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Robert Colescott 2009 Exhibition Walkthrough with Jandava Cattron
Jandova Cattron talks about the 2009 Robert Colescott exhibition at the Arthur Roger Gallery.
Robert Colescott 2009
Arthur Roger@434 is pleased to present an exhibition of paintings and drawings by the late Robert Colescott. This selection of work is from the artist’s exhibition titled “Troubled Goods”. The artist passed away in June at his home in Tucson at the age of 83. The exhibition will be on view October 3rd – November 14th at the Arthur Roger@434 located at 434 Julia Street. The gallery will host an opening reception on Saturday, October 3rd from 6 to 9 pm in conjunction with “Art for Art’s Sake.” On November 10th, The Museum of Modern Art will host a memorial in honor of Robert Colescott from 10 am until noon.
Alec Soth: Sleeping By The Mississippi
Arthur Roger Gallery is pleased to present, “Sleeping by the Mississippi,” an exhibition of the 2004 series of large chromogenic color photographs by Alec Soth that attained critical acclaim during its exhibition in both the Whitney Museum of American Art and São Paolo 2004 Biennials. The exhibition will be on view October 3rd – November 14th at the Arthur Roger Gallery located at 432 Julia Street. Soth will be present at the opening reception hosted by the gallery on Saturday, October 3rd from 6 to 9 pm in conjunction with “Art for Art’s Sake.”
“Robert Colescott (1925-2009),” art ltd.
Robert Colescott—who was born in Oakland on August 26, 1925 and died June 4, 2009 in Tucson, AZ—was an energetic painter who pushed his presence into the history of American art completely on his own terms. His fifty-some-year oeuvre, featuring crude figuration, splashy, garish color, and blunt racial and sexual themes, was generated by a spirited mix of deep ties to past art, immersion in popular culture, committed social topics and uncompromising self-expression.
“Simon Gunning and Mitchell Gaudet,” Gambit Weekly
Simon Gunning and Mitchell Gaudet by D. Eric Bookhardt, GAMBIT WEEKLY “I paint and draw light,” says Simon Gunning, and if that sounds almost biblical, his new Avery Island landscapes…
“James Surls’ sculptures dazzle,” Houston Chronicle
James Surls is having a busy year. A giant of Texas art even since moving to Carbondale, Colo., in 1997, Surls has a solo exhibition of recent sculpture and drawings on view through Aug. 22 at the Grace Museum in Abilene. The museum also published a generously scaled catalog of the same title as the exhibit, James Surls: From the Heartland.
Mitchell Gaudet 2009 Exhibition Walkthrough
Simon Gunning 2009 Exhibition Walkthrough
Simon Gunning: Avery Island
Exhibition Dates: August 1 – September 19, 2009 Artist Reception: Saturday, August 1 from 6–8 pm Gallery Location: 432 Julia Street, New Orleans, LA 70130 Hours: Monday–Saturday, 10 am–5 pm Contact…