Mark Moore Fine Art Blog

Thanksgiving is upon us and that means we are off to Miami again! This year’s booth features recent additions to the MMG program, such as Stephanie Washburn, Feodor Voronov, Okay Mountain, and Andrew Schoultz. Also making for some ambitious strides are brand new works from Tim Bavington, Kenichi Yokono, Yigal Ozeri, David Rathman, Ben Weiner, and  Allison Schulnik.

The gallery will also be producing a number of special projects and events this year. On Wednesday, November 30th, by invitation only, the Sagamore Hotel (in conjunction with Vogue, the Art Production Fund, Mark Moore Gallery and ZieherSmith) will screen three videos by Allison Schulnik, including Hobo Clown (2008), Forest (2009) and the recently debuted Mound (2011).

Additionally, in celebration of gallery artist Andrew Schoultz‘s recent participation in the Fountainhead Residency (through which he has created a new public mural in the Wynwood District and several new large scale works), the gallery is hosting an invitation-only cocktail reception alongside Marx & Zavattero, Morgan Lehman Gallery and Jerome Zodo Contemporary with special guest host, Moby.

Finally, the gallery will be sponsoring a public-area installation in the entryway of  PULSE: a rigorous new video project by Josh Azzarella. Untitled #125 (2011) is a work derived from the 6 minute and 30 second scene in the Wizard of Oz when Dorothy is transported from Kansas into Oz. Using a technique based on layering and recursive frames, this moment of transformation is extended to envelop the entire time of her actual experience. Just as dreams – which realistically occur in flashes of seconds in our brains – can seem like hours or days, so Dorothy’s hours of unconsciousness take on a five day journey throughout the course of the fair.

A preview of some of the work that will be in our booth can be found on the gallery’s exhibition page.

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Opening in his hometown of Philadelphia, PA, MMG artist Christopher Davison will present Lump Sum at Philly’s University of the Arts. Curated by UoA Painting Professor Rebecca Sack, the exhibition will run November 14th through December 1st, in Gallery space 817. An artist talk with Davison will be held Tuesday, November 29th from 11:45AM – 1PM, and an opening reception for the exhibition will be held the same day from 6-8pm. We expect the show to reveal some of Chris’ most recent dreamscapes, in all of their inky, gouached glory – as delectable as the city’s cheese steaks, and fewer calories too!

According to the stocking-stuffed aisles of Target and snow-laden Sears commercials, the holidays are just around the corner – and Mark Moore Gallery is eager to facilitate some of the heart-warming charity that is traditional of the season. For the first time, the gallery will host a silent auction of donated artworks to raise funds for a local non-profit. A one-night exhibition held on December 17th, 2011 in the gallery, “Spread the Word” will showcase works by emerging artists starting below $100 – with special emphasis on local talent – to raise funds for 826LA!

Founded by celebrated novelist, Dave Eggers, 826LA is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting students ages 6 to 18 years old with their creative and expository writing skills, and to helping teachers inspire their students to write. By providing after-school tutoring, evening and weekend workshops, in-school tutoring, help for English-language learners, and assistance with student publications, 826LA is a pioneering non-profit focused on youth literacy, creativity and fostering unique voices in the arts.

In the weeks to come, the gallery will release more information on how to purchase tickets, donate work and/or “spread the word” about the inaugural art auction – which will also feature live entertainment and other goodies for attendees. Give more than a Starbucks gift card this season: support local artists, support literacy, and support charity.

Want to get involved early? Feel free to email us at info@markmooregallery.com, subject: 826!

Stay tuned for more information…

With CoolHunting hailing Tokyo native Kenichi Yokono as “uncompromising in his attention to detail and dedication to the emotional integrity of [his work],” it seems we’re not the only ones counting down the days until his forthcoming two-person exhibition Rise of the Underground. Also featuring the “King of North Beach,” Jeremy Fish, the show opens here at Mark Moore Gallery on Saturday, October 29 from 6-8 PM. Incorporating explorations of traditional woodcutting technique, American skateboard culture, storytelling, and anime, the show features just enough mirth and malice to kick off your Halloween weekend right.

Check out CoolHunting’s article in its entirety here, and Angelinos – make sure to clear your schedule for the 29th!

“Celebrating artists’ extraordinary contributions to our lives,” the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art (KS) will host its ninth annual event to raise funds for the institution’s ambitious program. In an effort to highlight the “brilliance” of the invited auction artists, the museum selected the color yellow as the emblem of the event, as well as the thematic commonality between featured works. The  Beyond Bounds • Brilliant! live and silent auctions will take place October 22, beginning at 7pm. MMG artists invited to participate include Kim Dorland, Cordy Ryman and Allison Schulnik – all of whom donated new works for the event.

To review all of the 150 artists that have donated work, visit the event page, where you can also buy tickets and learn about how to bid!

Fall in New York is always pleasant, but now you have even more reason to visit the Big Apple this October. MMG artist Allison Schulnik is exhibiting on two NYC fronts: first up is her inclusion in “Go Figure” at Dodge Gallery, curated by artist Eddie Martinez. A survey of fourteen contemporary figurative painters, “Go Figure” asserts that the practice is very much alive, despite popular declarations of its death. Opening on October 6th, “Go Figure” remains on view through November 13th.

Additionally, Schulnik will be unveiling an entirely new body of work – and her long-awaited sixth clay-animated video – in a solo exhibition at ZieherSmith Inc. opening October 22nd. With some ambitious new paintings waiting in the wings, Schulnik is eager to unleash a whole new congregation of her trademark hobos, clowns, cats and wilting flowers. Don’t miss the opening reception on the 22nd, from 6 – 8pm.

New gallery artist Stephanie Washburn talks about the interface of material and digital experience and the influence of painting on her latest series of photographs. Check out the full interview here.

Serving as a follow-up exhibition to her 2010 show Boy, O Boy at P.P.O.W. Gallery, Boy O Boy II debuted new works by MMG artist Julie Heffernan Saturday, September 3 at Catharine Clark Gallery in San Francisco. Placing emphasis on the male figure for the second time in her career, the show continues to examine an affectionate masculinity within a fragile world, along with ideas of honor, death, and progression through the stages of life. Set in her characteristic environments of lush foliage, hidden treasures, rococo-esque opulence, and delicate figures, Heffernan’s latest examination of self-portraiture, allegory, and narrative is not to be missed!

There will be an opening reception Saturday, September 10 from 4-7 PM, and the exhibition will run through October 29. Further details can be found at the gallery’s website.