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Galerie Wendi Norris (San Francisco) Presents Two Exhibits; Miguel Angel Rios' "A Trilogy" And Val Britton's "Transmissions" Opens Friday, April 28, 2016

4/26/2016

from Piedras Blancas by Miguel Angel Rios

Galerie Wendi Norris (161 Jessie St., San Francisco) presents two exhibits; Miguel Angel Rios' A Trilogy And Val Britton's Transmissions. Both open with an reception 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 28, 2016.

A Trilogy is Rios' first solo exhibition with the gallery. Three of the artist's most recent videos will be shown: Piedras Blancas, Mulas and Landlocked. Rios was known for his paintings and collages but moved to video. These pieces are site specific and related to land-art. His work challenges and alters the tradition approach to representing landscape. Related works: paintings, works on paper, photos and drawings will also be part of the exhibit.

Transmissions is Britton's second solo exhibit with the gallery and features new large printed collages and a suspended paper installation (these are the artist's first free-standing sculptural work). The pieces are colorful and use cut out sections (both laser and hand cut). Her work channels both the terrestrial and celestial worlds.

Satellite by Val Britton

Duty Free (Brooklyn) Shows "Postures," New Sculptures By Sophie Hirsch April 30 To May 1, 2016

4/26/2016

Duty Free (67 West St., No. 713 Brooklyn) shows Postures, new sculptures by Sophie Hirsch April 30 to May 1, 2016. There will be an opening reception from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, April 30.

Hirsh uses industrial materials and focuses on how these materials interact and respond to tension. These wall-works
use silicone casts and mesh fabrics with the mesh acting as connective tissue.

Hirsch, born in Austria, lives and works in Brooklyn.

"Cut And Color," A Group Show Featuring Elyse Martin, Susan Emmerson & Michele Thrane opens At Nych Gallery (Chicago), May 13, 2016

4/25/2016

Cut And Color, a group show featuring Elyse Martin, Susan Emmerson & Michele Thrane opens at Nych Gallery (643 W. 18th St., Chicago) Friday, May 13, 2016. There will be an opening reception from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday.

These artists all use various techniques to cut, manipulate, reform, transfer images and more to create complex pieces. Thrane even employs her son's scientific papers in her work.

Find out more about Susan Emmerson, Elyse Martin and Michele Thrane.

Afro-Cuba: Mystery & Magic Of Afro-Cuban Spirituality, Photos By Anthony Caronia, At OAS F Street Gallery (Washington DC) May 4 To June 17, 2016

4/22/2016

Afro-Cuba: Mystery & Magic of Afro-Cuban Spirituality runs at OAS F Street Gallery (1889 F Street, NW, Washington DC) May 4 To June 17, 2016. There will be an opening reception at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 4. The exhibit is based on a four-year research and documentary project by Italian anthropologist and photographer Anthony Caronia.

Art Museum of the Americas presents this exploration of how spirituality entwines with everyday life in Cuba. The photos in this exhibit look offer a chance to look at various aspects of this spirituality and encourages contemplation of the origins and connection to self-identity. Here is a religion with a limited delineation between the spiritual and the secular.

African-Americans--using the term in the broadest sense--include some 200 million people throughout the Americas.They are frequently the most vulnerable groups in the hemisphere. The OAS and Summits of the Americas Process have been at the forefront of calling for inclusion and respect for human rights.

Find out more at AMAmuseum.org.

Kamolpan Chotvichai Is The Subject Of A Solo Exhibit At Sundaram Tagore Chelsea (New York City)

4/22/2016

Kamolpan Chotvichai is the subject of a solo exhibit at Sundaram Tagore Chelsea (547 West 27th Street NYC). There will be an artist reception and book signing from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 28.

Chotvichai is an emerging artist, based in Bangkok, who addresses identity and gender issues based on self-portraits. She hand cuts images of her body into strops, stripping away physical form and relinquishing attachment to the body in the process.

Her work comes about via numerous steps. She sketches each composition and then translates these into photographs. She then distorts the image before printing and mounting. She then uses a utility knife to slice parts of the canvas into the previously mentioned strips. With these strips she then makes the images three dimensional.

Chotvichai has a MA in fine arts from Silpakorn University (Bangkok). She was featured in a recent survey of Thai art at Saatchi Gallery (London).

Kenneth Josephson's "The Light Of Coincidence" At Robert Koch Gallery (San Francisco) April 28 To July 2, 2016

4/21/2016

Kenneth Josephson's The Light Of Coincidence at Robert Koch Gallery (49 Geary St. San Francisco) April 28 to July 2, 2016. There will be a reception and book signing from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 28.

The exhibit is in conjunction with a release of a monograph, also titled The Light of Coincidence. Josephson is an early American conceptual photographers and this exhibit will span 60 years of his black and white work. His photographs often include pictures within pictures. This is his third solo exhibit with the gallery. There are different genres represented in the exhibit including: Nature/Landscape,
Man-Made/Urban, Self-Portrait, Studio/Objects, Women, and Family.

Josephson is originally from Detroit and received a BFA from the Rochester Institute of Technology. He earned an MS from the Institute of Design of the Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago). He was a professor at the Art Institute of Chicago for 30 years.

Erwin Olaf's "Skin Deep" Runs April 28 To June 18, 2016 At Wagner + Partner (Berlin)

4/21/2016

Erwin Olaf's Skin Deep runs April 28 to June 18, 2016 at Wagner + Partner (Strausberger Platz 8 . 10243 Berlin). There will be an opening with Olaf from 7 to 10 p.m. Thursday, April 28. He will sign catalogs from 7 to 7:30 p.m.

This is the Dutch artist's third solo exhibition with the gallery. The nude photographs show people of different genders and ages in empty rooms. The artist is trying to take a look at the nude from a fresh viewpoint. There will also present sculptural works.

Olad holds a BA in journalism from the School of Journalism in Utrecht.

"Blue, Blue Planet" Runs April 28 To May 24, 2016 At Out Of Line Gallery (Chicago)

4/21/2016

Blue, Blue Planet runs April 28 to May 24, 2016 at Out of Line Art Gallery (2812 W. Chicago Ave.). The show features art depicting the planet earth emphasizing the challenges faced by both the planet and its inhabitants. There will be an opening from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, April 28. There will be an artist's talk, Global Climate Change from an Artist Eye, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Friday April 29 with Mary Edna Fraser, an artist whose work focuses on the environment. She creates silk batiks based on maps, satellite images and photos she takes while flying in her prop plane.

Also showing here are sculptors Michelle Stone and Diane Jaderberg.. Stone uses recycled material in her work, which is a commentary about transformation and decay. Jaderberg, also a sculptor, uses ceramics to explore shape and texture. These pieces are inspired by both sea and terrestrial creatures.

Ars Memoria Gallery (Chicago) Grand Opening May 6, 2016 Features A Plethora Of Fabulous Artists

4/15/2016

Ars Memoria Gallery's (1770 W. Berteau Ave, #506, Chicago) grand opening group show takes place 5 to 11 p.m. Friday, May 6, 2016. The list of artists here is pretty vast. Be sure to take some time and check them all out and keep an eye out for future exhibits from the gallery.

The first interview at Mapanare is with Menton 3 (a little over 6 years ago). Comic books, graphic novels, fine art, tattoos all were forthcoming from Menton 3. Next I expect sky writing and architecture.

Christopher Hart Chambers' Sporting Fate Runs May 12 To June 5, 2016 At Causey Contemporary (New York)

4/14/2016

Christopher Hart Chambers' Sporting Fate runs May 12 to June 5, 2016 at Causey Contemporary (29 Orchard St.,New York). There will be a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 12.

This is the sculptor's first solo show with the gallery. His pieces are steeped in Americana--fantasy space craft, surfboards, hot rods, psychedelia and more. The artist also curates exhibitions and writes for a slew of art publications (Teme Celeste, d'Art, Sculpture, Flash Art, Contemporary etc.). Chambers began his career as a painter and moved into sculpture in the late 1990s.