"Memory Palaces: Inside the Collection of Audrey B. Heckler" at American Folk Art Museum, NY
Aloïse Corbaz
September 17, 2019 – January 26, 2020
The collection of Audrey B. Heckler is emblematic of the growth of the field of self-taught art in the United States, which manifests a strong interest for African American artists, a consistent attention on American classics, a curiosity for European art brut, and a search for international discoveries. For the last 27 years, Heckler – a long time and committed patron of the American Folk Art Museum – has surrounded herself with excellent examples by the most significant artists associated with this art niche, among them Emery Blagdon, Aloïse Corbaz, William Edmondson, August Klett, Augustin Lesage, Martín Ramírez, Thornton Dial, and Anna Zemánková.
American Folk Art Museum
2 Lincoln Square, New York, NY 10023, USA
folkartmuseum.org
Fountain House Gallery, NY
Issa Ibrahim
until October 23, 2019
"Heavy Sauce", curated by Gerasimos Floratos, presents works inspired by a quotation from artist Lee Lozano (1930–1999): “Every day thousands of pounds of paint are applied to buildings in NYC... which can only mean that the city is getting heavier and heavier.” Featuring Barry Senft, Gary Peabody, Aracelis Rivera, Issa Ibrahim and Susan Spangenberg.
Fountain House Gallery
702 Ninth Avenue, New York, NY 10019
www.fountainhousegallery.org
Gifts From Gordon W. Bailey at Pérez Art Museum Miami
Roy Ferdinand, courtesy Gordon W. Bailey
until April 25, 2020
Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) presents "What Carried Us Over: Gifts from Gordon W. Bailey", an exhibition organised with Los Angeles-based collector, scholar, and advocate, Gordon W. Bailey. A number of well-known artists from the American South are represented, including Sam Doyle, Purvis Young, Sister Gertrude Morgan, Roy Ferdinand, Minnie Evans, Sulton Rogers and Mose Tolliver. Other notable artists include Eddie Arning, Rev. Albert Wagner and William Dawson.
Pérez Art Museum Miami
1103 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33132
www.pamm.org
Galerie ART CRU Berlin
September 19 – October 26, 2019
Galerie ART CRU Berlin will showcase the work of self-taught artist Maria Concetta Cassarà (1932–2018). When she was over 60 years old, Cassarà spontaneously began painting while looking after her granddaughter. She then worked on her paintings every day until late at night, until her passing.
Galerie ART CRU Berlin
im Kunsthof, Oranienburger Straße 27, 10117 Berlin-Mitte, Germany
www.art-cru.de
SPACES Update from Jo Farb Hernández
photo: Annalise Flynn
Over four years ago Terri Yoho, Executive Director of the Kohler Foundation and I began discussions about the possibility of transferring the substantial physical and digital assets of SPACES (Saving and Preserving Arts and Cultural Environments) archives from California to Wisconsin for their long-term preservation and care. Since that time, KFI personnel and the SPACES Board have worked with me to strategize for this transfer of knowledge and materials; this process has now been completed.
As Director/Chief Curator Emerita of SPACES, I will work with Annalise Flynn, an art historian who has studied Leonard Knight’s Salvation Mountain, and the rest of the SPACES/KFI team during a transitional period, researching and writing about art environments and advising on ongoing and potential advocacy efforts worldwide.
As SPACES takes its next steps under the auspices of the Kohler Foundation, we look forward to new research, projects, preservation, and ways to document and interpret these masterful and audacious works. We are grateful to the Kohler Foundation for recognizing the value of our work and our collections, and we anticipate, with our new partnership, realizing even greater accomplishments in the future.
Reach Annalise Flynn at info@spacesarchives.org.
Reach Jo Farb Hernández at jo@jofarbhernandez.com.
Galerie Polysémie, Marseille
Frédéric Bruly Bouabré
until October 5, 2019
Galerie Polysémie presents a selection of established and young emerging artists in "Africa 3". For the first time, the gallery will also exhibit drawings by several artists with disabilities participating in the workshop created by the NGO Vie et Solidarité in Porto Novo (Benin).
Galerie Polysémie
12 rue de la Cathédrale 13002 Marseille, France
www.polysemie.com
Our special summer sale continues, with a huge 50% off back issues and books, for a limited time!
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cover image: Sulton Rogers, Gordon W. Baily Collection
Raw Vision Short Film Competition
Below is Pola Mora's entry into the 2019 Raw Vision short film competition.
This video is about a self-taught artist that is supported by a Bronx based art studio, ArTech, AHRC NYC. The video is narrated by multi disciplanry artist Cory Tyler who discusses his art practice. Cory has been researching and working on the theme of nature for the last 40 years. With ArTech, Cory pushed his drawing practice into creating Virtual Reality zoo using the Google Tilt program.
To see the rest of the short films, click here.