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It's a new year, and new hopes abound in the air, and this Friday is the first Friday of February and new art will be on display in our area's art galleries and venues.
Gallery Joe has an exhibition of drawings by British artist (now residing in Brooklyn) Simon Frost. Titled Oculus, the exhibition is in the Gallery's Vault Gallery. Oculus runs concurrently with an exhibition of works on paper by Sabine Friesicke in the Front Gallery. Oculus is Simon Frost’s first solo show in Philadelphia. Included in the exhibition are seven circular forms rendered in either silverpoint or graphite on paper. Each circle is composed of hundreds of vertical lines running from edge to edge, with minute variations in thickness and tone. Frost uses two types of silver point, fine silver and sterling, creating extremely subtle changes in color that will soften over time. The uniform paper size (28 x 22 inches) as well as the diameter of the circles (20 inches) reinforces Frost’s long-standing interest in repetition and mark-making. German artist Sabine Friesicke's show is titled Gold and runs concurrently with Simon Frost's. Gold is Friesicke’s first solo show with the gallery as well. Most of the works in the exhibition are gouache on paper ranging in size from 22 x 30 to 45 x 45 inches. As the title suggests, these works are explorations of the color gold, and the interplay between rich warm reds to cooler blues, and blacks. The shows run through Saturday, February 21, 2009. Gallery Joe is located at 302 Arch Street at N. 3rd Street.
Over in Northern Liberties, Projects Gallery joins the Obama art mania sweeping the nation and brings to Philadelphia “Obama-rama,” a show dedicated to the newly inaugurated president. The exhibition brings together many prominent Philadelphia area artists, as well as others, united in the celebration and critique of our nation's new commander in chief. There are works by Elizabeth Bisbing, Jim Brossy, James Dupree, Roberta Fallon, Cheryl Harper, Frank Hyder, Tom Judd, Alex Queral, Libby Rosof, Shelley Spector, Ira Upin and others including, in the spirit of full disclosure, the author of this post. When you visit Projects, be advised that the gallery will also have on view a very sexy show curated by gallery director Helen Meyrick titled "Guilty Pleasures" which has some mature images on display. “Guilty Pleasures” and “Obama-o-rama” open First Friday February 6th with an artists’ reception from 6-9 p.m. Projects Gallery is located at 629 N 2nd St at Greene Street.
The Bridgette Meyer Gallery will have the solo debut of Brazilian-born painter (and current NYC resident) Clara Fialho in a show titled I Love Love. On view there will be multiple paintings, all oil on canvas, focused on the artist's interest in the theories of Carl Jung. Expect bright colors, universal imagery including orbs, clusters and grids, and familiar settings. In the gallery's Vault Room is an exhibition by artist Zoe McCloskey titled, And I Don't Want It to Be Misappropriated. McCloskey is a young print and wheat paste artist that already has several public installations in North and South America under her belt. Both shows will run from February 3- February 28, 2009, with an opening reception this Friday from 6-8:30PM.The Bridgette Meyer Gallery is located at 709 Walnut Street at S.7th Street.
At Snyderman-Works Galleries, Philadelphia artist Jason Spivack will have his fourth solo show with an exhibition titled Sticks and Stones. The gallery will be open until 8:30 pm. Snyderman-Works Galleries, is located at 303 Cherry Street at N.3rd Street.
At the Knapp Gallery, Adam Lee Farrel and R. Michael Walsh, both graduates of the Tyler School of Art, will exhibit recent works through March 1st. Both of these artists are part of what Jeffrey Frederick, the Knapp Gallery's managing director, considers part of the groups of artists who has become known as "The New Philadelphia School." The Knapp Gallery is located at 162 N. Third Street at Race.
Image courtesy of Gallery Joe
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