Slotin Folk Art Auction
Johann Fischer
November 11-12, 2017
Slotin Folk Art's Auction "Slavery, Freedom & Beyond" will take place this weekend in Buford, Georgia and will feature The Acacia Collection and The Old Slave Mart Museum along with some great outsider art, Southern folk pottery and anonymous folk art. View the online catalogue here.
112 E. Shadburn Ave. Buford, GA 30518
www.slotinfolkart.com
Treasures of Native America in Raleigh, NC
Hopi Katsinam, early 1950s, Northern Arizona, Gift from Drs. Norman and Gilda Greenberg
until April 29, 2018
"Treasures of Native America: Selections from the Drs. Norman and Gilda Greenberg Gift" includes silver and turquoise jewellery (displayed in special visitor exploration drawers), Navajo weavings, Hopi katsinam, Apache basketry, Pueblo pottery and Northwest Coast masks. Together, they offer a glimpse into the riches of the Greenberg Collection, a major recent donation to the Gregg Museum.
Gregg Museum of Art & Design
NC State University, 1903 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC 27607
gregg.arts.ncsu.edu
Conference at Halle Saint Pierre, Paris
November 12, 2017
A conference about the book "Entre Art des Fous et Art Brut: La Collection Sainte-Anne" will take place at Halle Saint Pierre this Sunday at 3pm, presented by the author Anne-Marie Dubois who is also the curator of the two exhibitions associated with the book, showing at Musée d’Art et d’histoire de l’Hôpital Sainte-Anne (MAHHSA). Admission to the conference is free but booking is advised (tel. 01 42 58 72 89).
Halle Saint Pierre
2 Rue Ronsard, 75018 Paris, France
www.hallesaintpierre.org
Outsider Art in Strasbourg, France
November 17–20, 2017
Galerie Pol Lemétais will be present at contemporary art fair ST.ART in Strasbourg from November 17–20. Their featured artists will include Paul Amar, Darédo, Didier Estival, Anaïs Eychenne, Daniel Gonçalves, Jean-Yves Gosti, François Monchâtre, Mina Mond, Louis Pons, and Ghyslaine et Sylvain Staëlens.
Exhibition Complex – Hall 7
Place Adrien Zeller
67000 Strasbourg, France
www.st-art.com
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- The new ICA LA shows retrospective of one of Martin Ramirez
- Striking new work by Daniel Martin Diazinspired by Milton’s Paradise Lost
- Evelyn Reyes' reverential and minimal interpretations of every day objects
- Large exhibition at Halle Saint Pierre, Paris, shows powerful work from Serbia
- Giant scrap-metal sculptures in North Dakota
- Frank Bruno's stunning visionary apocalyptic paintings
- Riera Studio, independent art space in Havana, Cuba
- Beverly Baker's inky lines with luminous blacks and browns
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Featured Artist: Ray Materson (b. 1954)
portrait courtesy American Primitive Gallery
Ray Materson, the creator of a multitude of tiny detailed and coloured embroideries, has his origins in Michigan, USA. He started creating his pieces during his time in a Connecticut prison. Remembering his grandmother’s stitching techniques, he took up embroidery after fellow inmates saw his self-sewn Michigan football emblem. Orders came for various symbols, logos and flags, which Materson undertook enthusiastically, happy to have found something to occupy his time. He later embarked on producing more scenic embroideries, capturing his experience in prison and his views of life outside.
courtesy American Primitive Gallery
Each 2.75 x 2.25 ins. / 7 x 5.7 cm image is meticulously constructed, taking 40 to 50 hours to complete, with many details only fully appreciated with the use of a magnifying glass. Since leaving prison in 1996, Materson has continued to create his tiny embroidered scenes of American life, preferring the nylon sock thread he used to stitch with in prison to the manufactured thicker embroidery thread available outside. His first solo show opened at a New York gallery in 1995 to critical acclaim, despite the absence of the artist who was still imprisoned at the time. Since then, his work has been included in exhibitions on both sides of the Atlantic
courtesy Guilford College Art Gallery, Greensboro, NC
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