Tag Archive "margery-amdur"
Generation gap in Jersey
I spent a Friday in late March at Rutgers/Camden listening to painters wonder whether painting was dead or transformed, and what it meant for them as artists and teachers.
Peek-a-boo–Margery Amdur at Projects
[This is the fourth in several ultra-brief posts I hope to get up this week about work I've seen recently that have given me tremendous pleasure or piqued my interest in some way. I'm sort of overwhelmed with outside-the-blog life, but I really wanted to tell you about this stuff.--libby] Margery Amdur, Wisp 5, 31 x 44 inches Margery Amdur‘s luscious floral confections in her exhibit Bloom at Projects Gallery look juicy enough to eat, and frilly enough to hang in the boudoir. The paintings/drawings/cut mylar frothiness and the peek-a-boo vivid colors are downright sexy. These are paintings posing as ... More » »
What we want to see Friday and Saturday and Wednesday…
Go see some juicy paintings this weekend. We are excited about so many all over the place. Of course, photos and sculptures look great too–see the bottom of this post for more. Friday, Oct. 3 New Work by Ted Mosher at Highwire Gallery Ted Mosher, Ice Skating In Summer oil on canvas Ted Mosher‘s joyful abstract paintings are a departure from his more figurative, cartoony works and from his Old Master-ish landscapes. Opening Reception: Friday, October 3, 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. Artist Reception: Sunday, October 26, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.October 3 through November 2, 2008 Highwire Gallery2040 Frankford AvenuePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania 19125215-426-2685 Margery Amdur ... More » »
In the Garden 2 & 3
Jackie Tileston, Opera Brain Incantation, mixed on linen Gardens become figments of the imagination on the shortest days of the year. So naturally, a show about gardens that begins as the days shorten and ends before they lengthen turns my thoughts to the divide between art and the real thing–any real thing, any art. Jackie Tileston, detail, Opera Brain Incantation, mixed on linen The exhibit is Garden in Winter, a small group show featuring work by six artists–Jackie Tileston, Margery Amdur, Bill Scott, Robert Straight, Carole Sivin and Diane Pieri–at Hopkins House in New Jersey. Each artist takes a different ... More » »
Projects and art fair postscript
Voice Mail, by Orly Cogan In light of Roberta’s post on copyright, it seems like just the right time to mention that Recycled, the show at Projects Gallery until the 25th, includes art using materials borrowed from elsewhere, including coloring book pages. I’m trying to imagine the young artist who did the coloring, taking artist Tom Judd to court for infringement of intellectual property rights. Meaning of Life #37, by Tom Judd, 12 x 12″, oil/collage/panel Anyway, a some new faces are showing up at Projects. Included in the new crowd is Orly Cogan, a sewer of recycled artifacts–this one ... More » »
Margery Amdur: Serious decorations at Joan Shepp
Chandeliers of screening share the window with clothing for sale and other screening art objects. Fleisher/Ollman’s openings are always a hot spot for collectors and art lovers. So there I was at the Morgellons opening at F/O, talking to independent curator Marsha Moss, when she asked me if I had seen the Margery Amdur installation at Joan Shepp. I hadn’t. And who is Margery Amdur? Moss’ answer was, this installation is not so much decoration as it is art. And so it was that last week I walked into Joan Shepp for the first time in my life. (That would ... More » »
