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Eric Tillinghast at CCNOA

2009-05-11T10:30:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to Eric Tillinghast whose installation in the Brussels Center for Contemporary Non-Objective Art is gaining widespread attention. As always, Eric's work is brilliantly colored and completely unique. The two dimensional assemblages are mounted in a seemingly random pattern suggesting bits and bytes of data floating in the webstream. For more information please visit http://www.ccnoa.org/.

Harold Feinstein

2009-05-08T14:18:00.000-07:00

We at Anne Reed Gallery have long recognized Harold Feinstein's mastery behind the camera. His photographs span four decades in black and white and vibrant color. We'e thrilled that word of the fine quality of Feinstein's work has gotten out. Here is a link to the blog of Jim Fitts, Executive Dir. of the Photographic Resource Center in Boston.
http://jimfitts.wordpress.com/2009/04/08/15/

You can see more of Harold's black and white photography at the Houston Fotofest website. We anticipate that his work will be shown during the festival at one of the participating venues. And, of course, Harold's work is available on our website.
http://annereedgallery.com

http://fotofest.org/ff2010/submissions/feinstein.htm

Photo Carraol Images of Mexico City: Betsabee Romero. A vuelta de rueda III

2009-04-21T12:54:00.000-07:00

Photo Carraol Images of Mexico City: Betsabee Romero. A vuelta de rueda III

Betsabee Romero's A vuelta de rueda (driving slowly) in Mexico City

2009-04-21T12:23:00.000-07:00

Ponchada por el paisaje / Puncture by The Landscape photo by Photo Carraol

Mexico artist Betsabee Romero takes the romance of cars very personally. In her new installation in Atrio de San Francisco, an open-air plaza in the heart of downtown Mexico City, old Volkswagon Beetles are attached to each other in a daisy chain that arcs over the plaza. Another sedan is covered in the colorful handmade tiles of a traditional Mexican kitchen, transforming the cold metal into a warm symbol of family. Romero is interested in the part cars play in human life - getting us from place to place is the least of it. She recognizes that cars are often the site of sexual initiation, sometimes they are our only shelter from the elements when houses fail, but also can be places where life can come to an abrupt end. They are often dangerous targets for kidnappers and for thieves. In a city where traffic routinely turns the air and residents' lungs grey with exhaust fumes, Romero fills an old VW bus with planet healing green plants. Romero uses homely materials to transform vehicles; her art may suggest many things, but remains an exciting and comfortable experience.

Watch Betsabee Romero describe her work in a video by Deborah Bonello, a multi-media journalist based Mexico City.
http://www.mexicoreporter.com/?p=1663

Robert Buelteman Signs of Life

2009-04-20T14:50:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to Robert Buelteman whose new book, Signs of Life, is available today. It can be previewed at: http://issuu.com/buelteman/docs/signs_of_life_issuu
The book catalogues a body of work made from 1999 to 2003; in 1999 Buelteman moved from the black and white landscape studies he had been doing to the electrifying cameraless images of plant life included in this volume. And next week, April 2009, Color magazine will feature 8 pages of his work, just in time for Spring!

April Gornik At the Heckscher Museum

2009-04-17T12:13:00.000-07:00

April Gornik has a lovely exhibition of 12 large-scale paintings presented in the beaux-arts style at the Heckscher in Huntington, NY. The museum has recently been renovated and a visit is a very nice day-trip from the City. The museum is located in Heckscher Park, at Main Street (Route 25A) and Prime Avenue in Huntington Village, NY, on Long Island's North Shore. www.heckscher.org

News from James Surls

2009-03-10T14:40:00.000-07:00

This is James Surls' Star Flower in the beautiful sculpture garden at the Irving Art Center in Irving, Texas. He will also have 7 large sculptures installed on Park Avenue between 51st and 57th Streets in New York City. These pieces will be up for 4 months and will be an amazing addition to the cityscape. In conjunction with the Park Avenue installation, there will be a reception at the Gerald Peters Gallery, 24 E 78th Street on April 23rd, and a one-person show at Charles Cowles Gallery, 24th St. in Chelsea, that opens May 28th, 2009.

He also is the subject of a new book coming out the end of April called JAMES SURLS / From the Heartland. It will cover drawings and sculptures from 2005 through 2008, and at 14" x 12" with approximately 180 pages of major essays and photographs, this will be a major reference for the work.

If you are in Abilene, Texas on May 1st, 2009, there will be an exhibition and book signing at the Grace Museum. And afterward there will be a dinner with Jimmy Dale Gilmore and the Flatlanders doing the honors.

miya ando in the New York Times

2009-03-07T15:21:00.000-08:00

NYTIMES, Sunday Edition, March 8. ART REVIEW
Works From New Talent Seeking a Boldface Name. Our very own Miya Ando gets a thumbs up review. "Miya Ando’s refined, subtle works of rolled steel, made of sheets of burnished and chemically treated metal, are also a must-see for anyone interested in post-minimalist contemporary art." He was referring to the current exhibition at Rupert Ravens Contemporary, Newark’s newest major commercial gallery. We feel the same way. Miya’s installation was one of the most successful of last year’s gallery exhibitions. We concur with the enthusiasm of critic, Benjamin Gennocio. Check out Miya’s work under ARTISTS/Paintings on this website.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/08/nyregion/new-jersey/08artsnj.html?ref=design

Josh Garber in Sculpture Magazine

2009-03-07T15:03:00.000-08:00

Check out Josh Garber's work and a great article by Kathleen Whitney in the March issue of Sculpture magazine. Whitney writes, "His results are intelligent, inventive, peculiar, and idiosyncratic, unrelated to the tedious bump, grind, and recycle of popular culture." We agree!

http://www.sculpture.org/documents/scmag09/mar_09/mar09.shtml

The Making of a Bench

2009-03-07T14:25:00.000-08:00

Llisa Demetrios is making a specially commissioned bench. The bronze is being fabricated in stages; check back here in a few weeks for photos of the final work.

April Gornik at the American Academy of Arts and Letters

2009-03-07T14:21:00.000-08:00

You can see some of her recent paintings from her last show at Danese Gallery exhibited in a Visual Arts invitational show at the American Academy of Arts and Letters, from March 12 - April 5, 2009. The Academy is way uptown at 633 W. 155th St., open Thursdays through Sundays, 1-4PM. See www.artsandletters.org, or go to http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102461895059&e=001QKH45NF9rCS51jsOtvspihLBWKtwaHwPuaMJfpNSk8HztSybeVctVapvyexA1Se17qWSPWwvnPsMlhs4cGB_rIjHlr_19NpDF2TLkov_Vfv1KjxCu9WmF7mzY5WscydGb7lmUzppXs9MLYH87BSQHuxlk3WmBHz6 for more info.

Anne Reed Gallery and The Open Room

2009-02-19T15:01:00.000-08:00

ANNE REED GALLERY is pleased to collaborate with THE OPEN ROOM, a fabulous contemporary furniture store in Ketchum, Idaho. We believe that art should be as integral to the design of a fine room as the décor and furniture, and THE OPEN ROOM shares our design philosophy.

When in Ketchum, visit THE OPEN ROOM, where you'll find beautiful furniture that complements your artwork! With superb taste, owner Claudia Aulum offers décor for gracious indoor and outdoor living, and a unique eye for exquisite lines as well as practical function.

ANNE REED GALLERY recommends THE OPEN ROOM's monthly newsletter which includes knowledgeable articles on design, suggestions on how to make a positive impact with furniture and art, and helpful hints on how best to care for furniture. You will receive a $25 credit toward a purchase at THE OPEN ROOM when you sign up for the newsletter, and you will automatically be entered in a drawing for a $50 Gift Certificate. To register go to: http://www.openroomfurniture.com/GilmanNLcross-2-12-09.aspx
For more information and to see THE OPEN ROOM's wonderful website, go to: http://www.openroomfurniture.com.

Video Interview with Ricardo Mazal

2009-02-18T13:51:00.000-08:00

Discussing his process and the impetus behind his most recent project in Odenwald Forest in Germany, Ricardo Mazal can be seen at http://artworksmagazine.com/?p=733. Second in a planned triptych with the common theme of death and burial - although Ricardo sees it as a larger celebration of life and living - the photographs, prints, and paintings of the Odenwald trees is a fascinating look at what inspires an artist and informs his creativity. Beginning with his series on La Tumba de la Reina Roja (The Tomb of the Red Queen), a Mayan burial site in Mazal's native Mexico, and continuing with the Odenwald burial trees, Ricardo will finish the triptych with a journey to Mount Kailash’s sky burials, Tibet, in 2009.

Thomas Brummett at NDMoA

2009-01-29T10:11:00.000-08:00

Selections from Thomas Brummett's new series Animalis are on view at The North Dakota Museum of Art in a group exhibition titled Animals: Them and Us, until February 7, 2009. His portraits of animals present them as individuals with great psychological depth and intensity. The singular dignity of each animal in his photographs makes a powerful statement about their innate value alongside that of the human animal.

Miya Ando in Folly online magazine

2009-01-29T10:04:00.000-08:00

Folly, an online magazine of science and culture, has featured Miya Ando in January's issue. Miya has had an extraordinary year and 2009 promises to be even better. Check out the beautiful work at http://www.follymag.com/follyarchives.html

photo:Evan Soto

Frank Lobdell at Marin MoCA

2009-01-09T14:01:00.000-08:00

Last fall Frank Lobdell was featured at the Marin Museum of Contemporary Art in "Living Legends of the Bay Area I. " The exhibition ran from September 27 - October 26, 2008.

Frank Lobdell
Untitled, 8.11.91 (State IV)
1991
Monotype: ink on paper
15 3/4 x 19 3/4 inches

Richard Ehrlich at the Jewish Museum in New York

2009-01-09T09:51:00.000-08:00

Anne Reed Gallery is proud to congratulate Richard Ehrlich on his inclusion in the Jewish Museum of New York. His powerful series of photographs taken at the Holocaust Archives at Bad Arolsen, Germany, has been acquired for the Museum's permanent collection which is known for its rigorous selection process. Ehrlich's haunting photographs of the multitude of records left by the Nazis speak to the enormity of the Holocaust experience.
http://ehrlichphotography.com

Boaz Vaadia in the News

2008-12-17T13:50:00.000-08:00

Boaz Vaadia is in the news with a public art installation at the El Paseo Invitational Sculpture Exhibition in Palm Desert, California. The exhibition runs from November 2008 - October 2010. Boaz also had a solo exhibition at Connaught Brown in London this fall. For more installation shots please visit http://www.vaadia.com/exhibitions/c_brown_08.shtmll

Ba'al & Yizhaq
2005
Bronze, Boulder
ed. of 5

Mathias Kessler in Prefix Photo Magazine

2008-12-12T13:39:00.000-08:00

Mathias Kessler's work can be seen in the current issue of Prefix Photo magazine, issue 18. [http://www.prefix.ca] On the e-flux web release, Prefix editor Scott McLeod writes about the issue's theme of technology and the body. "In recent years the body has returned to contemporary art, though it is a body whose reconfiguration by technology has produced unexpected, radical - and sometimes perplexing - forms of representation." We agree - Terminator Salvation, anyone?

Josh Garber Phoenix Commission

2008-12-03T12:09:00.000-08:00

Josh Garber has just completed a commission for the city of Phoenix. The piece is titled Lucent and it is 30 x 3 x 3 feet. Made out of Aluminum bar and fiber optics, this piece will provide a constantly changing presence for the residents of Phoenix. All four photos are by James L. Christy © 2008.

Miya Ando

2008-12-03T11:42:00.000-08:00

Miya has had a wonderful year. On the heels of her successful solo exhibition at Anne Reed Gallery, Miya has received a number of prestigious commissions. She was selected to produce 144 works for a non-denominational chapel in New York City, and her work has been added to the collection of the former head priest of Daitoku-ji, Japan's most important Zen temple. She has also been commissioned to produce a large work for the Against the Stream Buddist Meditation Society/Dharma Punx in Los Angeles. The work will be unveiled Spring 2009.

You can see Miya in Nylon Magazine's December/January issue in an Element ad and in the television commercial for their Power to the Planet promotion. http://www.powertotheplanet.tv/video/

She was also interviewed for The Epoch Times Newspaper which will be translated into 10 languages.

Congratulations to Miya on such a productive and inspiring year!

Thomas Ostenberg 2008 in Review

2008-12-03T10:20:00.000-08:00

2008 has been an exciting year for Thomas Ostenberg. It began with the news that his sculpture was being considered for the 2012 London Olympics. Wilfred Cass, who expects to finance as many as 50 new sculptures for the Olympics, was quoted as saying that London deserves to have great sculpture, yet much of the contemporary public art on display in the English capital was "rubbish". He considers Ostenberg's work to be ideal for the Olympics and will serve to enhance the London Public art scene as well. There is also a proposal being put forward for an Olympics-related exhibition at the Tate museum, with Ostenberg's name and sculpture being specifically mentioned. This group exhibition would occur in the time leading up to the 2012 Olympics, with the work exhibited at the Tate being placed around the city in time for the main events.

In the spring he received an invitation from the prestigious Glyndbourne Opera Festival in southern England to be their featured sculptor for the 2008 season. In previous years sculptors such as Antony Gormley and Tony Cragg had been featured artists.

Back in the States, two large pieces were acquired by the Seven Bridges Foundation, a private art museum located near Greenwich, Connecticut.

In September Ostenberg had two solo exhibitions in London, and also received the news that prestigious art historian and critic, Edward Lucie-Smith was interested in writing a book about him and his sculpture.

Ostenberg's first sculpture was received by the Cass Sculpture Foundation (formerly Sculpture at Goodwood), recognized as the UK’s most important sculpture park dedicated to British Sculpture.

All in all, 2008 was quite a year for Thomas Ostenberg, and we wish him even greater success in the New Year!

Patrick Hemingway Photos From Cuba

2008-09-17T15:29:00.000-07:00

Anne Reed Gallery is pleased to announce a special mini-exhibition during the Hemingway Festival week, September 23 through September 29, 2008. An Intimate View: Selected Images of Ernest Hemingway's Home in Cuba taken by his grandson, photographer Patrick Hemingway. Be sure to catch this opportunity to see the premiere exhibition of these images!

From Summer Into Autumn

2008-09-16T16:01:00.000-07:00

As we glide into a warm, golden autumn here in the Wood River Valley, we pause to reflect on some of Anne Reed Gallery’s notable summer events and moments. It seems the frenetic—even if festive and rejuvenating—pace of summer makes the season race by ever faster, year after year. We saw many of our dear friends and loyal clients in the gallery during the last few months, often between forays into our trails and waterways, and we are so pleased to have a few moments to catch up. Thank you all for stopping in to see us!

We are happy to congratulate sculptor Fletcher Benton for receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award from the venerable International Sculpture Center at the beginning of the season. Gallery owner, Barbi Reed, was fortunate to be able to attend the awards ceremony in San Francisco, and to visit with Fletcher and his wife in his studio space in the city, and at their beautiful Napa home and garden. We have been thrilled to have three of his monumental works here in our sculpture garden, plus several more intimately scaled works in the gallery during the summer. What luck for all of you who were able to see these master works here and on the Sun Valley Writers’ Conference grounds near our fabulous new Sun Valley Pavilion. If your busy summer calendar kept you from visiting the gallery, be sure to come as soon as you can to see this wonderful collection of Fletcher’s work.

The City of Ketchum has been hard at work over the past two years redesigning our Fourth Street corridor into a wonderful promenade of wide walkways, trees, flowers, and artwork from local galleries and artists. Anne Reed Gallery was pleased to install two of Josh Garber’s fluid, organic sculptures along Fourth Street for the season, enticing tourists and locals alike to interact with a fascinating variety of works as they enjoy the many cafes and shops along our new pedestrian thoroughfare.

Katina Huston’s shadow drawings of bicycle elements took on a whole new appearance as they were translated through an on-site collaboration with Sweden’s Edition Vulfovitch and Jarla Grafik. Read more about her adventure in our “Artist News” as she shares the story of working with Igor Vulfovitch, and master printer John Akerlund “across four languages; Swedish, English, Russian, and Art.”

Anne Reed Gallery entered the peak of our busy summer season with an exhibition of Miya Ando’s serene works on steel. We congratulate Miya on receiving a public commission for 100 pieces to be installed in a non-denominational chapel in New York. Her work has also been added to the collection of the former head priest of Japan’s most important Zen temple, Daitoku-ji.

And so, it has been a whirlwind summer for the gallery and for our hardworking artists who continue to push the envelope of their vision and media. Come back to our blog often as we share more tidbits about life at the gallery, news about our artists, and events to keep on your radar. Thank you all, again, for your cherished support and affection.

Barbi Reed and Miya Ando Stanoff on PLUM TV

2008-07-25T14:40:00.000-07:00

Anne Reed Gallery was thrilled to have work by New York artist Miya Ando Stanoff this month. Her brilliantly subtle works on steel create a meditative space that speaks to everyone regardless of age or cultural background.

Recently, Barbi and Miya were interviewed for Plum TV. To see Miya describe her background and how she came to be a "steelworker" the interview can be accessed at:

http://sunvalley.plumtv.com/videos/subtraction_steel