Starry Messenger: Galileo’s Vision in 21st Century Art September 26 – December 13, 2009

July 24, 2010

Starry Messenger: Galileo’s Vision in the 21st Century Art, Louisiana Museum of Art and Science, Baton Rouge

In celebration of the International Year of Astronomy, Starry Messenger: Galileo’s Vision in 21st Century Art features the artwork of contemporary artists who are inspired by astronomy together with reproductions of Galileo’s drawings and text panels describing his accomplishments. In 1609, when Galileo first turned his telescope to the heavens, he revolutionized humanity’s understanding of its place in the cosmos. His training in the fine arts enhanced his analysis of what he saw and his ability to convey it. Just as Galileo’s observations inspired artists of his own time, these works in a variety of media demonstrate the continuing allure that the cosmos holds for today’s artists.

The artists represented include: Vija Celmins; Thierry W Despont; Elen A. Feinberg; Jonathon Feldschuh; Eva Lee; Carol Prusa; Josh Simpson; and Sallie Wolf. Organized by LASM.

Set to Manual

July 24, 2010

An exhibition of works in diverse media characterized by intense hand manufacture

On view October 23, 2009 through September 30, 2010

Opening reception: Friday, Oct 23, 7 – 10pm

Set to Manual is an exhibition of works in diverse media by artists from Girls’ Club collection and beyond, characterized by intensive hand manufacture. You will see all manner of obsessive tinkering, elaborate drawing, juicy painting, hand-painted animation, hand-altered 16mm film, pricked paper drawings, artists’ books, epic collage, site-specific installation and more.

Works by more than twenty-five artists including: Vija Celmins, Ellen Gallagher, Pepe Mar, Annette Messager, Carol Prusa, Amparo Sard, Michelle Segre, Kiki Smith, Jen Stark, Jessica Stockholder, Nancy Spero & others.

Francie Bishop Good + David Horvitz Collection April 18, 2009 – October 12, 2009 at the Ft. Lauderdale Museum of Art

July 24, 2010

With You I Want to Live: Francie Bishop Good & David Horvitz Collection

Francie Bishop Good + David Horvitz Collection has as its special emphasis the contribution of women to the field of contemporary art, encompassing cutting edge visions from artists working in painting, drawing, photography and video from the 1960s to the present.
Francie Bishop Good is a photographer and multimedia artist and her sensibility is strongly reflected in what she and her husband David collect. Their holdings include the work of seminal photographers Tina Barney, Sophie Calle, Rineke Dijkstra, Sally Mann, and Catherine Opie, as well as up-and-coming photographers Katy Grannan, Loretta Lux, and Alesandra Sanguinetti. Important works in painting and sculpture are represented by Ingrid Calame, Tara Donovan, Inka Essenhigh, Ellen Gallagher, Elizabeth Murray, Wangechi Mutu, Cornelia Parker, and Amy Sillman.
The collection also features works by South Florida artists, and those who have a significant relationship with the burgeoning South Florida art scene.  Among these are Naomi Fisher, Jacin Giordano, Beatriz Monteavaro, Carol Prusa, and Betty Rosado.

Francie Bishop Good and David Horvitz are among Florida’s most prominent arts activists and philanthropists.

Silver Linings at the Polk Museum of Art

July 24, 2010

Silver Linings: Delicate Drawings by Carol Prusa June 13 - August 30, 2009 Dorothy Jenkins Gallery

Shades of Gray – Four Artists of the Southeast, Frist Center for the Arts – June 20–September 21, 2008

July 24, 2010