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ABSTRACTION∞
November 3 – 27, 2011
The Icebox and Grey Area at Crane Arts
1400 N. American Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122
Curated by Janet Kurnatowski
ABSTRACTION∞ (Abstraction to the Power of Infinity) celebrated the perseverance of non-figurative and non-objective art, including the practitioners, pioneers and those working in the traditions of abstraction. This exhibition showed the recent work of 76 members of the American Abstract Artists (AAA), along with four guest exhibitors. The works exhibited spaned a variety of media including painting, sculpture, photography, installation, video, and digital computer art; vividly communicating with color, line, form and texture.
As one of the few artists’ organizations born of the Great Depression, AAA was a pivotal force in the development and acceptance of abstract art in the US. The group’s continued vitality after 75 years is a testament to the power and reach of these non-objective art forms and points to an infinite future for abstraction…This exhibition was also a tribute to Will Barnet, an esteemed member of the AAA since 1954 and also the AAA’s first centenarian.
The artists included in the exhibition were:
Alice Adams, Steven Alexander*, Eve Aschheim, Martin Ball, Will Barnet, Dennis Beach*, Siri Berg, Emily Berger, Power Boothe, Susan Bonfils, Sharon Brant, Henry Brown, Marvin Brown, Kenneth Bushnell, James O. Clark, Mark Dagley, Matthew Deleget, Tom Doyle, Tom Evans, Gabriele Evertz, Kevin Finklea*, Heidi Glück, Vito Giacalone, John Goodyear, Gail Gregg, James Gross, Lynne Harlow, Mara Held, Daniel G. Hill, Charles Hinman, Gilbert Hsiao, Phillis Ideal, Julian Jackson, Roger Jorgensen, James Juszczyk, Cecily Kahn, Steve Karlik, Marthe Keller, Victor Kord, Irene Lawrence, Mon Levinson, James Little, Jane Logemann, Vincent Longo, Katinka Mann, Nancy Manter, Stephen Maine, Rossana Martinez, David MacKenzie, Creighton Michael, Manfred Mohr, Judith Murray, Sharyn O’Mara*, John Phillips, Corey Postiglione, Joan Webster Price, Raquel Rabinovich, Leo Rabkin, Ce Roser, Irene Rousseau, David Row, James Seawright, Edward Shalala, Babe Shapiro, Louis Silverstein, Robert Storr, Peter Stroud, Robert Swain, Richard Timperio, Clover Vail, Vera Vasek, Don Voisine, Merrill Wagner, Joan Waltemath, Stephen Westfall, Mark Williams, Jeanne Wilkinson, Thornton Willis, Kes Zapkus, Nola Zirin
*Guest exhibitor
Exhibition curator Janet Kurnatowski is the owner and director of Janet Kurnatowski Gallery in Brooklyn, NY. Since opening its doors in 2004, the gallery has maintained a strong focus on showing abstract art from emerging talent as well as mid-career and established artists. Special thanks to The Golden Rule Foundation for making this exhibition possible.
The Crane Company Building was built in 1905 out of cast concrete faced with brick. It was originally used as a plumbing warehouse and later to process frozen seafood. The enormous concrete block, first floor addition functioned as a walk-in freezer. It now serves as the Icebox Project Space. The Icebox is 5,000 square feet—50' W x 100' L x 24' HT. The Grey Area at Crane Arts is a cave-like space with smoky gray walls.
American Abstract Artists 75th Anniversary
OK Harris Works of Art
383 West Broadway
New York, NY
May 21 – July 15, 2011
Curated by OK Harris Works of Art
Threshold 2010, 60" x 72"
Henry Brown recently exhibited in American Abstract Artists 75th Anniversary at OK Harris Works of Art.American Abstract Artists is an artist-run organization founded in 1936 to promote and foster public understanding of abstract and non-objective art. 2011 marks the 75th Anniversary of AAA. To date American Abstract Artists has organized over 100 exhibitions of its membership in museums and galleries across the United States and abroad. AAA publishes catalogs, the American Abstract Artists Journal, and member print portfolios. AAA distributes its published materials to cultural organizations internationally, documents its member history in the Smithsonian Archives of American Art, and hosts critical panels and symposia.
OK Harris was the first gallery on West Broadway and helped to inspire the development of SoHo as an art district. The gallery is a spacious facility, able to mount five one-person exhibitions simultaneously. The entire space is devoted to this exhibition.
Exhibiting artists included Alice Adams, Richard Anuszkiewicz, Martin Ball, Will Barnet, Siri Berg, Emily Berger, Susan Bonfils, Sharon Brant, Henry Brown, Kenneth Bushnell, James Clark, Mark Dagley, Tom Doyle, Tom Evans, Gabriele Evertz, Vito Giacalone, John Goodyear, Gail Gregg, James Gross, Heidi Gluck, Lynne Harlow, Mara Held, Daniel Hill, Charles Hinman, Gilbert Hsiao, Phillis Ideal, Julian Jackson, James Juszczyk, Cecily Kahn, Steve Karlik, Marthe Keller, Victor Kord, Irene Lawrence, Mon Levinson, Jane Logemann, Vincent Longo, David Mackenzie, Stephen Maine, Katinka Mann, Nancy Manter, Creighton Michael, Manfred Mohr, Judith Murray, Mary Obering, John Obuck, John Pai, John Phillips, Corey Postiglione, Lucio Pozzi, Richard Pugliese, Raquel Rabinovich, Leo Rabkin, David Reed, Ce Roser, Dorothea Rockburne, Irene Rousseau, David Row, James Seawright, Edward Shalala, Babe Shapiro, Louis Silverstein, Dick Stone, Peter Stroud, Robert Swain, Richard Timperio, Clover Vail, Vera Vasek, Don Voisine, Merrill Wagner, Joan Waltemath, Joan Webster Price, Stephen Westfall, Jeanne Wilkinson, Thornton Willis, Mark Williams, Kes Zapkus and Nola Zirin.
The Big Show 6
The Silas Marder Gallery
120 Snake Hollow Road
Bridgehampton, NY 11932
May 21 – June 22, 2011
53 artists were commissioned to make three paintings by The Silas Marder Gallery for The Big Show 6.
American Abstract Artists International / 75th Anniversary
Galerie oqbo
Brunnenstr. 63
13355 Berlin, Germany
Deutscher Künstlerbund e.V.
Projektraum
Rosenthaler Str. 11
D-10119 Berlin, Germany
May 14 – June 18, 2011
American Abstract Artists International / 75th Anniversary took place at two venues in Berlin. The exhibition included work from the current membership of American Abstract Artists and 20 German artists. Henry Brown was accepted into AAA in 2006.
Exhibiting artists include Degenhard Andrulat, Kirstin Arndt, Martin Ball, Michael Bause, Siri Berg, Emily Berger, Christian Bilger, Susan Bonfils, Sharon Brant, Henry Brown, James O. Clark, Mark Dagley, Matthew Deleget, Ruth Eckstein, Frank Eltner, Gabriele Evertz , Andreas Exner, James Geccelli ,Heidi Gluck, Thomas Grochowiak, James Gross, Lynne Harlow, Mara Held, Daniel G. Hill, Gilbert Hsiao, Ben Hübsch, Phillis Ideal, Julian Jackson, Michael Jäger, Susanne Jung, James Juszczyk, Cecily Kahn, Steve Karlik, Marthe Keller, Victor Kord, Irene Lawrence, Dirk Lebahn , Seraphina Lenz, Mon Levinson, Jane Logemann, Vincent Longo, David MacKenzie, Stephen Maine, Katinka Mann ,Nancy Manter, Bertold Mathes, Rossana Martínez, Creighton Michael, Klaus Merkel, Manfred Mohr, Maria Morganti, Judith Murray, John Phillips, Lucio Pozzi, Leo Rabkin, David Reed, David Rhodes, Ce Roser, Irene Rousseau, David Row, Jo Schöpfer, Edward Shalala, Anita Stöhr Weber, Richard Timperio, Clover Vail, Don Voisine, Merrill Wagner, Stephen Westfall , Jeanne Wilkinson , Mark Williams, Thornton Willis, Renate Wolff, Kes Zapkus, Julia Ziegler, and Nola Zirin.
Yaddo – Artist’s Residency
Henry Brown was awarded a residency at Yaddo for 2011. Yaddo is an artists’ community located on a 400 acre estate in Saratoga Springs, NY. It offers residencies to professional creative artists from all nations and backgrounds working in choreography, film, literature, musical composition, painting, performance art, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and video. They are selected by panels of their peers for residencies lasting from two weeks to two months. Yaddo’s mission is to nurture the creative process by providing an opportunity for artists to work without interruption in a supportive environment.
IT’S ALL GOOD!! (apocalypse now)
Sideshow Gallery
319 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
January 8 – February 20, 2011
Henry Brown participated in Sideshow Gallery’s 11th annual New Year’s exhibition and extravaganza, IT’S ALL GOOD!! (apocalypse now). IT’S ALL GOOD!! (apocalypse now), put together by gallery director Richard Timperio, featured the work of over 450 artists that run the gamut of styles and processes. Sideshow’s annual event serves as an art community yearbook, offering a public glimpse of what artists are up to.
American Abstract Artists International
In June 2010, Henry Brown’s work was shown in American Abstract Artists International “L’astrazione vista da un cosmopolita” at the Aragonese Castle of Otranto in Italy. The exhibit included work by 50 AAA members and guest exhibitors from Italy. A brochure accompanied the exhibition, with an essay in three languages by Lucio Pozzi. This exhibition is expected to travel.
The exhibit was sponsored by BAU Institute and the Aragonese Castle of Otranto.The Aragonese Castle of Otranto is a member of Sistema Museo, a National Museum System in Italy. Otranto is located at the eastern-most point of the Salento peninsula, in the southeastern region of Apuglia.
American Abstract Artists is an artist-run organization formed in 1936, to foster public appreciation of abstract art primarily through exhibitions. It has produced over 100 to date in museums and galleries throughout the United States and abroad. AAA provides a forum for the exchange and discussion of ideas through critical panels, symposia, and the American Abstract Artists Journal. It also produces member print portfolios and catalogues. American Abstract Artists is one of the few artists’ organizations to survive from the Great Depression and continue into the 21st century.
“L’astrazione vista da un cosmopolita”
American Abstract Artists International “L’astrazione vista da un cosmopolita”
Giugno 2010
La mostra comprende 50 lavori provenienti dall’associazione American Abstract Artist di New York, fondata nel 1936 per promuovere l’esposizione e la comprensione dell’arte astratta.
Otranto rappresenta la prima tappa di un percorso Europeo della mostra, scelta e fortemente voluta dagli artisti per il legame diretto tra le opere esposte e i dipinti rupestri della vicina Grotta dei Cervi.
MINUS SPACE
P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center
Long Island City, NY
October 19, 2008 – January 26, 2009
Curated by Phong Bui
Henry Brown exhibited in MINUS SPACE at P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center. MINUS SPACE is a nonprofit curatorial project based in Brooklyn, NY, presenting innovative reductive art by international artists working in all media. Concentrating on reductive art and abstraction, MINUS SPACE bucks the trend towards figuration that took hold in the 1990s.
Curatorial Advisor Phong Bui and MINUS SPACE brought together 54 artists from 14 countries, ranging from Australia to Brazil to New York City, for a dense and playful show of reductive art in the Cafe and P.S.1’s cavernous Boiler Room, two of the museum’s unique and non-traditional exhibition spaces.