JMG Artblog

Peter Reginato: Adelson Galleries NYC 2008

I just received this message from my friend Peter Reginato. Sounds like a trip to the gallery is in order.

Dear Friends
I'm pleased to announce that Ill be represented by five new stainless steel sculptures in the Adelson Galleries “Contemporary Summer Group” Show June 16th through September 12th.
Best Regards,
Peter Reginato

peter@peterreginato.com
http://www.peterreginato.com

American Art from the 19th through the 21st centuries, including new works by Peter Reginato, Andrew Stevovich, Andrew Wyeth, Jamie Wyeth, and Stephen Scott Young.
Mary Cassatt: Prints and Drawings from the Collection of Ambroise Vollard,” through June 6.  Illustrated catalogue available. 

19 E. 82, 10028    http://www.adelsongalleries.com
212-439-6800     fax 212-439-6870
summer hours (starting July 1): mon-thurs 9:30 – 5:30     fri 9:30-2:00
gallery closed August 25 – September 1

After a short visit to the United States, Michelangelo's David returns to Italy

A friend sent me an email a few days ago and I haven't stopped laughing and crying. The photo is a hilarious and sad symbol of the USA. What do you think?

Jeanne Ruddy Dance Company: Philadelphia, PA

Jeanne Ruddy Lecturing (center)
Peformance Garage
October 25, 2007
Photo by JMG (JMG Photoblog)

I just returned from an enjoyable and inspiring evening watching Jeanne Ruddy show off her dance troupe, JRD, at the Performance Garage.  The  informal showing consisted of  a sampling of  the Graham technique, as explained by Ms. Ruddy, in order to understand the duets that followed. Next came two 5 minute excerpts of finished works in preparation for JRD's trip to North Carolina for the ArtsMarket on November 6th and 7th. Overall a phenomenal night!

I encourage you to check out JRD whenever you have the chance. The art is spectacular, the dancers are amazing and the venue is delightful!

Click here to watch a portion of the Jeanne Ruddy Dance Wetlands performance.

Additional information about the ArtsMarket:
Download artsmarket_program_showcase_schedule.pdf

Philadelphia Inquirer: Felice Fisher

Mountain Soaring High Above Clouds, circa 1769
Ike Taiga (Japanese, born 1723)
Ink and light color on paper, mounted as a hanging scroll
132.2 x 57.5 cm
Private Collection

Amy S. Rosenberg of the Philadelphia Inquirer wrote a very interesting article about Felice Fisher, Curator of Asian Art (Philadelphia Museum of Art).  The article is worth a read from several angles including the fantastic exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art called Ike Taiga and Tokuyama Gyokuran: Japanese Masters of the Brush. 

Ms. Rosenberg writes "Poetry is a central part of the exhibit; Taiga, who died in 1776 at 53, and his wife, who died eight years later at 56, wrote their own poetry and also made extensive use of writings by the Chinese literati of the 10th century.

Their poetry and calligraphy are of particular interest to Fischer, who received her doctorate from Columbia in Japanese poetry, with particular interest in female poets, and only later moved into the art field. That poetry is collected and translated as part of the exhibit and the catalog."

Read Ms. Fisher's book about Ike Taiga by clicking here.

Spring 2007 Art Classes: Philadelphia, PA

The Friday Philadelphia Inquirer had an informative article written by Alan Jaffe about the various options for art classes this Spring. Click here to read the article.

Here are the various art schools that were listed in the article:

  Abington Art Center, 515 Meetinghouse Rd., Jenkintown, 215-887-4882, www.abingtonartcenter.org

Allens Lane Art Center, Allens Lane and McCallum Street, 215-248-0546, www.allenslane.org

Appel Farm Arts and Music Center, 457 Shirley Rd., Elmer, N.J., 800-394-8478, www.appelfarm.org

Center for the Arts in Southern New Jersey, 123 S. Elmwood Rd., Marlton, 856-985-1009, www.cfasnj.com

Cheltenham Art Center, 439 Ashbourne Rd., Cheltenham, 215-379-4660, www.cheltenhamarts.org

Darlington Arts Center, 977 Shavertown Rd., Garnet Valley, 610-358-3632, www.darlingtonarts.org

Samuel Fleisher Art Memorial, 719 Catharine St., Phila., 215-922-3456, www.fleisher.org

Main Line Art Center, Old Buck Road and Lancaster Avenue, Haverford, 610-525-0272, www.mainlineart.org

Markeim Art Center, Lincoln Avenue and Walnut Street, Haddonfield, 856-429-8585, www.markeimartcenter.org

Perkins Center for the Arts, 395 Kings Hwy., Moorestown, and 30 Irvin Ave., Collingswood, 800-387-5226, www.perkinscenter.org

University City Arts League, 4226 Spruce St., 215-382-7811, www.ucartsleague.org

Jean Ruddy Dance Company: Philadelphia, PA

Jeanne Ruddy is choreographing a new work, Oceans 1:Wetlands to premier this season. To view images and information on the creation of this project view the Wetlands section of the Jean Ruddy Dance Company web site.

Dates/Time - order tickets Online

Thurs, April 12, 2007 - 7:30 - Opening Night
Friday April 13, 2007 - 8:00 pm
Saturday April 14, 2007 - 8:00 pm
Thurs, April 19, 2007 - 8:00 pm
Friday April 20, 2007 - 8:0pm
Saturday April 21, 2007 - 2:00 pm
Saturday April 21, 2007 - 8:00 pm

Location:
The Performance Garage
1515 Brandywine St.
Philadelphia, PA.19130
Directions

Chalk It Up!: Chattanooga, TN

Chalk It Up Chattanooga!
Saturday, June 23, 2007
8am - 5pm

My dad asked me to post some information about Chalk It Up Chattanooga. It is an event that benefits Girl Scouts Art and Education programs, including at-risk youths and children with disabilities, in the Chattanooga, TN area.

The event is a day long art festival where artists young and old create art using chalk on the sidewalk. See masters of sidewalk chalk art such as Lee Jones create extraordinary images right in front of your eyes.

Spot
Chalkart
Lee Jones

Ike Taiga: Philadelphia Museum of Art

Enjoying the Moon in a Riverside Cottage, 1765
Ike Taiga
Japanese Ink on paper; mounted as a hanging scroll
Painting: 12 3/4 x 12 1/8 inches
Purchased with the Thomas Skelton Harrison Fund, 1968

“I splashed ink without inhibition, as my hand led me.” --Ike Taiga

The Philadelphia Museum of Art will exhibit works by Ike Taiga (1723-1776) and his wife Tokuyama Gyokuran (1727-1784) from May 1, 2007 until July 22, 2007. These two Japanese Brush Masters were poets as well. As a painter, Taiga was extremely prolific and his inventiveness help create the Nanga Movement.

Click here to read the press release from the Philadephia Museum of Art about the exhibit.

To purchase the book about the exhibit published by Yale University Press click on the link below:
Ike Taiga and Tokuyama Gyokuran: Japanese Masters of the Brush

Eakins Update: 'Gross Clinic' To Stay in Philadelphia

'Gross Clinic' by Thomas Eakins will remain in Philadelphia. A consortium of private, public and governmental investors raised $68 million to keep the famous Thomas Eakins painting in the city. Leonore Annenberg ($10 million), Joseph and Jeanette Neubauer ($3 million) and H.F. "Gerry" Lenfest ($3 million) championed the effort (Inquirer Article).

The painting was exhibited Friday afternoon, January 5th, for the first time at the Philadelphia Museum of Art since the announced sale. Understandably the showing has created huge fanfare in the city and the artworld.

Art Zine: Contemporary Art Gallery

Contemporary Art Gallery: The Contemporary Art Magazine for Artist, Gallery and Collector is an Art Zine that is worth checking out. The Zine has a number of very interesting and enlightening interviews of artists, architects, art collectors and gallery owners. Tia Marks (Executive Editor of CAGzine), Daniel Ferris (It's Only Art?) and Arthur Browning  (Blog the Arts) have collaborated to produce a viable magazine for contemporary art.

Here are a couple of the latest articles:
Surreal and Symbolic: Hiroshi Matsushita by Tia Marks
Fired Clay - Pekka Paikkari by Daniel Ferris
Interview: Dorothy Edwards by Arthur Browning