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Since 2001, Duda Penteado has been considering the consequences of September 11, 2001, in the face of the increasing globalization developing since the 1980s. Beauty for Ashes represents his re-consideration of some of the key elements of this topic, six years later. For this exhibit, held in the Project Gallery, the artist worked for three weeks on a colossal wall drawing for the longest walls in the exhibition space. Articles, notes, images, preparatory sketches, personal logs and drawings that were critical to the creation of the final piece will be included in the show.

A resident of Jersey City, Brazilian artist Penteado works in what has been called “the modern tradition of the arts of Brazil.” In addition to painting, Penteado’s artistic productions include printmaking and sculpture made from found objects. He modeled his own reaction to 9/11 on Picasso’s Guernica, which was Picasso’s reaction to the bombing of a Spanish Village during the Spanish Civil War.

Jersey City Museum
350 Montgomery St
Jersey City, NJ 07302
Telephone: (201) 413-0303
Web site:www.jerseycitymuseum.org

Alexander Juhasz - Gold

In addition to the permanent collection of works by the most skilled and successful American illustrators of the past and present, the Society of Illustrators has staged its 49th Annual Exhibition, with the following schedule:

SEQUENTIAL CATEGORY
Shown here are works in which the sequence of images is necessary to fully illustrate the idea. (January 31-February 17, 2007)

BOOK & EDITORIAL CATEGORIES
Includes the first half of the juried competition for the best in illustration for the year. (February 24-March 24, 2007)

ADVERTISING, INSTITUTIONAL and UNCOMMISSIONED CATEGORIES
(March 31-April 28, 2007)

Society of Illustrators
128 E. 63rd St.
New York, NY 10021
Telephone: (212) 838-2560
Web site: www.societyillustrators.org

Jason Rogenes, Locus, 2006

The artwork featured in this group exhibition draws attention to the minutiae of our material environment. Works by Diana Cooper, Tara Donovan, Charles Goldman, Jason Rogenes, Jane South and Phoebe Washburn will be shown in the gallery and the Sculpture Court of the Whitney’s branch at Altria. The exhibition was organized by Apsara DiQuinzio, formerly a senior curatorial assistant at the Whitney Museum of American Art and now curatorial associate, painting and sculpture at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

MEET THE ARTISTS

The artists featured in Burgeoning Geometries will discuss their work on February 19, 2007 at 5:30 p.m.
Free admission. Reservations are not required; seating is limited and on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, call (917)663-2645.

Whitney Museum of American Art at Altria
120 Park Avenue at 42nd Street
New York, NY
Telephone: (800) WHITNEY

Web site: www.whitney.org/

Janet Echelman, Swooping II, 2001

Traditionally considered to be women’s work for household consumption, knitting, crocheting and lace-making have proven to be remarkably creative pursuits. Those who take a closer look at the work that skilled women artisans have created over the centuries will have noted the fine art of this craft. A trip to the Museum of Arts and Design in New York will convince even those who have never considered the beauty of needlework to marvel at how contemporary artists are transforming these media. Forty works include some very unexpected fiber-art productions, from miniatures to video installations to performance. The 27 featured artists, representing both genders and a wide range of ages and nationalities, demonstrate how traditional materials and methods are being reinvented in surprising and very modern ways.

A full-color, 120-page exhibition catalogue discusses the artists and their works.

Some of the public programs that will be held during the exhibit include the following. Visit www.madmuseum.org for a complete listing.

Thursday, February 15, 6-7:30 p.m.

Alternate Yarns: Panel discussion on the use of such materials as lead, fiberglass and stainless steel. Free with museum admission.

Saturday, February 24, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Knit-In! with Warm-Up America

Come help create a crocheted afghan for charity. Free, open to all ages.

Thursday, March 1, 8, 29, 6-8 p.m.

Digital Design and Fabric Printing Workshop. Registration required. Check Web site for fees.

Thursday, April 12, 6-7:30 p.m.

Freeform: Non-Conformist Crochet, a demonstration by fiber artist Barbara Hillery Van Elsen. Free with museum admission.

Thursday, May 10, 6-7:30 p.m.

“Not Your Grandmother’s Lace”: Demonstrations by members of International Old Lacers, Inc. Free with museum admission.

Museum of Art and Design
40 West 53rd Street
New York, NY 10019
Telephone: 212-956-3535
Web site: www.madmuseum.org

In her first solo exhibition, Figuratively Speaking, Linda Rose presents a collection of mixed media over gelatin-silver prints. By combining painting techniques with the traditional photographic process, Linda makes use of a new approach in examining the nude figure.

The works, displaying a full gamut of colour and texture, relate to the artist’s experience of photographing the studio nude. Some prints hold thick layers of paint and medium while on others the paint brush and palette knife merely flirt with the surface.

Linda Rose was born and raised in New York. She currently works from her art studio, on the other side of the East River, in Long Island City. She studied painting and photography at the School of Visual Arts and completed additional art workshops and courses at NYU, FIT and the Art Students League. Linda has participated in several group exhibitions around the country.

MIDOMA
439 East, 75th Street,
New York, NY 10021

Meet the artist, February 4, 5-7PM

Emerging choreographer Judith Sánchez Ruíz and composer/percussionist Dafnis Prieto create a new site-specific dance-music piece for the Whitney at Altria’s Sculpture Court. The young Cuban-born collaborators present a fresh aesthetic and an integrated approach to co-creating a work. With dancers Ermira Goro, Leah Morrison, and Judith Sánchez Ruíz; Dafnis Prieto, drums, and Dana Leong, cello.

Free Admission. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis; reservations are not accepted.

Whitney Museum of American Art at Altria
120 Park Avenue at 42nd Street

A selection from the TD Bank Financial Group collection of Inuit art from the 1950s and 1960s includes sculptures, prints, drawings and ceramics. The collection was started to commemorate Canada’s centennial in 1967 and now contains 610 works. This show represents the expressions of Inuit artists from across the Canadian arctic during a pivotal time in their history.

National Museum of the American Indian, New York
George Gustav Heye Center
Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House
One Bowling Green
New York, NY 10004
Telephone: (212) 514-3700
Web site: http://www.nmai.si.edu

More than 70 artworks, ranging from a Quechua girl’s dancing outfit to an Inupiak (Eskimo) ivory cribbage board are shown in the museum’s new Diker Pavillion for Native Arts and Cultures. Two interactive media stations make this a good choice for older children.

National Museum of the American Indian, New York
George Gustav Heye Center
Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House
One Bowling Green
New York, NY 10004
Telephone: (212) 514-3700
Web site: http://www.nmai.si.edu

Museum of the American Indian. This exhibit features works from the 15,000 objects acquired by the museum since that time. The selection of pieces, made during the past fifty years, includes works that came from the federal Indian Arts and Crafts Board Headquarters Collection.

National Museum of the American Indian, New York
George Gustav Heye Center
Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House
One Bowling Green
New York, NY 10004
Telephone: (212) 514-3700
Web site: http://www.nmai.si.edu

Three hundred ceramics, made over a 5,000-year period and representing artists from the Andes, eastern North America, Mesoamerica and the southwestern U.S., highlight a shared tradition. Despite stylistic differences, a unified voice is clear.

National Museum of the American Indian, New York
George Gustav Heye Center
Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House
One Bowling Green
New York, NY 10004
Telephone: (212) 514-3700
Web site: http://www.nmai.si.edu