out of step, abstract paint works at NJCU gallery

Artists’ Reception: Tuesday, Oct. 8, 5 - 8 p.m, with Curator/Artists Q+A at 6:30 p.m.  Sneak Preview during Jersey City Artist Studio Tour: Saturday, Oct. 5, 12 - 5 p.m. Curated by Brendan Carroll Featured Artists: Sharon L. Butler, Mark Dagley, Enrico Gomez, Tom McGlynn,  Gary Petersen, Kati Vilim, Sara Wolfe Given the new media of today—Internet art, generative software, digital projection mapping—why do artists continue to paint? And why do they continue to explore abstraction? Out of Step is an informal survey of current practices in abstract painting. The artists may vary in style, subject matter, temperament, and conceptual framework, but they are unified by their no-nonsense approach to painting. Most of the work on view presents simple geometric shapes that are executed in broad expanses of pure color. From cerebral to laid-back, the artists explore line, value, color, and texture in their compositions. Despite the works' superficial differences, each piece, however minimal, reveals the touch of the artist’s hand. For the artists in the show, paint is a means to an end, not the end. Abstraction, likewise, is not a cul-de-sac, but a living, breathing means of visual communication.  Harold B. Lemmerman Gallery Hepburn Hall 323 (Gothic-style building facing Kennedy Blvd.) New Jersey City University 2039 Kennedy Blvd. Jersey City, NJ 07305          Gallery Hours: Mon. - Fri. 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. and by appointment Tel: 201-200-3246

Flesh Art

New Jersey City University Galleries present:

FLESH ART
January 24 – March 4, 2011

Artists' Reception: January 27, 4:30 – 7:30 p.m

"Flesh Talk" with Matthew Lahm and Babs Reingold at the Visual Arts Gallery at 5:30 p.m.

Curated by: José Rodeiro
A multimedia exhibition exploring varied meaning and implications of flesh through painting, sculpture, photography, installation, and video.

Featured works by: Williams Coronado, Orga Cruz, John Hardy, Ben Jones, Matthew Lahm, Jen Mazza, Babs Reingold, Hanneline Røgeberg, Herb Rosenberg, Joan Semmel, Giuseppe Satta and Sandra Silva

"FLESH ART," an exhibition simultaneously presented within both the Harold B. Lemmerman Gallery and Visual Arts Gallery, will feature work by a dozen artists that employ flesh as subject-matter and demonstrate the realm of possibilities in negotiating figuration and abstraction. Curated by NJCU art historian, Dr. José Rodeiro, this multimedia exhibition explores how selected artists delve into the meaning and implications of flesh on many levels through painting, sculpture, photography, installation, and video. This unique exhibition will feature three never before seen paintings by renowned painter, Joan Semmel, who, since the early-1970s, has created innovative flesh-based paintings and is considered a pivotal figure in Flesh Art. Also featured are NJCU's eminent retired professor Ben Jones, who is a prominent figure in African-American art and NJCU professor and acclaimed sculptor Herb Rosenberg. The exhibition is greatly diversified by original works by Rutgers' professor and internationally active painter, Hanneline Røgeberg; strikingly visceral installation and multimedia works by Babs Reingold of Bayonne, NJ; intimate oil paintings by Jen Mazza of Brooklyn, NY; Cityscapes incorporating flesh in media by John Hardy of New York, NY; and video art by Giuseppe Satta of Italy. Furthermore, works by NJCU alumni, Matthew Lahm, William Coronado, Sandra Silva and Olga Cruz, demonstrate a legacy of "FLESH ART."

Gallery hours (for both galleries):
11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. *

*For other days and times, please contact us to schedule an appointment.

The Harold Lemmerman Gallery: 2039 Kennedy Blvd. Hepburn Hall, Room 323, 201-200-3246
The Visual Arts Gallery: 100 Culver Avenue, 201-200-2496

Two galleries are a half-block away from each other.

For directions, see http://www.njcu.edu/i2e/visit/directions.asp

For further information, please contact Midori Yoshimoto, Gallery Director at 201-200-2197.