Plum TV Interviews Barbi Reed

Barbi Reed (B. Anne Reed) has been the owner of Anne Reed Gallery in Ketchum, Idaho, for over 25 years. She is also an accomplished photographer in her own right having studied with Lisette Model, who also taught Diane Arbus, in New York before moving to Ketchum. Barbi has traveled extensively to many of the poorest but most beautiful places on earth to record the very human faces she finds there in extreme circumstances. See Plum TV's interview with Barbi Reed and also see many of her wonderful photographs at:

http://sunvalley.plumtv.com/stories/plum_98_barbi_reed

Engaging Dystopia on Plum TV

Anne Reed Gallery's current exhibition, Engaging Dystopia, is a thought-provoking and visually exciting exhibition of artists responding to imminent ecological disaster. Joshua Jensen-Nagle creates poignant photographs of the animals with whom we share our world; Mathias Kessler brings stunning photographs of the shrinking ice flows of Greenland, and Mary Mattingly shares her vision of humans in a starkly beautiful new future. Plum TV covered the exhibition for its Earth Bytes segment. The entire story can be seen at: http://sunvalley.plumtv.com/stories/earth_bytes_engaging_distopia

For more information and images of all the work in the exhibition go to www.annereedgallery.com and select Current Exhibition.

Dan Rizzie on Plum TV

Dan Rizzie's work is a study in opposites: complicated yet very accessible, bright colors but lots of black, nature with a decidedly sophisticated turn. Get insight into the artist's process in this short interview done at his studio in the Hamptons for Plum TV. As an added bonus, you get to see his lovely dog.

http://hamptons.plumtv.com/videos/artist_profile_dan_rizzie

Nutty Torch
2007
Oil collage on arches paper
30 x 22 inches

Fletcher Benton receives prestigious ISC Lifetime Achievement Award

Congratulations to Fletcher Benton who has been named 2008 International Sculpture Center's Lifetime Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture award winner. He joins an august company of past recipients which includes Manuel Neri, Magdalena Abakanowicz, Louise Bourgeois, Sir Anthony Caro, Elizabeth Catlett, John Chamberlain, Eduardo Chillida, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Mark di Suvero, Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, Nam June Paik, Gio' Pomodoro, Robert Rauschenburg, George Rickey, George Segal and Kenneth Snelson.

Gallery News

With Muffet Jones coming on board, Jennie Buehler assuming with enthusiasm and efficiency the position of registrar and handling some sales, Jorge Otzoy at the gallery two days a week, taking on his broad shoulders the many physical tasks involved with running a gallery, including, moving art, painting walls, helping uncrate and crate, etc. and Heidi Heath continuing her bookkeeping Tuesdays and Fridays, we are well on our way to having a “gallery dream team”. A new director, when I find THE RIGHT person, will complete the staff. In the meantime, I am assuming the role of director/owner. After 25 years in the gallery business, this comes naturally. If you continue to check the website, you’ll see the daily changes we’re making as we focus our energies on expanding our visibility. We shall have a presence on ArtNet by next week. International Art Fairs are also in the works. All of us welcome any inquiry you might have. The gallery will be open 7 days a week starting June 25. We look forward to seeing you in the gallery or hearing from you via phone or e-mail.

Barbi Reed

Muffet Jones joins ANNE REED GALLERY’s staff

I’m happy to report the addition of Muffet Jones to ANNE REED GALLERY’s staff.

Muffet returns to Idaho, where she was born and raised, bringing with her extensive experience acquired in New York City. A PhD candidate at Columbia University with a Masters in 19th and 20th Century paintings and sculpture, Muffet brings to ANNE REED GALLERY extensive experience, creating and curating exhibitions, writing essays and designing and producing exhibition catalogs. For the past 12 years, Muffet has been the archivist/curator for the Estate of Ray Johnson at Richard L. Feigen & Co in New York City. In addition she has co-curated exhibitions that have been installed at such venues as Leo Castelli Gallery, Columbia University, Sonnabend Gallery and worked on exhibition catalogues for Whitney Museum of American Art and the Wexner Center for the Arts. From 2001-2003, Muffet was public works curator for the Oppenheim Archive, developing public art opportunities and placing work from that prestigious collection with museums and other institutions in the United States and abroad. In addition she has maintained a freelance graphic design business, working primarily with arts clients that have included the Walter W. Naumburg Foundation in the Julliard School, Lincoln Center.

- Barbi Reed

Responses to e-announcements

It’s summer in Sun Valley! The trees are leafed out, bicyclists are riding in packs and the gallery doors are open to the sweet smell of cut grass.

ANNE REED GALLERY has never had such overwhelming response (including to fabulous holiday gifts we used to bestow) than we’ve received for sending e-announcements rather than paper announcement cards. Below are some of the comments sent (via e-mail, of course!). Thanks to all of you who wrote and who support us in our efforts to do our part to lower greenhouse gases.

Bravo, look forward to hearing from you online.

Hooray!

Thank you very much for sending your e-announcements. I appreciate what you are doing to help the environment.

I commend you on this decision!! I hope other galleries follow your lead.

That is a terrific, brave step, I look forward to receiving your email/updates.

Yea!

Good for you, Barbi. Nicely said and nicely done.

This is refreshing!!! Thanks for taking the time to make a difference. We will continue to visit the gallery when in Sun Valley - walking - of course!!! - and will look forward to the electronic updates....

Wonderful news! I love getting an e mail from you -they are always the first ones I open (-:

Excellent decision. I look forward to receiving your e-mailed announcements. The cards were always beautiful, but this is a way better way to go.

Wow! Good for you! Thanks for enlightening us. . . .

Kudos for the awareness and the change. I will miss the beautiful announcement cards, but you are doing the right thing!

No problem. I respect your consideration of the environment.

Bravo! I have never read so succinctly stated the effects of a mass mailing. While I love receiving your cards, I will look forward to receiving them electronically, printing the ones I want to keep and deleting the ones that don't speak to me so strongly. Someday, I hope to visit the gallery and see the work for real!

Bravo!!

A good call!

Hats off to Anne Reed Gallery! When I think of all the unsolicited junk mail I throw in the recycle bin every day it makes my stomach turn. Your announcements are one of the few I do enjoy receiving. However, I will be just as happy to receive them through my e-mail. Thank you.

A great decision. I applaud you.

Love your new thoughts and efforts to do something about our global warming problems. keep me on your email list, look forward to them in the future.

Thank you! I love your new online announcements. Good job!

I loved your message and agree totally that we have to find ways to reduce our global footprints. We have a hybrid car, grow our own vegetables, and buy locally!

-B. (Barbi) Anne Reed