Group Exhibition, New York

The Bank & Trust Show

March 18 to June 4, 2011

An Exhibition About the Economy, Trust, and Value in Today's Society 

Ray Beldner, Money Bags, 2011, sewn US currency, 16" x 14" x 12"

Opening Reception: Friday, March 18, 5:30-8pm
On View from Friday, March 18 - Saturday, June 4, 2011
Gallery Admission Free  •  Hours: Tue-Sat 12-5pm

Twenty-one contemporary artists comment on the economy, trust and value in today’s society through sculpture, drawing, photography, collage, video, installation, and performance art.  The exhibition takes place at the Arts Exchange, the historic People’s National Bank & Trust Company building in downtown White Plains, New York.

The Bank & Trust Show was conceived in part to mark the 10th Anniversary of The Arts Exchange’s adaptive re-use of a former bank into a cultural center for the residents of Westchester. It is curated by Dara Meyers-Kingsley, a former Director of Film and Video Collections at the Andy Warhol Foundation.

Participating artists include: Ray Beldner, Kim Beck, Jennifer Dalton, Chris Doyle, Joan Linder, Kambui Olujimi, Tom Otterness, Jean Shin, and Mark Wagner, among others.

The Bank & Trust Show
March 18 - June 4, 2011
31 Mamaroneck Avenue, White Plains, NY
(914) 428-4220 x 330
www.artswestchester.org
boxoffice@artswestchester.org

Group Exhibition, San Francisco

 Kind Stranger, 2007, neon, wood, 36" diameter

"Say Something!"

Bay Area Art/Performance/Multimedia
January 13th to February 19th, 2011

Opening Reception: Saturday, January 15th, 7-10pm
Closing Party: Thursday, February 7-10pm

E6 Gallery
1632 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 558-9975

Contact: Ashley Lauren Saks: e6gallery@artnet.net
Gallery Hours: Thursday-Saturday, 12 noon to 7pm and by appointment

Exhibition Review

Check out this online review by James Scarborough for the Los Angeles show, "In the Realm of the Lenses" at Stephen Cohen Gallery

 

Group Exhibition, New York

 

Ray Beldner, Hot Huge, 2004, pigment print, 48” x 45”

Catharine Clark Gallery has opened a new exhibition space in New York and they are inaugurating it with a group show called, The Drawing Room.

Coinciding with The Armory Show and PULSE New York, The Drawing Room will include works on paper by Ray Beldner, Adam Chapman, Anthony Discenza, Kara Maria, Jonathan Solo, Josephine Taylor, and Masami Teraoka. There will be additional sculptural projects by Ray Beldner, Walter Robinson and Packard Jennings.

There will also be several public and private events taking place from March 4 - 7, 2010:

Thursday, March 4
VIP: 6–10pm
Cocktail Preview

Friday, March 5
Public: 12–6pm
VIP: 8–10pm
Opening night cocktail party

Saturday, March 6
VIP Brunch: 10am–12pm
Public: 12–6pm

Sunday, March 7
Public: 10am–2pm

For more information, or to schedule an appointment outside of exhibition hours:
e: cc@cclarkgallery
p: (415) 399-1439 or (415) 519-1439.

www.cclarkgallery.com

Group Exhibition, Los Angeles

Ray Beldner, Old School, 2004, Archival pigment print on Somerset paper, 48” x 39", edition of 3 

 

This exhibition, guest curated by Tulsa Kinney and Paige Wery, Artillery Magazine's editor and publisher respectively, explores sexuality employed by artists using photography-based work. The artists listed alphabetically include: Ray Beldner, Kim Crum, Marta Edmisten, Gerald Förster, Gordon Magnin, Johnny Naked, Naida Osline, Christopher Russell, Austin Young and Carrie Yury.

"PHOTO ARTILLERY: In the Realm of the Lenses,"

Stephen Cohen Gallery

7358 Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036

Runs January 15 through February 19, 2010

Group Exhibition, San Francisco

Seduction of Duchamp: Bay Area Artists’ Response, ArtZone 461 Gallery, San Francisco, CA, January 9 - February 7, 2009.

 Ray Beldner, "Je Me Degoute De L'Egouttoir" (I'm Sick of the Bottlerack) 2009 Gun-blued mild steel 72" x 42" 

Reception: Saturday, January 9, 5-8pm

First presented at the Slaughterhouse Space in Healdsburg, CA, curator Hanna Regev has traveled the show to the ArtZone 461 Gallery in San Francisco. The exhibition runs from January 9 through February 7, and includes over thirty artists who created new works representing their response to the influence and importance of Marcel Duchamp (1887–1968).

ArtZone will host two programs associated with the exhibition: Architects Zoë Prillinger and Luke Ogrydziak will discuss on Tuesday, January 19 at 6:30 pm, the implications of algorithmic design and probability as an Art form. The discussion will be moderated by architect Theo Armour who worked as a program manager for many releases of the leading design software AutoCad.

The second panel discussion: Unraveling the Duchamp Enigma will feature artists Richard Berger, Naomie Kremer and Jan Wurm on Sunday, January 31 at 3:00 pm.  The artists will discuss how Marcel Duchamp’s interests, preoccupations, styles and media has influenced their art practices.

ArtZone 461 Gallery
 461 Valencia Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
415.441.8680 
info@artzone461.com