Mike Venso, the director of Communications at Laumeier Sculpture Park, interviews Kim Humphries, Director of Exhibitions and Collections, and Mark Newport about Newport’s art in the exhibition Self-Made Man.
The next installment of White Flag’s DRINKS series will take place Wednesday, February 10th from 5-7pm and will feature a 1979 interview with American artist Robert Ryman (in addition to free happy hour drinks, of course).
You could say that Robert Ryman (b. 1930) came to painting by accident. His first artistic interest was jazz music, which he pursued at the George Peabody School for Teachers in his hometown of Nashville, Tennessee. It wasn’t until 1953, when Ryman took a job as a security guard at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, that his interest in painting began to take shape.
A self-taught artist, it’s as if Ryman’s paintings are a series of experiments playing with the effects of texture, brushstroke, thickness, and surface in order to call attention to the work’s physicality. This individualized method of painting calls for a similarly unique method of viewing. Since Ryman’s paintings are purely non-representational, they are not about symbolism, narrative, or even abstraction. Instead, they muse on their relationship to broader elements, such as the behavior of their medium and the environment in which they exist. The conceptual dimension of Ryman’s work is dependent upon his essential commitment to white paint, which, through its neutrality, brings forth more with less. The almost transparent quality of the tone allows viewers to consider the light, space, surface, and other such elements that usually fade into the background of a work.
Ryman is a much-lauded artist who’s had major exhibitions at the Tate Gallery, London (1993); Museum of Modern Art, New York (1993); San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (1994); and the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis (1994) to name a few. He has also participated in national and international exhibitions such as the Whitney Biennial (1977, 1987, 1995), Documenta (1972, 1977, 1982), and the Venice Biennale (1976, 1978, 1980).
DRINKS with Robert Ryman will be held Wednesday, February 10th from 5-7 p.m.; interview screening beings promptly at 6 p.m. For more details on the DRINKS series and other events at White Flag Projects, visit www.whiteflagprojects.org.
-Lynna Borden, Intern
Olivia Lahs-Gonzales, Director at the Sheldon Art Galleries, gives an overview of the Sheldon’s current exhibits.
Alex Elmestad, a graduate research assistant from University of Missouri–St. Louis, describes new media he’s working on at Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis.
Here on Saint Louis Art Map, we’re launching a video series, “Catching up with ______,” in which I visit St. Louis Art Map spaces and ask people there, “What have you been working on?”
Let us begin with words from Nicholas Kania, an intern at Boots Contemporary Art Space.
http://www.vimeo.com/8084947Nicholas Kania, an intern at Boots Contemporary Art Space, describes recent art shows he’s worked on at Boots.
Gordon Matta-Clark, "Bingo", 1974 Three building fragments: painted wood, metal, plaster, and glass The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Nina and Gordon Bunshaft Bequest Fund, Nelson A. Rockefeller Bequest Fund, and the Enid A. Haupt Fund, 2004 © Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Digital Image © The Museum of Modern Art/Licensed by SCALA/Art Resource, NY
Francesca Herndon-Consagra, senior curator at the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, discusses the upcoming exhibition Urban Alchemy/Gordon Matta-Clark , opening Friday, October 30 on the newest St. Louis Art Map: On the Air podcast.
Listen to hear her take on Matta-Clark’s major contributions, his career and influences, and specific works on view such as Wallspaper (1972, recreated in 2009) and Pier In/Out (1973). She also talks about what her drew to the artist, as well as connections between Matta-Clark’s work and Pulitzer architect Tadao Ando. Plus, find out more about exhibition-related programming, such as the film at Citygarden downtown, and programming that directly connects the exhibition’s themes to local artists and community groups.
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Roberley Bell, Flower Blob #77, 2006, image courtesy of the artist
Artist Roberley Bell discusses her exhibition Inside Out at the Laumeier Sculpture Park in the latest installment of the Saint Louis Art Map: On the Air podcast. Her work explores the relationship between the man-made and the natural with a focus on the artifice of nature. She talks about the colors and materials in her flower blob pieces, her inspirations and influences, recurring motifs in her work, and the ways she sees visitors interacting with her work.
New Saint Louis Art Map: On the Air episode now available, featuring Philip Hu, associate curator of Asian art at the Saint Louis Art Museum. Hu discusses the exhibition Five Centuries of Japanese Screens: Masterpieces from the Saint Louis Art Museum and the Art Institute of Chicago, which opens on Sunday, October 18. He talks about putting together the exhibition, some of his favorite pieces, the stories behind some of the screens, and more.
KETC, LIVING ST. LOUIS Producer Anne-Marie Berger visit Boots Contemporary Art Space
In conjunction with saintlouisartmap.org, the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum is producing a new bi-weekly podcast. Each episode features interviews with curators and artists talking about local arts exhibitions and programs with the show’s host and a student from Washington University.
The first episode of fall 2009 features a discussion with Meredith Malone, curator of Chance Aesthetics, opening at the Kemper Art Museum on Friday, September 18.
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