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Brooklyn Museum of Art

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Brooklyn Museum Presents
Who Shot Rock & Roll On View
October 30, 2009 to January 31, 2010

Brooklyn Museum of Art |200 Eastern Pkwy
Brooklyn, NY 11238
(718) 638-5000

Figuratively Speaking
January 17, 2012 – February 7, 2012
Reception: Thursday, January 19, 2012, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. (date and time)
Agora Gallery

Agora Gallery dives into the New Year with three exhibitions which explore the rich potential revealed through the creative power of art. Figuratively Speaking investigates the varying sources of inspiration that motivate and direct artists in their imaginative process. Combining a reflection on the most esoteric levels of experience with an understanding of the innately physical nature of the world, these works display a sensitive and emotive comprehension of what it means to be human. The art in Portal to Enigma looks to the hidden secrets and mysteries that help to define existence as we know it, approaching these intriguing topics from a variety of intelligent and innovative perspectives. The result is appealing, thought-provoking and ultimately represents a call to alter the way we view the world and each other. The artists of Degrees of Abstraction concentrate on encapsulating the essence of what they see and sharing their unique viewpoint with their audience. Focusing on form, shape and color in their determination to portray their personal vision, they achieve the ability to construct their message in universal terms as well. The exhibitions will open on January 17, 2012 and run until February 7, 2012. The opening reception will take place on Thursday January 19, 2012 at 6-8 PM. Entrance is free and all art enthusiasts are encouraged to attend.

Free

Agora Gallery | 530 West 25th St, New York City

Mark Price
Hyper 20XX
Opening Reception
Thursday, February 9th 7pm -pm
Exhibition Dates: February 09–March 04, 2012
Hours: Wednesday-Sunday, 12-6pm
KESTING / RAY

KESTING/RAY is pleased to present Hyper 20XX, the second New York solo exhibition for Philadelphia-based artist Mark Price. In a new series of meticulously-cut and super-color-saturated collages incorporating screenprinting, painting and photography, Price packs multiple moments into single frames stuck in the endless loop of an inescapable present. The exhibition opens on February 9th and runs through March 4th. A reception will be held on Thursday, February 9th, 7–9pm at KESTING/RAY (formerly CHRISTINA RAY), located at 30 Grand Street, New York.

Event Link: http://kestingray.com/2012/01/exhibitions-2012-price/

KESTING / RAY | 30 Grand Street, Ground Floor.
Directions: A/C/E to Canal Street or 1 to Canal Street; gallery is located between Thompson Street and 6th Avenue

Immaculate: Reflections of Mary”
Group Showing
Opening reception February 11th, 2012 from 7 PM to 10 PM.
Viewings by Appointment Only
February 11th, 2012 through March 17th, 2012
MF Gallery

MF Gallery is proud to present “Immaculate: Reflections of Mary” opening reception February 11th, 2012 from 7 PM to 10 PM.

The Virgin Mary has played the longstanding role of a mother, daughter, wife, and saint. This iconographic female figure’s influence on artists has been expressed through songs, poetry, paintings and statues throughout history. Today she is represented in film, television, t-shirts, stickers, tattoos, and even visualized on toast, allotting her a most unusual occupancy in popular culture.

Immaculate: Reflections of Mary seeks to reveal artwork influenced by the Virgin Mary. This unique collection will show us how her image has transcended from a figure in religious institutions into modern culture.
Artists participating in this exhibition hail from a variety of mediums such as printmaking, tattooing, painting, sculpture, animation, and traditional drawing methods. Artists include: Alex McWatt, Un Lee, Liam Sparkes, Shannon Beal, Greg Maillard, John Russo, Dean Raoofi, Matt Ellis, Tamara Waite-Santibanez, Russ Spitovsky, Max Kahan, Martin Mazorra, Daniel Albrigo, Eddie Peralta, Sue Jeiven, John Cebollero, Rie Hasegawa, Justin Sanz, Bruce Waldman, Martina Secondo Russo, Frank Russo, Drew Maillard, Shannon Daugherty, Kirsten Flaherty and more to be announced.(Bianca Panzaram)

Curated by Kirsten Flaherty and Shannon Daugherty.

MF Gallery| 213 Bond St.
Gowanus area of Brooklyn

Imminent Disaster
"On the River: Stories from the heart of glorious abandon, where you cannot see what lies beyond the next bend"
January 12 - February 5th.
Opening Reception: January 12, 2012. 7pm - 9pm
KESTING / RAY

KESTING/RAY is pleased to present On the River: Stories from the heart of glorious abandon, where you cannot see what lies beyond the next bend, the first New York solo exhibition for Brooklyn-based artist Imminent Disaster. Known primarily for her large-scale street art works, the artist unveils a new body of work based on recent river journeys through the heartland of hard times. The installation functions as an intimate portrait of contemporary life during the great recession, as seen through a lens of antiquity. The viewer feels propelled into a future in which the politics of Occupy Wall Street are but a distant memory. The exhibition opens on January 12th and runs through February 5th.

A reception will be held on Thursday, January 12th, 7–9pm at KESTING/RAY (formerly CHRISTINA RAY), located at 30 Grand Street, New York.
For more information: http://kestingray.com/2011/12/exhibitions_2012_hasty/

KESTING / RAY | 30 Grand Street
Ground Floor
New York NY 10013
Phone: 212 334 0204
Hours: Wed–Sun 12-6pm

Interpreting the Unseen
Selected works from Amanda Barrow, April DeMarco and Keryn Huang
Art Opening Reception: Saturday, March 03, 2012 | 6:00- 8:00 PM
NYOC Gallery

NYOC Gallery is thrilled to present Interpreting the Unseen, a collaborative exhibition featuring contemporary artists Amanda Barrow, April DeMarco and Keryn Huang. Interpreting the Unseen is an homage to the consciousness of all things. Utilizing the mediums of painting, collage and photography, each artist explores the subtle energies of the human experience and the invisible life force of the world around us.

Amanda Barrow’s Chakra Series illustrates her personal interpretation of the chakra system and her Transparency Series is a celebration of the inner power of women.

April DeMarco’s paintings are guided solely by her intuition. Her abstract imagery communicates ideas of letting go, following our path and the attainment of our full potential.

Keryn Huang’s photography evokes the contemplative expressiveness of the rural landscape. The atmospheric, ethereal sceneries chronicle one’s reverence and intimate connection to the environment. http://www.opencenter.org/gallery/
Free to the Public.

For more information, please email: lola@opencenter.org / 212-219-2527 x153

New York Open Center Gallery | 22 East 30th St., 2nd Flr

MAKE. BELIEVE.
A group exhibition curated by Frank Maresca
January 12 – March 7, 2012
Fountain Gallery

This exhibition spotlights work in various mediums by Fountain Gallery artists living with mental illness, and by artists with mental illness from three other non-profit organizations participating through the Fountain Gallery Visiting Artists Program: HAI, The Living Museum, and Services for the UnderServed. MAKE. BELIEVE. is curated by Frank Maresca.

Maresca, co-owner of Ricco/Maresca Gallery, said: "Basically, art for me falls into two categories. That which is effective, and that which is less effective. It is all about communication. Many of the artists in the show do not have the questionable benefit of academic training or an art historical background. However, they still have a lot to say. The art emanates from life experiences that are often harsh and unique, creating an overwhelming desire to reach out and make their stories known. The medium that they have chosen is art, and the message is powerful." Maresca has championed the work of artists communicating outside of the academic mainstream for the last 30 years; the mission of Ricco/Maresca Gallery has always been to blur the lines between the so called high and low.

Fountain Gallery is the premier venue in New York City representing artists with mental illness. Founded by Fountain House in 2000 as a not-for-profit exhibition space for its member-artists living and working with mental illness, the Gallery sells original artworks by trained and self-taught artists and collaborates with a wide network of artists, curators and cultural institutions. The Fountain Gallery Visiting Artists Program was established in 2008 with support from founding sponsor Glenn Close.

Admission is free at all times.
Gallery hours: Tues.-Sat. 11-7; Sun. 1-5
www.fountaingallerynyc.com

Fountain Gallery | 702 Ninth Avenue (at 48th Street)

The Museum of Modern Art

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The Museum of Modern Art |11 West 53 Street,
Between Fifth and Sixth avenues
New York, NY 10019-5497
(212) 708-9400

Sound Away from Sense Opening Reception
Saturday February 4th. 6pm-8pm
February 5th-17th, viewing by appointment only
Jacquaro Rihet Gallery

Jacquaro Rihet Gallery presents Sound Away from Sense, a group exhibition featuring work by Lea Cetera, Ivy Haldeman, Keren Oxman and Dolsy Smith. Among the accouterments of an East Village apartment, the artist as anthropologist, wanders among cultural artifacts, picking through the residue of crafted identities – magazine spreads, portraiture, costumes, canonical texts – to expose the interstitial syntax that hides the origin of their own distortion. It will a presentation of cadmium colors, faux furs, Lolita entwined with Marx and cowboy horses with diamond rings. An opening reception will be held Saturday 4th from 6pm-8pm. Viewing by appointment only, February 5th to 17th. For more information please visit http://jacquarorihet.com/ or contact us at jacquarorihet@gmail.com.

Free and open to the public.
please contact jacquarorihet@gmail.com

Jacquaro Rihet Gallery | 156-158 Second Avenue, suite 5F
New York, NY
www.jacquarorihet.com

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