Category Archives: Mark Moore Gallery

Kenichi Yokono at Art Stage Singapore

Congratulations to gallery artist Kenichi Yokono on his recent solo booth with Micheko Galerie at Art Stage Singapore. According to ArtInfo, among many other sources, the fair had excellent attendance and brisk sales – including many of Yokono’s work:

“Munich, Germany-based Micheko Galerie sold old eight works by emerging Japanese woodblock cut artist Kenichi Yokono for a total of SG$30,000. According to Micheko Galerie co-founder Michele Vitucci, ‘We have been visiting Art Stage since its first edition and it has developed into a world class art fair at the speed of light! We consider it better and more courageous than any of the Art Basel fairs. The art of the future will come predominantly from Asia and Art Stage has positioned itself as the art fair to be.'”
We applaud Micheko Galerie and Kenichi on this major achievement.
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Jason Salavon at Inman Gallery

Gallery artist Jason Salavon will open a solo exhibition of new work titled “The Top 100,000,000” at Inman Gallery (TX) tonight (Friday, January 17th) from 6-8pm! On view through February 28, the exhibition will debut a new body of work from the new media artist called “The Master Index;” a project that is sourced from a table of the 5 million most visited English language Wikipedia articles from Dec 2007-Nov 2013.

For more information, please visit the gallery site.

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ALLISON SCHULNIK at ZieherSmith, January 9th

Opening at ZieherSmith (NY) this Thursday, January 9th, from 6-8pm is “EAGER,” a solo exhibition of new paintings, ceramics, and major film by MMG artist, Allison Schulnik. With live musical accompaniment by Aaron M. Olson and ensemble at 7pm and 8pm, the opening reception will be a sensory foray into Schulnik’s interdisciplinary practice.

Says the gallery:

“ZieherSmith is pleased to present Allison Schulnik’s second solo exhibition at the gallery featuring the world premiere of her fourth animated film since 2000, Eager, along with related paintings, sculpture, and works on paper. Drawing from sources both autobiographical and inspirational, Eager is a poignant journey set between a timeless void and supernatural abundance; it is a celebration of the moving painting. An experiment in animation as dance (the artist was trained as a dancer), its subjects are choreographed in abstract, emotive gestures. The line is blurred between the material elements of painting (texture, color, form) and the physicality and movement of ballet and theater.  At over 8 minutes, the film is her longest to date.”

Additionally, The Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, Connecticut will host the museum premiere of Eager (2014) as part of the upcoming exhibition Allison Schulnik / MATRIX 168, presented February 6 – May 4, 2014.

For more information, please visit the exhibition page.

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Christopher Russell Acquired by Eight Public Institutions in 2013

The gallery is pleased to announce that gallery artist, Christopher Russell, has been notified that the The Brooklyn Museum will acquire a work of his for its permanent collection. This marks the artist’s eighth institutional inclusion for the year, with previous support coming from MCA San Diego (CA), MFA, Houston (TX), Hammer Museum (CA), Berkeley Art Museum (CA), MUKA (Antwerp), Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, and the Sweeney Art Gallery (UC Riverside).

We congratulate Christopher on these major milestones!

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Stephanie Washburn in “Are Friends Electric?”

Mark Moore Gallery artist Stephanie Washburn will be participating in  “Are Friends Electric?” – a group exhibition produced by the Fellows of Contemporary Art’s Curators Lab.

“Are Friends Electric?” is a group art exhibition curated by the Manual History Machines, and will be dispersed between two locations as Act I and Act II. Act I is presented as a Curators Lab Exhibition at Fellows of Contemporary Art (FOCA) in Chinatown, Los Angeles from January 18 – March 21, 2014.  Opening just a few days later, Act II will be on view in the Peggy Phelps Gallery and East Gallery at Claremont Graduate University from January 21 – February 6th, 2014. Both exhibitions present works from the same group of artists, pushing our modes of perception and ability to relate to the artists’ works.

Participating artists include Sarah Awad, Daniela Campins, Clifford Eberly, Jay Erker, Helen Rebekah Garber, Rema Ghuloum, Rochele Gomez, Raymie Iadevaia, Bessie Kunath, Nancy Lupo, Danielle McCullough, Stephanie Washburn, and Tessie Whitmore.

The work selected for this exhibition hesitates towards a technology-driven frenetic future, addresses feelings of isolation and makes transparent the nature of shifting meanings through context/positioning. The exhibition title, “Are Friends Electric?” Is taken from Gary Numan’s iconic song, whose lyrics verge on fear of loneliness amid the appearance of friendly entities. In reflection of our truly complicated relationship with what it means to be “social” today, artists continue to forge, perhaps even more fastidiously now, personal identities in their practices despite the reality of shrinking “private” and [truly] “public” spaces.

FOCA’s exhibition space located at 970 N. Broadway, Suite 208 Los Angeles, CA 90012. Hours of operation: 10am-5pm/Tuesday through Friday. Opening reception is on Saturday, January 18th, 2014 from 7-9pm. A catalog release with text by David Pagel – accompanied by an Artist Talk- will be announced at a later date.

“Are Friends Electric, Act II” will be on view from January 21st – February 6th at the Peggy Phelps and East Gallery, Claremont Graduate University, located at 251 E. Tenth Street, Claremont, CA 91711. Hours of operation: 10am-5pm/ Monday through Friday.

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Stephanie Washburn

Dimitri Kozyrev on Cover of ARTPULSE

Mark Moore Gallery artist Dimitri Kozyrev is featured on the cover of ARTPULSE Magazine this month.  LINK

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Penelope Umbrico Work Acquired by Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Mark Moore Gallery artist Penelope Umbrico has had her major photo-installation work titled “136 Mini Film Cameras in the Smithsonian Institution History of Photography Collection With Old Style Photoshop Filter” acquired for the Permanent Collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.

We congratulate Penelope on this milestone.

Penelope Umbrico, 136 Mini Film Cameras in the Smithsonian Institution History of Photography Collection with Old Style Photoshop Filter, archival pigment prints on Hahnmuhle Photo Rag paper, 2013.

Penelope Umbrico, 136 Mini Film Cameras in the Smithsonian Institution History of Photography Collection with Old Style Photoshop Filter, archival pigment prints on Hahnmuhle Photo Rag paper, 2013.

Allison Schulnik Solo Exhibition at the Wadsworth Atheneum

The gallery is very proud to announce a solo exhibition by Allison Schulnik at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art (CT) as part of the institution’s MATRIX series. Following her solo exhibition at ZieherSmith (NY) – -which will be on view January 9 – February 22, 2014 — MATRIX 168 will feature a selection of Schulnik’s paintings, but will primarily center on the premiere of “Eager” (2013), a new stop-motion, clay animated video by the artist that has been in the making for nearly a year.

Schulnik trained under legendary animator Jules Engel, contributor to Disney classics Fantasia (1940) and Bambi (1942), and founding director of the Experimental Animation Program at California Institute of the Arts (Cal Arts). Her videos directly relate to the subject matter, color palette, and techniques seen in her paintings and sculptures. With this in mind, her work will perfectly compliment the purpose of the MATRIX series, which calls into question preconceptions about art and increases understanding of its possibilities.

We congratulate Allison on another incredible solo museum exhibition.

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MCA San Diego Acquires Monzon & Oppermann

The Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, has announced the addition of works by Lester Monzon and Julie Oppermann to its permanent collection. We congratulate both artists on this impressive milestone, and thank the museum for its continuing support of the gallery program.

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Kris Kuksi Unveils New Work in New York

The gallery is pleased to announce Kris Kuksi‘s fourth New York solo exhibition with Joshua Liner Gallery. Opening on Thursday, November 21, “Revival” will feature several of the artist’s elaborate and sculptural assemblage pieces. Says the gallery:

“When encountering Kuksi’s work from a distance, these ornate sculptures resemble something of the Belle Époque—or certainly representative of that period’s ethos. A cursory glance gives the impression of decorative frills and ornamental beauty. At times, the central figure appears serene, omnipresent. However, upon closer inspection, the sculptures reveal a dark underbelly. Rage, conflict, tragedy, and mournfulness are prevalent in the dialogue among the smaller, less dominant figures.”

For more information, visit the gallery’s exhibition page. The show will remain on view until January 18th, 2014.

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