June 6, 2013
Millner at Robischon Gallery
Andrew Millner (BFA ‘89) is exhibiting his work in Denver’s venerable Robischon Gallery from May 16 to June 27, 2013. The show “Materialized” includes concurrent solo exhibitions by Millner, Jae Ko, Lisa Stefanelli, and Linda Fleming.
Robischon Gallery
1740 Wazee Street
Denver, CO 80202
June 4, 2013
Francie Hester Exhibits at Capital Arts Network
This month, Francie Hester‘s (BFA 1982) work will be exhibited at Capital Arts Network, a newly opened art center in the Washington DC area. The inaugural show was curated by Judith HeartSong, the founder and director of CAN. Hester will be showing her Connectome Series, which is inspired by the scientific studies of mapping the brain - an ongoing study to unlock the mystery of memory by charting the mind’s electrical currents.
A Grand Obsession
Artists: Francie Hester, Martha Jackson Jarvis, Michael Enn Sirvet, Betsy Stewart, and Eve Stockton
Exhibition Opening: June 7th from 6 to 9 pm
Capital Arts Networks
12276 Wilkins Ave. Rockville, MD 20852
May 23, 2013
Simon Kalil Borst on Alternative Transportation in Kalamazoo
Simon Kalil Borst (BFA 2011) writes and illustrates a comic for Southwest Michigan’s Second Wave Media website about the Kalamazoo River Valley Trail’s growth and importance in creating and connecting community in Kalamazoo, MI.
The comic features profiles of Kalamazoo residents and places, following the author on bike ride through the city.
http://swmichigan.secondwavemedia.com/features/kalamazoorivervalleytrail0523.aspx
May 23, 2013
Marc Sirinsky Exhibits in Washington, DC
The work of Marc Sirinsky (BFA 1997) will be shown in the upcoming exhibition “Photography: Process and Perspective” at Gallery Plan b in Washington, DC from June 19 - July 21, 2013. The exhibition showcases 5 recognized photographers who utilize unique printing methods and techniques to create their work. The opening reception is Thursday, June 20, 2013 from 6pm – 8pm.
Since graduating with his BFA in 1997, Marc’s work has appeared in numerous publications, and has been shown in over 30 juried, solo and group exhibitions in the U.S. and abroad.
May 23, 2013
Zack Denfeld Commissioned for the Lisbon Architecture Triennale
Zack Denfeld’s (MFA 2007) Center for Genomic Gastronomy has been commissioned to create The Planetary Sculpture Supper Club: Lisbon - an installation and pop up restaurant that puts the eater on a pedestal. Dining 3 meters off of the ground in the banquet hall of the Pombal Palace, eaters are invited to consider the ways that humans unconsciously sculpt the planet’s biosphere through their food choices. Opens September 15, 2013 in Lisbon.
http://www.close-closer.com/en/#/programme
May 20, 2013
Bill Barrett Featured in Art & Antiques
Bill Barrett (BS Design 1958, MS Design 1959, MFA 1960) is featured in In the Round, an Art & Antiques special portfolio showcasing the work of five contemporary sculptors - each distinctive, all innovative.
ART & ANTIQUES Winter 2012-2013
http://www.artandantiquesmag.com/
May 20, 2013
Suzanne and Fred Beutler: Of Many Faiths
Inspired by the variety of religious expression, Sue (BFA 2000) and Fred Beutler have made paintings and photographs, respectively, that explore spiritual archetypes and the way people worship. Their joint exhibition “Of Many Faiths,” which will feature this work, opens on Sunday, May 26 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm at the Ann Arbor Senior Center. The event will also feature live ukulele and guitar music by Mitch Chang.
Seating is limited, so call 734-794-6250 to reserve tickets. General admission is $5, $4 for those 60 years and older, and free for Ann Arbor Senior Center members and children under 12.
Ann Arbor Senior Center
1320 Baldwin Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
May 16, 2013
Charlie Michaels Presents at Open Engagement
Charlie Michaels will give a presentation on the Stamps School’s Detroit Connections program at Portland State University’s Open Engagement Conference on Saturday May 18th.
“Open Engagement is an international conference that sets out to explore various perspectives on art and social practice and expand the dialogue around socially engaged art making. The Open Engagement conference is an initiative of Portland State University’s Art and Social Practice MFA concentration.
May 15, 2013
TJ O’Keefe Presents at ICFF May 18-21
TJ O’Keefe (BFA 2004) will present original furniture designs at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair, May 18-21.
http://icff.com/exhibitor/tjokeefe
To learn more about O’Keefe’s work, visit PLAY to read a 2010 interview.
TJOKEEFE is an American furniture and object design company founded in 2010. With an emphasis on integrity and efficiency of both design and manufacturing, we strive to create powerful objects through compelling minimalism. Driven by philosophies in architecture, industrial design, and graphic design, our office applies the merit and parameters of all three to every object we produce.
People form relationships with the objects around them. After an object is decidedly functional, we are left with its presence. Ultimately, we aim to enhance the world by creating essentially functional objects that are calming in their simplicity and confident in their form. The resulting products blur the line between sculpture and furniture.
International Contemporary Furniture Fair
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
11th Avenue at 38th Street, New York, NY 10001
May 15, 2013
Nancy Lorenz Exhibits at Morgan Lehman NYC
Nancy Lorenz (BFA 1985) exhibits new work at Morgan Lehman in New York City from May 2 to June 29. This show marks Lorenz’s first solo exhibition with the gallery and features work related to her experience at the Cill Rialaig artist residency in South West County Kerry, Ireland. Lorenz’s new work evokes the tumultuous spirit of 19th century American landscapes painters such as Winslow Homer and the frenetic immediacy of Minimalism’s icon Cy Twombly.
Morgan Lehman
535 West 22nd Street
Between 10th and 11th Avenues
New York, NY 10011
May 2 - June 29, 2013
Gallery Hours: 10am - 6pm, Tuesday - Saturday and by appointment.
May 15, 2013
text+message Art Show in NYC
Please join Sara Radin (BFA 2011) and her co-curator Rachel Stekson at the opening reception for text+message: The Demise of Texts + The Rise of Textual Artwork in New York City on May 16 from 5:30 - 8:30 pm.
Featuring work by alums Sara Radin and Ellen Rosengard as well as 8 other contemporary artists.
Acumen Project Space
37-18 Northern Boulevard, Long Island City
Queens, NY
May 16 - June 27, 2013
Opening Reception: May 16, 5:30 - 8:30 pm
Drinks and food will be provided by Acumen Capital Partners LLC.
Gallery hours: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday.
http://textplusmessage.tumblr.com
May 14, 2013
paper+art by Alyse Solomon Debuts at ICFF, May 18-21
Alyse Solomon (BFA 2000) is pleased to announce the launch of paper+art, her new line of wall coverings and carpets. This series will feature exciting patterns derived from her photography. paper+art will be presented at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair, booth #939, from May 18-21.
International Contemporary Furniture Fair
Saturday & Sunday, May 18 & 19, 10am-5pm trade only
Monday, May 20, 10am-5pm trade only
Tuesday, May 21, 10am-4pm open to the public
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
11th Avenue at 38th Street, New York, NY 10001
http://www.icff.com/exhibitor/paperart-alyse-solomon
May 14, 2013
Ken Aptekar Exhibits “DON’T STOP” in Birmingham, Michigan
A solo show of work by Ken Aptekar (BFA 1973) opens Saturday, May 18th with an artist’s reception from 5 - 8 pm at Wasserman Projects in Birmingham, Michigan. DONT STOP: New Digital Works and Paintings by Ken Aptekar uses the history of art, primarily classical painting, to bring the past into the present by appropriating images from existing works, then transforming the composition, color, and scale, often radically. Sometimes humorous, always dissonant, the effect is powerful, and often reverberates in viewers’ experiences contemplating other historical works. The exhibition continues through June 21, 2013.
DON’T STOP: New Digital Works & Paintings by Ken Aptekar
May 18 - June 21, 2013
Wasserman Projects
2163 Cole Street, Birmingham, MI 48009
Artist Reception: Saturday, 18 May, 5-8 pm
About DON’T STOP, Aptekar writes: “Living in both Paris and New York, I have been lucky to experience the cultures of Europe and America with the perspective of an outsider. When I am in Paris, I see life there as an American who was born in Detroit and has lived for nearly 40 years in New York. Back in the States, I look through the lens of the last fifteen years of living more in Paris than New York.
“The works in this series, DON’T STOP, developed out of a desire to reconcile two important differences between life in the two countries. France, the oldest country in Europe, has had kings in charge for most of its existence. Even though it became a republic after the French Revolution, its culture is steeped in its royal origins. Life in France is marked by class, highly developed codes of behavior, easy sensuality, significant state art patronage, refined taste, and strong federal government.
“In contrast Americans regard class difference with skepticism if not denial, and privilege as nothing more than a lucky break. In the US we feel we can become anybody we want unhindered by our family’s past, our race or personal history or gender. State support of the arts is deemed a luxury we can’t afford. And finally, government in America is a constant battle between State and Federal positions.
“I tried to mash up these differences in my series, DON’T STOP. Fifteen large glossy pictures set democratic American pleasure-taking—disco!—against princely French refinement.”
Included in Aptekar’s exhibition is a special project for which the artist produced a new work based on a major painting on loan to the gallery from the Detroit Historical Society. Together the works create a dialogue between the past and present, pointing to the struggle to decide how to make Detroit once again.
French explorer, Antoine de la Mothe, known also as Lord Cadillac, set sail for France in 1698 in order to convince King Louis to allow him to found a new settlement in the Great Lakes. Specifically, he was interested in the area south of Lake Huron known as le détroit, or the straits.
Returning to the New World, Cadillac and his men reached the Detroit River on July 23, 1701. The following day, July 24, 1701, the group traveled north on the Detroit River and chose a place to build the settlement. Cadillac named the settlement Fort Ponchartrain du Detroit in honor of King Louis’s Minister of Marine.
Ken Aptekar set out to make a work that highlights the artist’s home town and his present life divided between the US and France. He hoped to honor Detroit’s French past, and and also its identity as the birthplace of Motown, a defining feature of his childhood in the 50s and 60’s. Reversing Fernand LeQuesne’s 1902 painting, “Louis XIV Delivering to Chevallier de Cadillac the Ordinance & Grant for the Foundation of the City of Detroit,” to shift the focus from Louis XIV to Cadillac, Aptekar splashed across his image the title of the 1981 Rick James disco hit, “Give It To Me Baby.” Irreverent and jarring in its confrontation with a courtly scene in Versailles, the song title sandblasted on glass over Aptekar’s painting reflects both the wild ambitions of Cadillac and Berry Gordy, not to mention the desire to make something out of nothing that drives any artist.
May 8, 2013
Celebrate the Return of Wildwood Press in St. Louis
Maryanne Ellison Simmons (BFA 1971) will celebrate the return of her Wildwood Press, LLC to downtown St. Louis with a gathering on Friday, May 17, 2013 from 4 to 8 p.m. on the 4th Floor of The City Museum.
Founded by Simmons, who serves as both publisher and master printer, Wildwood Press operates on the principle of collaboration between artist and printer. Come and learn what’s next for Wildwood Press.
City Museum
701 North 15th Street 403E
St. Louis, MO 63103
May 6, 2013
Claudia Hershman: New Work Show
Prints and paintings by Claudia Hershman (BSDES 1964) are featured in an exhibition with Janis Walker at Level One Bank gallery in Ferndale, Michigan. The exhibition will run through July 8th.
Claudia Barak Hershman & Janis Walker: New Work
Level One Bank Gallery
22635 Woodward Ave, Ferndale, MI
May 17 - July 8, 2013
Opening reception May 17th 5-8PM
http://www.claudiahershman.etsy.com
All lectures take place at 5 pm on Thursdays at the historic Michigan Theater in downtown Ann Arbor.
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