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ADAA has also developed a series of three lectures by renowned historian, novelist, and journalist Philipp Blom for the Collectors’ Forum in concert with The Art Show. Entitled Objects of Passion: Reflections on the History of Collections and Collectors, the talks will encapsulate a cultural history of collecting and will take place February 20th-21st also at the Park Avenue Armory. The lectures are free and open to the public thanks to the support and sponsorship of ADAA’s corporate partner AXA Art. Also new this year, ADAA will host a private reception in support of the vital arts legislation, The Artist Museum Partnership Act. Leaders of the cultural and political community will gather on Thursday February 19th to support ADAA’s initiative—50 Artists for 50 States. This national effort to encourage the passage of the Artist Museum Partnership Act will include pledges for the donation of 50 works of art by 50 living American artists, one for each state. Robert Lynch, President of Americans for the Arts, and Richard Armstrong, Director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum will offer their remarks on this important legislation. Dealer’s Choice This year The Art Show will inaugurate a new initiative with the 2009 edition. ADAA Dealer’s Choice is a unique opportunity for ADAA dealers to exhibit a single work of the highest quality, offered at a very attractive price. The scholarship and connoisseurship of Art Show exhibitors are noteworthy, and this long-term commitment to artists and collectors allow them to exhibit a diverse body of museum-quality works at price points that are accessible to both new and established collectors alike. Works will be available by artists such as Lee Bontecou, Sam Francis, Mel Bochner, and Elaine Lustig Cohen, among others. Solo Shows One of the unique aspects of The Art Show remains the high concentration of oneperson presentations, and the 2009 edition is no exception, with an unprecedented 24 solo shows. Friedrich Petzel Gallery will present new, never-before-exhibited paintings by Nicola Tyson. Galerie Lelong will feature early work by pioneering Brazilian artist Hélio Oiticica, who was recently the subject of major exhibitions at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Tate Modern, London. Paul Kasmin Gallery will install new sculptures by Barry Flanagan. Peter Freeman, Inc. will present an installation of new work by Mel Bochner. Painter Merlin James, who represented his native Wales at the 2007 Venice Biennale, will be featured in the booth of Sikkema Jenkins & Co. David Zwirner Gallery will be exhibiting sculpture and drawings from a series titled Pass the Peas, made by Al Taylor between 1991 and 1992. Jason McCoy Inc. will present a body of work by Charles Pollock from the late 1960s and early 1970s revealing his thorough exploration of color field painting and his subsequent turn towards geometric forms rich in graphic clarity. Susan Sheehan will be exhibiting a portfolio of ten rare, color, woodblock prints by minimalist master Donald Judd, completed in 1992–93. Tibor de Nagy Gallery will exhibit paintings and works on paper by proto-Pop artist Larry Rivers, that date from the 1950s and 60s, and that together explore the early role Rivers played in the transition from the second generation New York School of painting into the explosion of 60s Pop art. D’Amelio Terras will present a new series of works by Dario Robleto, reviving the forms and crafts of the Victorian past to explore contemporary issues. DC Moore Gallery will show a selection of works by Charles Burchfield, spanning his entire career from 1915 through the mid 1960s.  First time exhibitors Betty Cuningham Gallery, Peter Blum Gallery, and Ronald Feldman Fine Art will all be presenting unique solo presentations. Betty Cuningham Gallery will present paintings by Rackstraw Downes that the artist created over the last decade. Peter Blum Gallery will be presenting an interdisciplinary show featuring artist John Beech and playwright Edward Albee in conjunction with their new book collaboration, Obscure/Reveal. The project consists of 40 painted-over photographs with Albee’s writing in response to each image, all of which are reproduced in the new publication. PaceWildenstein, now presenting their 9th consecutive solo booth at The Art Show, will present a series of 12 gouaches by Sol LeWitt produced over various decades. Ameringer & Yohe Fine Art will show a series of landscapes by Hans Hoffman, produced between 1914 and 1943. Several galleries will present solo booths of photography, including Janet Borden Inc., who will show work by Jan Groover. Photographs of Joel Sternfeld’s Walking The Highline series will be on view at Luhring Augustine. Sperone Westwater will present vintage photographs by William Wegman, in addition to paintings and postcard collages showing the depth and breadth of Wegman’s lesser known oeuvre. A new installation by Brazilian artist Ernesto Neto will be featured at Tanya Bonakdar Gallery. Metro Pictures will present newly completed, small, graphite drawings of great art masterpieces created by Robert Longo as an homage to his ancestors and heroes. Further adding to the diversity of works on view at The Art Show, L&M Arts will be presenting a new series by Chinese artist Tianbing Li. Galerie St. Etienne will present museum quality works by important German and Austrian Expressionists including Egon Schiele and Emil Nolde, and will also feature a special section dedicated to self-taught, outsider artist Grandma Moses. Click on logo below to add this article to your favorite Social Website ~ |
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