The Racine Art Museum features work by Racine-raised artist Karen Gunderson. While the history of painting is filled with portraits, still lifes, and natural world imagery, monochromatic canvases that are representational are unexpected. Open through April 14, 2013, “Karen Gunderson: Reflective” features all-black, large-scale paintings of constellations, moons, mountains, and
Mark Morrisroe (1959–1989), “Untitled (Tina Turner),” c. 1981, Gum bichromate print, 24 15/16 × 20 7/8 inches, The Estate of Mark Morrisroe (Ringier Collection) at Fotomuseum Winterthur, Switzerland. ©The Estate of Mark Morrisroe (Ringier Collection) at Fotomuseum Winterthur. Mark Morrisroe’s work is featured in the exhibition, “Blues for Smoke,” at
Jesse Burke’s work will be featured in a solo exhibition titled, “High Life,” at the Carol Schlosberg Alumni Gallery at Montserrat College of Art in Beverly, Massachusetts, January 7 – February 9, 2013: “Montserrat College of Art presents a solo exhibition of Jesse Burke’s photographs in the Carol Schlosberg Alumni
Rachel Papo’s photograph, “Military kiosk counter,” is included in the landmark exhibition, “War/Photography: Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath,” at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Curator, Anne Wilkes Tucker, along with Will Michels and Natalie Zelt, spent a decade organizing this astonishing show. Rachel Papo and I flew
9.00 a.m. Frank Yamrus discusses his photography project and book “I Feel Lucky.” In his talk he will touch on his process for building and securing gallery representation and his marketing strategies. 9:30 – 11.00 a.m. Frank Yamrus and Blake Fitch discuss how to build successful professional relationships in the
Lori Nix’s work is featured in “Nature’s Toolbox: Biodiversity, Art and Invention” now on display at the Field Museum in Chicago. The exhibition, which includes work by 38 renowned artists, explores the connection between conserving nature and the quality of human life, and was produced by the nonprofit, Art Works
Henry Horenstein will discuss his classic work, “Honky Tonk,” which is being reissued this month as a monograph from WW Norton & Company with prints currently on exhibition at ClampArt. Also shown will be portions of a documentary about Horenstein’s career over the last 40 years, which is being produced
Two of Kobi Israel’s photographs are featured in “The Sexuality Spectrum” at Hebrew Union College / Jewish Institute of Religion Museum in NYC (curated by Laura Kruger). The exhibition explores a broad range of subjects, including the evolving social and religious attitudes toward sexuality. For more information on the exhibition:
Nancy Burson’s photograph, “Warhead I,” from 1982 is featured in “After Photoshop: Manipulated Photography in the Digital Age” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, which opened last evening. “Warhead I” is a digital composite of world leaders from the early 1980s weighted in terms of the number of nuclear warheads
Four photographs by artist, Jesse Burke, are included in “America in View: Landscape Photography” at the RISD Museum in Providence, Rhode Island, which opens tonight from 5.30 – 8.30 pm! A broad panorama of the country’s topographies and correlating narratives, “America in View” reveals a nation’s ambitions and failings, beauty
Henry Horenstein’s underwater photographs are on permanent display at the National Aquarium: 501 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21202. For more images from Horenstein’s series, “Animalia”: http://clampart.com/2012/04/animalia/ Blog post by: Brian Paul Clamp, Director
From Cortona… The organizers did a beautiful job with the whole festival, and the juxtaposition of my large, modern outdoor prints against the classic architecture is amazing. Good times! See Brian Finke’s blog for more images of his mammoth “Flight Attendants” prints as they are displayed in Italy for the
Two of Karen Gunderson’s stunning black water paintings will be on display in Waterhouse & Dodd’s booth (AS10) this weekend at the Art Southampton Fair: http://www.art-southampton.com/ Blog post by: Brian Paul Clamp, Director
Today an attractive young woman and her friend were flipping through Jill Greenberg’s book, “Bear Portraits,” when they came upon a picture of Bonkers (a 600-pound Black Bear). Apparently, unbeknownst to her, the woman’s tattoo artist used Greenberg’s photograph of the bear as inspiration! The woman’s name is Felicia Urso.
Showcasing the vibrancy of Chelsea’s summer art exhibitions, more than 75 galleries throughout the neighborhood will welcome visitors on Thursday evening, July 26th, for the Third Annual Chelsea Art Walk. Galleries will be open until 8.00 pm hosting artist talks, receptions, and special events. Chelsea Art Walk is free and
Photographs from Jill Greenberg’s series, “End Times,” are included in the exhibition “America Rules!” at the West Collection (curated by Drew Leshko). Other artists include Mark Bennett, Jeff Brouws, Dominic Episcopo, Jordan Griska, Mark Lombardi, Steve Mumford, Vik Muniz, Chad Person, Chris Sauter, Paul Shambroom, Mark Shetabi, Tracey Snelling, Jennifer
“Flood” by Lori Nix is included in “The Perfect Storm” at Julie Saul Gallery in New York City (curated by Edna Cardinale), June 28 – August 17, 2012. Other artists include Tom Berenz, Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Julie Heffernan, Bill Jacobson, Simen Johan, Sarah Anne Johnson, Kim Keever, Shai Kremer, Karin Apollonia
This afternoon I am taking time to judge applications for The Tierney Fellowship. The Fellowship was created in 2003 by The Tierney Family Foundation to support emerging artists in the field of photography. The primary goal of the Fellowship is to find tomorrow’s distinguished artists and leaders in the world
Last night ClampArt hosted Alice Zimet’s class from the Camera Club of New York for what I hope was a lively conversation about the relationship between collectors and galleries and how that specifically pertains to an artist managing his/her career. See a detailed description of the class: http://artsandbusinesspartners.com/attachments/CCNY_inside_collectors_mind_class.pdf Blog post
I am spending all day judging “The Curator” for PDN Magazine. Seeing some very strong work. . . Other judges include my friends: Michael Foley (FOLEY Gallery), Sasha Wolf (Sasha Wolf Gallery), and Kris Graves (+Kris Graves Projects). Onward! Blog post by: Brian Paul Clamp, Director