GALLERY 1044 - ARTICULATED GALLERY - HIJINKS

07.02.11

(with assistance from Clare Coppel, Mairead O'Connor and RWM)



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Gallery 1044: Water Chronicles - Leslie Morgan.

Review by RWM: Gone are the good old days, those beckoning places where the sea is warm and anyone could easily go for a swim. But they're captured here, that coastal culture between friend and family. Wonderful times of seaside excursions, nice family gatherings, their stories retold. The water has left it's mark.

Comment by AB: Tinted vintage photographs and folksy handmade frames by Leslie Morgan recall peaceful easy times.

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Articulated Gallery: Loved To Death - Nick Chaboya.

Comment by AB: No Georgia O'Keeffe confusion here. Skulls yes, but their spooky sanguine surroundings leave open the possibility that they're not quite as dead as they look, and you, not quite as comfortable as you'd like to be. Nicely done; check 'em out.

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Gallery Hijinks: Boreas - Lisa Congdon and Sarah Applebaum.

Review by Clare Coppel: "Boreas," a show with pretty cool window installations by Sarah Applebaum and mixed media/paintings by Lisa Congdon features three of my favorite guilty hipster/nerd pleasures-- neon, geometric prints inspired by indiginous peoples, and cute furry animals. "Ooooh cute animals, nope can't hate on that." At least I didn't wear that Navajo print sweatshirt or I'd match the work on the walls, though this work is inspired by Icelandic stuff-- snow not desert. I've always wanted to go to Iceland. I want a new tattoo, maybe a cute furry animal? Is there neon tattoo ink? For um, geometric patterns?

Review by Mairead O'Connor: Lisa Congdon creates paintings and collges that illustrate Icelandic folk culture and four seasons. She focuses on pattern, animals, and the changing light of the sun. Sarah Applebaum's work is made up of geometric shapes colored in the grey scale between black and white. Her large installations are actually hand sewn and symbolic.

Review by RWM: Great trip to the North. Not just a trip to the cold beautiful lands, but also to their people, transformed by their surroundings. The cold wild is outside, but also within. Enjoy both colors and shapes. Impressive. Emotions are captured here in window sculptures as well.

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