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Offramp Gallery Newsletter
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January 2010
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!! There is lots going on early in the new year as we try to catch our breath from a wonderful holiday season. This month, we are adding a new monthly column to the newsletter, Contemporary Art in Pasadena, with news and exhibition schedules to help you plan your visits to Pasadena. We are also announcing our new hours (see below) and a slew of upcoming exhibitions. As always, you can contact me by clicking on the "Reply to the sender" link above or by e-mailing me directly at jane@offrampgallery.com. -- Jane Chafin, Director
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Announcing New Hours
Effective January 10, 2010
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Offramp Gallery announces new hours as of January 10, 2010: Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 1-5pm and by appointment.
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Opening Sunday, January 10, 2-5pm
Joey Santarromana: Stare
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Joey Santarromana, from Stare, 2009, video installation
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Offramp Gallery is pleased to present Stare, a new video installation by Joey Santarromana, from January 10 - February 7, 2010, with an opening reception on Sunday, January 10, from 2-5pm.
Stare is an exercise in aggressive viewing, where chroma and image are at odds; one will replace the other based on the individual's efforts of looking at the work. Stare consists of two video portraits projected adjacent to each other, both saturated in color, making the image a challenge to see. In addition, the viewer is also being washed in the colored light of the projection as he/she stands between the two portraits -- in effect becoming enmeshed in the exchange.
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Opening Sunday, January 10, 2-5pm
Erika Suderburg
Some Small Groups 1974-2009 &
Landscape for il Sassetta
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Erika Suderburg, from Some Small Groups 1974-2009
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Offramp Gallery is pleased to present two installations by Erika Suderburg, Some Small Groups 1974-2009 and Landscape for il Sassetta, from January 10 - February 7, 2010, with an opening reception on Sunday, January 10, from 2-5pm.
Some Small Groups 1974-2009 consists of an infinite number of 1" square photographic prints culled from 35 years of personally captured archived photographs. They are grouped in various categories that mutate according to whim, time of day, wind speed, solstice orientation and flights of fancy. Twenty-five framed images will be included in the exhibition.
Some Small Groups was initially launched in 2000. It is a modular piece designed for perpetual rearrangement in an intimate domestic space. Each image is on the verge of not quite being able to be completely discerned. There are currently 250 images of which the categories: Bush, Wheel, Human, Light, Fin, Path, Animal, Rain, Sky, Tree, Water, Nipple, Horizon & Topiary have been selected for inclusion in this first ever public viewing of these formally secret archives.
Landscape for il Sassetta is a site specific video installation that makes use of a disused fireplace in the library. Suderberg describes Landscape for il Sassetta as "a contemporary approach to the contemplative disciplines, a fascination with fire and flying monks converge in an examination of place, habit and aspiration."
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Announcing
Myron Kaufman: Still Perplexed
February 21 - March 21, 2010
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Myron Kaufman, Dick Cheney, 2009, acrylic on canvas, 42" x 60", photo credit: Skye Moorhead
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Offramp Gallery is pleased to announce Still Perplexed, a solo exhibition of recent paintings by Myron Kaufman, from February 21 – March 21, 2010. An opening reception for the artist will be held on Sunday, February 21, from 2-5pm.
Witty narrative, a preternaturally bright palette and an intuitive sense of composition are the hallmarks of Myron’s work. Nothing is sacred as he tackles subjects as far ranging as Wall Street, religion, Dick Cheney, Little Orphan Annie, aging, nudity, and sexuality. Drawn initially to the bright colors and free-flowing creativity of these paintings, one’s attention is ultimately held by the narrative. Simultaneously evoking humor, emotional discomfort, and a desire to know more, one feels privileged to peek into the wonderfully strange psyche of Myron Kaufman.
The exhibition runs concurrently with Marilyn Cvitanic: Watercolors and Elaine Carhartt: Ceramic Sculpture. A full-color catalog will accompany the exhibition.
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Announcing
Marilyn Cvitanic: Watercolors
February 21 - March 21, 2010
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Marilyn Cvitanic, Dravaweb, 2009, watercolor, 14" x 10"
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Offramp Gallery is pleased to announce a solo show of watercolors by New York based artist, Marilyn Cvitanic, from February 21 - March 21, 2010, with an opening reception for the artist on Sunday, February 21, from 2-5pm.
Marilyn began painting 15 years ago, soon after finishing a Ph.D. in Policy Analysis at the RAND Graduate School. Having spent most of her life in academia up to that point, she wanted to experience making art in the freshest, most organic way possible, and purposely steered clear of any formal instruction. She initially began painting figuratively, but fantasy elements and abstraction soon began to appear in her work, as did the right angles and verticality of Manhattan's landscape. The exhibition runs concurrently with Myron Kaufman: Still Perplexed and Elaine Carhartt: Ceramic Sculpture.
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Announcing
Elaine Carhartt: Ceramic Sculpture
February 21 - March 21, 2010
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Elaine Carhartt, Fez, detail, ceramic
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Offramp Gallery is pleased to announce a solo show of sculpture by Los Angeles area sculptor and muralist Elaine Carhartt, from February 21 – March 21, 2010, with an opening reception for the artist on Sunday, February 21, 2010.
The brightly colored figures and animals depicted in Elaine’s sculptures are inspired by her love of pattern and her fascination with illuminated manuscripts, not only from the western medieval period, but also from the Persian and Mughal periods. The sculptures are constructed using the slab method, with low-fire terracotta clay, fired to cone 06. Colored engobes (liquid clay slips of varying compositions) and clear low fire glaze are then applied to color and finish the pieces. Elaine’s sculptures will be on display in the garden at Offramp Gallery. The exhibition runs concurrently with Myron Kaufman: Still Perplexed and Marilyn Cvitanic: Watercolors.
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Contemporary Art in Pasadena
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Ruth Trotter, Swimmer, 2009, acrylic ink on paper, detail. Ruth Trotter: Preludes to Painting opens at Project 210 on Sunday, January 10, 4-7pm.
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Welcome to our first Contemporary Art in Pasadena column. Our goal is to keep you informed of the many gallery, art center and museum exhibitions and events that make Pasadena a thriving contemporary art destination.
Galleries
Project 210: opening Sunday, January 10 from 4-7pm (overlapping Offramp's 2-5pm reception) is Ruth Trotter: Preludes to Painting. The exhibition runs from January 7 - February 6, 2010.
Haus Gallery: Jeff & Gordon from January 14 - February 6, with a preview reception on Sunday, January 10 from 4-7pm (also overlapping Offramp's 2-5pm reception).
PCC Art Gallery: Continuing through January 22, 2010 is the Annual Juried Student Exhibition.
Art Center College of Design's Alyce de Roulet Williamson Gallery: Continuing through January 10 is Tools, co-curated by gallery director Stephen Nowlin and LA artist/writer, John O'Brien.
Art Centers
Armory Center for the Arts: Opening Saturday, January 16 from 6-9pm are Rauschenberg at Gemini and Hahamonga. The exhibitions run through March 21.
Museums
Pasadena Museum of Contemporary Art: Continuing through January 31 is Wayne Thiebaud: 70 Years of Painting.
Pacific Asia Museum: Continuing through Sunday, January 17 is Calligraffiti: Writing in Contemporary Chinese and Latino Art, guest curated by Collette Chattopadhyay.
Norton Simon Museum: Sam Francis' Basel Mural III, Fragment 1&2, 1956-58, Spotlight Talk, Saturday, January 16, 1:30pm, 2:30pm.
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Notes (& Gossip)
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Quinton Bemiller, study for mural installation at the Armory Center for the Arts, Hahamonga, 2009, approx. 12' wide.
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Congratulations are in order for two Offramp artists, Quinton Bemiller and Anita Bunn:
Quinton Bemiller will be doing a site-specific painting installation at the Armory Center for the Arts, Hahamongna, on view from January 16 - April 2010. The installation will be on two facing walls with a painted muslin canopy overhead (see study pictured at right), and runs concurrently with Rauschenberg at Gemini. The opening reception is Saturday, January 16, 6-8pm.
Anita Bunn is included in two upcoming group exhibitions: Forever Now, curated by art critic, David Pagel, at the Peggy Phelps and East Galleries at Claremont Graduate University. The show runs from January 19 - February 5, with an opening reception on Tuesday, January 19, 6-9pm; and It’s All Around You, curated by Dion Johnson at the Harris Gallery at the University of La Verne, which runs from February 9 – March 9, with an opening reception on Tuesday, February 9, 6-8pm.
Chaz and I are planning on attending as many of the receptions as we can and hope to see you there!
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contact jane@offrampgallery.com
Offramp Gallery • 1702 Lincoln Avenue • Pasadena, CA 91103 • 626-298-6931
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