Have an overwhelming desire to learn about Josh Azzarella‘s rituals before working, or his desire to be in the “film that changed my life” club? Check out MMG’s interview with the video and photo artist – whose solo exhibition is currently on view in the gallery through May 14th. The full length piece can be read on the Interviews section of this blog…
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Forget synthesizers, MacBook Pros and circuit bending- All David Ryan needs to serve up some Glitch is fiberboard and acrylic paint. His latest batch of brilliant, harlequin wall-sculptures will adorn the walls of James Kelly Contemporary beginning next Friday, March 25, and will be on view through May 7 in all of their lustrous, color-field splendor. According to renown critic, Dave Hickey, Glitches and Fixes is a “solid” show! For more information, visit their exhibition page.
While only three months into 2011, Israeli artist Yigal Ozeri has taken the new year by storm. Following his 2010 solo show with the gallery, Ozeri’s Lizzie Jagger series was selected as Artefiera 2011‘s feature exhibition, presented in conjunction with Visionnaire and Galerie Dukan&Hourdequin in Bologna, Italy this February. Entitled Luce Silenziosa (Silent Night), Ozeri’s solo show brought a wealth of astonishing photorealism to the city’s rustic, religious context, resulting in a beautiful juxtaposition of the city’s historic structures and his earthy, neo-Renaissance portraits.
Up next is this April’s “American Friends of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art’s” Annual Gala, where one of Ozeri’s works will be included in the charity art auction. The event will be held at the Pierre Hotel in NYC, with proceeds directly benefiting the Israeli museum. Additional information can be found at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art’s website.
Olga In the Park (2010), currently available
In all senses of the phrase, Julie Heffernan is in vogue. Three of her Self-Portrait works were on view during Armory Week on March 6 for the grand opening of the Eileen S. Kaminsky Family Foundation‘s brand new exhibition space inside Mana Contemporary. In all of their surrealist, fairy tale-esque qualities, the works are part of the Foundation’s permanent collection, which will be housed in the Tri-State area’s center for the public to enjoy.
In other news, a recent article in Vogue Italy celebrates Heffernan’s fantastical style as a modern homage to 16th Century painter Giuseppe Arcimboldo (pictured below), worthy of sharing wall space in the Palazzo Reale’s current Arcimboldo retrospective. We, too, can’t seem to get enough of her fresh take on classical technique, her experimentation with self-portraiture, her inclusion of mystical wildlife, flora, and fauna and her allegorical underpinnings.
Opening this Thursday, March 10 at Benrimon Contemporary in NYC is Russian native Dimitri Kozyrev‘s solo exhibition, Lost One. Presenting an amalgamation of works from his “Lost Edge” and “Last One” series, the show’s arresting images both haunt and delight, presenting scarred landscapes that recall the forgotten military avant-garde of past Soviet regimes. If you’re in the area, be sure to check it out before it closes April 1!
After a successful display of his characteristic pastel structures in Parisian Laundry‘s Summertime in Paris exhibition (July-August 2010), Cordy Ryman has been cited by Frieze Magazine as a prominent artist within today’s ‘Extreme Painting’ genre, expanding the course of Modernism with “funky, experimental and entirely winning work [that is] an epiphany in itself.” Also mentioned in the article are MMG’s own Kim Dorland and Allison Schulnik. Click here to read the article at Frieze’s website!
From here, Ryman will be installing his brightly-hued extremities as part of Dodge Gallery‘s The Thingness of Color in NYC, alongside Sarah Cain, Franklin Evans, and Matthew Rich. The show is sure to stimulate the senses with all the possibilities of both geometric and abstract coloration, heating up the gallery walls as the city itself leaves colder temperatures behind. The exhibition will open April 2, and be available for viewing through March 8.
Kiel Johnson got to spend Valentine’s Day with one of the great loves of his life: free food art. Opening in tandem with the McNay Art Museum‘s Annual Patrons Party, “New Image Sculpture”opened to a black tie-clad audience with a penchant for the three-dimensional. Johnson had eight works featured in the exhibition, including the Toshiba-famed “Eight Bit Gary” suit.
Also featuring Okaymountain, Kaz Oshiro and Jade Townsend (among others), “New Image Sculpture remains on view through May 8, 2011. If you find yourself in the San Antonio region, it’s more than worth your time. The Alamo, however, is another story…
Jeremy Fish has decided to give back to his San Fran community, and in a form that only Mr. Fish can. After completing his sizable sculpture in Santa Monica, which received coverage from Fecal Face in December, Jeremy trucked our sinister bunny friend up North to live on the corner of Haight and Laguna. If you’re in the area, it would be worth paying tribute…
Now that our new gallery is (relatively) in place and completed, we can get back to reporting on the exciting happenings our artists are facilitating around the world. First up: Cordy Ryman, whose environmental “sculptural paintings” are pushing the limits in Washington D.C. With multiple solo shows in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Brussels and Austin in the last two years alone, Ryman has been on an art-making tear – with incredible results.
Opening tonight (January 15, 2011) is “Windowboxing,” Ryman’s first solo exhibition in Washington, D.C. with Conner Contemporary Art. Given the images we’ve seen so far, this show is not to be missed if you’re in the area. Perhaps some works will foreshadow his upcoming exhibition with MMG this summer…stay tuned…
Three weeks, thirty-five booth sales and zero hours of sleep later, we find ourselves (relatively) caught up from on another solid run at the PULSE Miami Contemporary Art Fair. With new works from over thirteen gallery artists, MMG received an unparalleled amount of traffic in Miami this year – and by the first day, had placed a monumental work by Allison Schulnik with the Nerman Museum (KS), the last remaining Josh Azzarella “Untitled #100 (Fantasia)” video with a private collection (also recently acquired by LACMA) and new works by Kenichi Yokono with the Progressive Collection. Shortly thereafter, Palm Beach’s Norton Museum requested Kim Rugg‘s staggering 30-panel installation of reconfigured newspaper pages for their upcoming exhibition, Now WHAT?, on view December 15, 2010 – March 13, 2011, which they are also considering for their permanent collection. With positive review from the Miami Herald and ArtInfo.com before the close of the week, MMG couldn’t help but deem the fair an early success. The Art Newspaper‘s Anny Shaw credited PULSE as getting “collectors’ hearts racing” in her coverage of the fair and Mark Moore Gallery’s sales, alongside a mention of the gallery by Brook Mason and Marisa Mazria Katz in the same issue (for a complimentary PDF download of that edition, click here).
On the heels of a particularly inspiring fair, the Mark Moore Gallery team is both honored and thrilled to announce a completely sold-out solo exhibition by Israeli artist, Yigal Ozeri. Always fond of making a blockbuster first impression, Ozeri furnished MMG with twenty studio-fresh paintings for his first Los Angeles solo show – all of which have been acquired by collectors from across the globe. Acting as MMG’s last exhibition in the current Santa Monica space, “Lizzie in the Snow” seems an incredible testament and closing chapter to a successful twelve years in Bergamot Station.
As we move forward (literally) with our relocation to Culver City, we hope you’ll join us in celebrating Mark Moore’s twenty-fifth year in business at our grand opening on January 8th, 2011. For its inaugural exhibition in the new space, MMG presents “OPEN,” an inaugural exhibition of work by the remarkable artists that the gallery represents. Functioning as a “nice to meet you” to the Culver City community, “OPEN” with commemorate both the premiere of MMG’s new home, as well as twenty-five years of growth.
We couldn’t think of a better start to the new year. Our deepest gratitude goes out to the artists, collectors, enthusiasts and visitors that have allowed our gallery to thrive for over two decades, and support our vision as we continue to evolve. Here’s to the next chapter, and the happiest of holidays.
New location effective January 1, 2011:
5790 Washington Blvd.
Culver City, CA 90232
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