Gallery Hopping NY

Blog # 12. Alex Katz " Gathering" at the Guggenheim Museum, Oct. 22, 2022- Feb. 20, 2023. Catherine Abrams ------------ Το Μουσειο Γκουγκεναιμ της Νεας Υορκης παρουσιαζει την  εκθεση του Αλεξ  Κατς εως τις 20 Φεβρουαριου, 2023. Τα βιντεο παρουσιαζουν τα εκθεματα και τον ιδιο τον καλλιτεχνη να σχολιαζει το εργο του.     https://youtu.be/D9sqspCthm8   https://youtu.be/yHFLJ1qrVAA   Here is some information about Alex Katz: Alex Katz (born July 24, 1927) is an American figurative artist known for his paintings, sculptures, and prints. Alex Katz was born to a Jewish family in Brooklyn, New York, From 1946 to 1949 Katz studied at The Cooper Union in New York, and from 1949 to 1950 he studied at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Skowhegan, Maine. Every year from early June to mid-September, Katz moves from his SoHo loft to a 19th-century clapboard farmhouse in Lincolnville, Maine. A summer resident of Lincolnville since 1954, he has developed...

 Blog #11.              Catherineabramsartworks.com On November 9th in New York the auction of Paul G.Allen's collection "Visionary" at Christie's made history as the biggest sale in auction history surpassing $1,506,386,000.  Georges Seurat (1859-1891),  Les Poseuses, Ensemble (Petite version),  1888.   15½ x 19¾ in (39.3 x 50 cm). Sold for $149,240,000. Vincent van Gogh’s Verger avec cyprès. Paul Cézanne’s La Montagne Sainte-Victoire, Allen personally selected all the works, which span more than 500 years, rather than relying on an art buyers to pick them out as some billionaires do.  “When you look at a painting you’re looking into a different country, into someone else’s imagination, how they saw it,”  Allen said when some of his collection  went on show in 2016. Several of the winning bids smashed previous records for individual artists and many exceeded the expected sales prices estimated by Christie’s. Be...

 Blog #10.  November 5, 2022 Kimono at the Met Το Μετροπολιταν Μουσειο της Νεας Υορκης εχει μια εκθεση με κιμονο απο σημερινους σχεδιαστες φορεματων.  Μερικες φωτογραφιες απο την εκθεση: At the Met there is an exhibit of kimonos designed by today's fashion designers.  They are elegant, imaginative and even fun. Here are some pictures: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Around 1880 Japanese stores started selling European fashion garments  as depicted in the lithographs below. Απο το 1880 περιπου γιαπωνεξικα καταστηματα αρχισαν να πωλουν ευρωπαικα ενδυματα για τους πελατες τους οπως δειχνουν αυτες οι λιθογραφιες. Enjoy! Until next week. Catherineabramsartworks@gmail.com

Blog #9.  October 29, 2022 Το Εβραικο Μουσειο παρουσιαζει την εκθεση Νεα Υορκη 1962-1964.  Η εκθεση εχει περιπου 180 εκθεματα απο την τεχνη εκεινης της περιοδου. Τα χρονια 1962-64 ηταν σημαντικα - η ενταση με τον Φιντελ Καστρο στην Κουβα, ο Μαρτιν Λουθιρ Κινγκ και το κινημα των ανθρωπινων δικαιωματων ,  η δολοφονια του Κεννεντη- επιρρεασαν τους καλλιτεχνες της Νεας Υορκης και τα εργα τους.   At the Jewish Museum the current show N ew York: 1962-1964  explores a pivotal three-year period in the history of art and culture in New York City, examining how artists living and working in New York responded to their rapidly changing world. The show includes more than 180 works of art—all made or seen in New York between 1962-1964. These two years were epoch-changing —the Cuban Missile Crisis (1962), March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963), and the assassination of President John F. Kennedy (1963)—fundamentally altering the social and political landscape of New Y...

 Blog #8. October 22, 2022 On Friday October 21st, M arta Smith's  solo show opened at the Alter Works Studios, 30-09 35th Avenue, in Long Island City,  Queens. It will be on view 12 to 9 daily until November 4th.  The title of the show is based  on a Greek expression Ωραια Μερα - Beautiful Day.  To quote from the written explanation Marta provided  The Greeks coined the word for beautiful (ωραίος) from the word for time (ώρα).  In a sense, then, beautiful is what is timely. Like August figs or Autumn persimmons. Or perhaps shaped by time. Like rocks on the shore and pebbles on the beach. Sometimes beautiful is what takes time. Like clay slowly taking shape, then hardening into a pot. Art is engagement with time, ultimately, whether it is itself timeless or ephemeral (from ημέρα/μέρα, by the way: lasting only for a day).  In any case, it was about time this ωραία μέρα came, when I have the joy of presenting some ...

 BLOG #7. October 15, 2022.  GOWANUS Art Fair This weekend, October 15 and 16, 2022 is the Arts Gowanus Open Studios 2022 in Brooklyn.  In this 26 years old event more than 300 artists  participate with paintings, sculptures, prints, photographs, mix media, and textiles.  The studios are mainly in buildings along 2nd, 3rd and 4th avenues from 9th street to St. Mark's Place. Each studio had its distinct character and emerging artists had a great opportunity for exposure. Here are some pictures of the event.      The diverse creativity of local artists made this event a "must see". Until next year, (with a better online map) enjoy the arts, Catherineabramsartworks@gmail.com

 BLOG #6 October 8, 2022 Γεια σας, Αυτην την εβδομαδα η Σαρον Σπρανκγ ειχε ατομικη εκθεση Passionate Jungles στην Gallery Henoch.  Ενα απο τα πορτραιτα ειναι της Μισελ Ομπαμα και θα παει στον Λεuκο Οικο. Sharron Sprung,one of the instructors at the Art Students League, has a solo show at the Henoch Gallery.  Among the works was the portrait of Michelle Obama that was commissioned for the White House. _____________________ Στην Pace Gallery εχει ο Lozano Hemmer μια μεγαλη  installation "Pulse Topology".  3000 λαμπες κρεμασμενες απο το ταβανι αντιχουν το παλμο της καρδιας του καθε θεατη/επισκεπτη. Pace Gallery had an installation by Lozano Hemmer, "Pulse Topology".  3000 light bulbs were hanging from the ceiling and echoed the sound of the heart beat of the viewer as he/she approached the installation. PULSE TOPOLOGY Επισης o Antoni Tapies παρουσιαζει "Transmaterial", μεγαλα εργα μεταξι ξωγραφικης και κολλαζ.  Antoni Tapies "Transmaterial" at Pace ...