FUTURE EXHIBITIONS

OCTOBER 18 - NOVEMBER 15, 2008
Opening Reception: Saturday, October 18, 6-8 pm

MAIN GALLERY: New work by Andrew Bennett
Bennett intuitively erases through smoke stained panels, reworking the natural pattern into his own intricate design. Sublime, dark and moody abstractions, hint at a combination of both celestial and aquatic environments.

OTHER GALLERY: Marc Lüders East Side Gallery
Lüders paintings on photogrpahs of paintings engages both a highly charged symbol for contemporary Germany, and an art historical discussion on techniques of trompe l'oeil, “the death of painting” and the current position of photography in contemporary art. (PDF press release)

NOVEMBER 22 - DECEMBER 20, 2008
Opening Reception: Saturday, November 22, 6-8 pm

MAIN GALLERY: New Work by Pard Morrison
Drawing from minimalism and geometric abstraction, Pard Morrison’s brightly colored aluminum box-like configurations function as both painting and sculpture. Morrison’s rich brushed stripes echo the soft, nuanced linear and gridded work of Agnes Martin, Morrison's mentor during the latter years of her career.

OTHER GALLERY: Douglas Leon Cartmel
Cartmel's seemingly monochromatic paintings realistically capture fleeting moments in the natural abstraction of the ocean tide where the distinction between realism and abstraction no longer remains clear. Cartmel’s sleek refined seascapes on titanium share a sensibility with the work of Gerhard Richter for their detailed realistic rendering and supple painterly brushstrokes, both artists embracing the tension between photography and painting.
(PDF press release)