, "Here Comes The Rainbow," Thursday, August 24, 2017

7/26/2017

Cleve Carney Art Gallery (425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn, IL) opens Leslie Baum, Here Comes the Rainbow, Thursday, August 24, 2017. There will be an artist reception from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, August 27. The exhibit runs until September 29.

This show, the first of the 2017-18 season features works on paper and paintings by Baum. The exhibition includes two new bodies of work that use the seven hues of the rainbow as a starting point. Seven monumental paintings on unstretched canvas are a focal point of the show.

Baum is a painter who uses installation in her work. Find out more at the Cleve Carney Gallery.

"Wood," An Exhibit By Bill Fultz And Will Mantor Runs July 1 To 15, 2017 At Hang Art (San Francisco)

6/27/2017

Wood, an exhibit of work by Bill Fultz and Will Mantor runs July 1 to 15, 2017 at Hang Art (567 Sutter St., San Francisco). There will be an artist reception from 3 to 5 p.m., Saturday, July 1, 2017.

Fultz and Mantor create works that challenge how the materials (in this case, wood) are used. They add softness to the rigid shapes. The audience is encouraged to put these materials in contexts outside the traditional uses.