October 19 – November 25, 2007 REVERIE + REVOLT: CONTEMPORARY COLLAGE ArtCenter/South Florida Showcases Cutting Edge Collection of Talent and Media Curated by Jane Hart
MIAMI BEACH – (September 25, 2007) – Extraordinary forms of expression are on display at ArtCenter/ South Florida (“ASCF”) when REVERIE + REVOLT opens on October 19, 2007 at the ACSF gallery, 800 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, and runs through November 18, 2007. The exhibition comprises the works of several contemporary artists using the medium of collage, the long-established technique of combining found elements, printed paper, cut magazine and book illustrations, photographs and an assortment of other commonplace material and elements. The public is invited to attend a free opening reception at the gallery on Friday, October 26, from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., at 800 Lincoln Road at Meridian Avenue.
“Reverie & Revolt is an exciting exhibition. The viewer will appreciate the varied images and references found in the artists’ collages – ranging from abstract, to subtle, to overt – and in so doing will walk away with a greater understanding of the artist and our culture,” says Jeremy Chestler, Executive Director, ACSF.
The show is being curated by Jane Hart, founder of lemon sky projects + editions in Miami Beach, and Curator of Exhibitions at the Art & Culture Center of Hollywood. REVERIE + REVOLT features the work of Rakel Bernie and Eurydice, both artists-in-residence at the ArtCenter/South Florida, as well as ArtCenter alumnus Pepe Mar. Attendees will also have the opportunity to view the work of the internationally-recognized Miami natives, the TM Sisters (whose work appears on the cover of the September 2007 issue of ARTNews). The artists, including TJ Ahearn, Kara Blossom, Paul Butler, Matthew Cusick, Tami Demaree, Dan Fauci, Christopher Haun, Dick Jewel, Kelly Lamb, Gean Moreno, Lori Precious, Raven Schlossberg, Think Again, Ana Wolovick, and Bari Ziperstein hail from New York, Los Angeles, Miami, San Francisco and London.
“I’ve always been drawn to collage for the wide range of what can artists can convey using this medium, from surreal expressions, to the provocative and sexual, to the personal and political.” says Hart. “The art form has been used by some of the most important and influential artists of the 20th century such as Joseph Cornell, Robert Rauschenberg, Picasso and the Cubists, and Kurt Schwitters.” Hart was inspired by the inherent diversity of the technique and its continuing relevance among Contemporary artists. “The imagery represents all of what we see and know. The installation is a collage unto itself and will be elegant, thought provoking and vibrant.”
FUTURE EXHIBITIONS
November 28, 2007 - January 6, 2008 Miami Contemporary Artists: Creating a Scene Curated by Gean Moreno Opening Reception: Friday, December 7 7 – 10 pm Miami Contemporary Artists: Creating a Scene is a broad survey of the contemporary visual artists who have helped shape the unique and exciting place Miami now occupies in the international art world. These pioneering artists helped establish venues and local institutions like the ArtCenter, and helped catapult the South Florida arts community onto a national and international stage. Creating a Scene features over 100 artists at various stages of their career development. The exhibition is being organized by ArtCenter/ South Florida and Julie Davidow and Paul Clemence, and curated by independent curator, critic and visual artist Gean Moreno. Creating a Scene complements a written survey being published by ArtCenter/ South Florida Artist-in-Residence Julie Davidow and Paul Clemence, a Miami-based architectural photographer and author of South Beach – Architectural Photographs, and Mies Van der Rohe’s The Farnsworth House. The book Miami Contemporary Artists will be published and premiered along with the ArtCenter’s exhibition during Art Basel Miami Beach, and includes a Foreword written by Elisa Turner, art critic for The Miami Herald and ARTnews magazine. Exhibition sponsored in part by Ruth and Richard Shack; media sponsorship provided by The Miami Herald, El Nuevo Herald and Miami.com.
January 11 – February 17, 2008 Picturoplois: Phase Two Curated and organized by Michelle Weinberg Opening Reception: Friday, January 11, 2007 7 – 10 pm Picturopolis is an exercise in constructing Utopia. With tape, paint, papier mache, “cut and paste”, a model for an idealized city of visual delight can be assembled bit by bit. Each artist explores their private manias for inspiration and installations in order to create polymorphous paintings. Picturoplis: Phase Two features artists Michelle Weinberg, Elisabeth Condon and Neil Bender.
February 22 – March 30, 2008 KX2=ART Curated by Ruth Avra Opening Reception: Friday, February 22, 2008 7 – 10pm KX2=ART is a collaborative project between two artists who utilize metalwork and oil painting to create multi-paneled installations that explore how their differing styles and disciplines interact to create uniquely sculptural paintings. The artists featured in this unique exhibition are Ruth Avra, jeweler, and Dana Lynn Kleinman, painter.
April 4 – May 4, 2008 What Are You Laughing At? Opening Reception: Friday, April 4, 2007 7 – 10pm What Are You Laughing At? brings together the work of five artists ranging in media and disciplines from installation, to painting and performance that entice the viewer with the comedic absurdity with which they examine issues as complex as religion, media saturation, co-modification, time and nostalgia, among others. What Are You Laughing At? poses questions about the role of comedy in art and features the work of ArtCenter Artist-in-Residence David Leroi, David Hevel, Scott Listfield, Leslie Hall, and Abby Manock.
Dates and titles of exhibitions and programs are subject to change.
ArtCenter/ South Florida’s Gallery is located at 800 Lincoln Road; Artist-in-Residence studios are located at 800/810/ 924 Lincoln Road; Administrative Offices are located at 924 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, Florida, 33139. For information call 305.674.8278, or visit www.artcentersf.org.
