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Haines Gallery: Fundamental Abstraction II - In Memory of Kim Wauson.
Artists: Bruce Robbins, Steven Charles, Max Cole, Peggy Cyphers, Steven Day, Max Gimblett, David Lasry, Markus Linnenbrink, Tim Litzmann, Emil Lukas, Maureen McQuillan, Aaron Parazette, Susie Rosmarin, Carole Seborovski, James Siena, David Simpson.
Comment by AB: Cheryl Haines tells me that independent New York-based curator Kim Wauson was a best friend and advisor to the gallery for many years. The proceeds from all work in this show (which has been donated and dedicated to Wauson's memory) will be used to create the The Wauson Fellowship at the FOR-SITE Foundation, an annual award of $5000 and a two-week residency to be given to "an emerging artist of exceptional promise."
Art. Art. Art. Art. Art. Art. Art. Art.
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Aftermodern Gallery: Fawn Gehweiler and Dana Carlson - Pink Worlds.
Comment by AB: The concept for the show originates with "'Pink Worlds and White Icing,' a collection of poems written by a twelve-year-old girl in the late sixties. Fawn Gehweiler weighs in on the matter with winsome pink girly-cues in varying states of pout, while Dana Carlson treatises on the issue with fanciful candy-colored mixed-media floral arrangements.
Mixed media works by Dana Carlson. Art (Dana Carlson). Art (Dana Carlson). Art (Fawn Gehweiler). Art (Fawn Gehweiler - 3 pieces on right). Art (Fawn Gehweiler).
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Micaela Gallery: Karoline Schleh and Sabina Sule.
Comment by AB: Paintings by New Orleans artist Karoline Schleh incorporate every color her house has ever been-- the house she had to rebuild after it was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. Azerbaijan-born Sabina Sulé's paintings alternate realistic figure drawings with abstract translucent layers of paint, the endgame ultimately culminating nonrepresentational.
Paintings by Sabina Sulé. Art (Sabina Sulé). Art (Sabina Sulé). Paintings by Karoline Schleh. Art (Karoline Schleh). Art (Karoline Schleh).
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Southern Exposure: Hopeless and Otherwise.
Artists: Siemon Allen, April Banks, Mary Walling Blackburn, BLW, Melissa Day, Michael Light, Nathan Lynch, Alison Pebworth, the Renaming Bush Street Project, Jonathan Santos, Mark Tribe, Visible Collective. Curated by Valerie Imus.
Comment by AB: "Hopeless and Otherwise" addresses the depressing humiliating embarrassing pathetic regretful essence of what it means to be an American these days-- thanks in large part to the bellicose Bush oligarchy in combination with unbridled corporate greed. Diversions and amusements include a wall of archived up-yours military trading cards by Siemon Allen, a Forest Lawn Cemetery aerial view by Michael Light, a selection of George Bush newspaper photos with his nose excised by Nathan Lynch, and painted and drawn socio-political allegories by Alison Pebworth. Good show; go see. And shed a tear for US.
Here we are - art scene tape art. What it is. Forest Lawn aerial photo (Michael Light). Fun facts about American agression (Siemon Allen). Art. Someone wants to clarify that Bush St. was not named post-1988. Art (Alison Pebworth). Drawing on left in above image closer (Alison Pebworth). Above drawing pinkie-cam close (Alison Pebworth). Art. Bush sans schnoz art (Nathan Lynch).
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Art at the Dump: Paul Cesewski - Carnival Mécanique.
Comment by AB: Uncommon kineticist Paul Cesewski transforms Gallery a la Dump into a wigged out wonderland of batty contraptions. Need a sabbatical from reality, or perhaps a little of that good old fashioned down home Freudian catharsis, or even just a chuckle? You'll find it here.
Approaching the Red Dot Salon. Red Dot Salon closer. Yo! Curious tight rope contraption. Recreational activities for the kids. Not sure, but I like it. Security. Kineticism. Kineticism. Tunes.
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Triple Base Gallery: Suzanne Husky - You Make Me Make You.
Review by Libby Nicholaou: When you walk in, you almost want to be quiet, to be able to listen to what is happening among the sculptures, located at knee level. Suzanne's soft sculptures include a variety of events, lifestyles, and little surprises that keep you investigating them beyond first glance. I liked how many different materials she uses to create a single composition. The dolls have actual photographs for faces, making you ask yourself, who are these people and how are they related to what's happening. It's very much a doll diorama, documenting our current culture and world. The section on the right hand side, just when you enter the gallery, is the most bizarre or maybe the most removed from my everyday experiences. I'm a fan of this exhibit for the pure childlike excitement it evokes and the social commentary.
Installation art by Suzanne Husky. Art. Art. Art. Art. Art. Art.
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