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As we approach the 2024 Miami Art Week, Sponder Gallery of Boca Raton offers a curated selection of artists that embody a commitment to dialogues around artistic legacy, environmental awareness, and innovation. This year, the gallery’s exhibit brings together works that bridge historical and contemporary sensibilities, uniting artists across epochs to reflect both enduring traditions and forward-looking practices. Highlighting these themes, the exhibition calls on a rich roster of artists whose works resonate with themes of environmentalism, materiality, and cultural memory, demonstrating art’s power to transcend its own time.

The Sponder Gallery art fair roster includes significant figures like Doug Argue, Stanley Boxer, and Lynn Chadwick, whose foundational modernist practices anchor the exhibition and continue to inspire generations. Their contributions, alongside Dan Christensen, James Austin Murray, and Donald Martiny, reflect an era of rigorous experimentation and abstraction, laying the groundwork for today’s explorations in form and meaning.

However, Patrick Tagoe Turkson’s contributions stand out as a vital, contemporary expansion of these dialogues. Tagoe Turkson’s work brings an innovative ecological and cultural perspective. With each assemblage, Tagoe Turkson explores the relationship between environmental degradation and cultural memory, creating textured, patterned works that evoke the rhythms of textile traditions and address the socio-environmental impacts of global waste.

In a thrilling premiere, sculptor Scarlett Kanistanaux will be making her Art Miami 2024 debut with Boca Raton-based Sponder Gallery, offering a rare opportunity for South Florida collectors to experience her deeply spiritual work firsthand. Known for her evocative ceramic and bronze portraits inspired by Buddhist monastic life, Kanistanaux’s sculptures capture the serene dignity and quiet power of young monks and nuns—a resonant and timely choice for the culturally diverse art lovers of Miami.

For Kanistanaux, who hails from Erie, Colorado, this appearance with Sponder Gallery marks an exciting milestone in her career. Sponder Gallery has long been a fixture in South Florida's art scene, and this collaboration highlights the gallery's commitment to showcasing artists whose work resonates with universal themes. Kanistanaux’s introspective portraits align seamlessly with the gallery’s vision, creating an ideal fit for both artist and gallery.

Beverly Cuyler, Sponder Gallery Director, expressed enthusiasm for bringing Kanistanaux’s work to the prestigious Art Miami stage. "Scarlett's work touches on themes that are profoundly universal—compassion, introspection, and a quest for peace," said Cuyler. "We are thrilled to introduce her powerful sculptures to the Art Miami audience and share her vision of harmony and reflection with South Florida's passionate art collectors."

Minimal and Post-Minimal: Sculpture Beyond the White Cube by Annalisa Rimaudo 

What you see is what you see” declared Frank Stella (1936-2024) of his work, neatly summing up one of the central characteristics of Minimal Art, in contrast with the Abstract Expressionism that preceded it. If we are to take this phrase literally, what “we see” is essentially the work of male artists. When F. Stella started work on his radical black striped paintings in 1959, however, the Cuban artist Carmen Herrera (1915-2022) had already been producing striped acrylics since the early 1950s.

Minimal Art has undeniably been historicised as masculine, a bias that is evident when we look at the creators chosen by art history to represent the movement: they are the omnipresent characters of the time, part of an art scene structured by a powerful patriarchy. The movement has been theorized mainly by men and not only by artists, such as Donald Judd (1928-1994) and Robert Morris (1931-2018). The term itself was introduced by Robert Wollheim in his article “Minimal Art”, published in Arts Magazine in 1965, in which he analyses this then-dominant artistic movement as a fundamentally reductionist form, resting on ideas of non-intervention as applied to the found object and the essentialism of monochrome inherited from two great male artists, Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968) and Ad Reinhardt (1913-1967).

Yet one cannot deny that women artists and critics are also protagonists here. And, though the qualifier “minimal” has historically been favoured over “ABC Art”, the term put forward by Barbara Rose, several women artists represented the movement, both “in” and “off” the scene, from its very beginnings.

The Kx2 exhibition Ripple Effect is on view at Rosemary Duffy Larson Gallery 10/3-11/9

Deeply concerned with the urgent environmental issues facing our world, artist duo KX2 is excited to present "Ripple Effect" at the Rosemary Duffy Larson Gallery. This exhibition is a culmination of their ongoing exploration into the fragile relationship between urbanization and the environment, focusing on critical themes such as water infrastructure, climate change, flooding and the diminishing access to potable water. Through this body of work, the artists aim to not only reflect upon the impact of climate change on infrastructure but also to provoke a dialogue about the future of our communities and our planet.
 

NEAR THE RIVERS THERE ARE MANY LARGE SPRINGS | MILENA ARANGO, DONNA RUFF, KX2 (RUTH AVRA AND DANA KLEINMAN)

Near the rivers there are many large springs is an exhibition that highlights the Florida landscape from the lenses of four South Florida artists that use historical elements, raw data, repurposed materials, and nature to create awareness of the changing environment in the area. Milena Arango’s leaf imprints on paper and textile using natural pigments extracted from the teak tree serve as a reflection of her personal journey. Her 197-feet long VTG (Vestigium Tectona Grandis) exposes traces of leaves and the effects of land and water from multiple landscapes. Donna Ruff’s interest in history and the tropical landscape led her to discover archival landscape photographs in a 1920’s book by John Kunkel Small.

One view in Terminal 1 through July 2024

HYDRA is a thought-provoking installation shedding light on the vital, but often overlooked, network of utility pipes that silently weave through our modern world. These pipes are the unsung heroes of modern infrastructure ensuring we have access to clean water, efficient storm drainage and proper wastewater disposal. Just like veins in our bodies, they form a complex system essential for the health of our society.

The artist created this piece out of his love for Israel. Proceeds from the gallery and the artist will benefit Magen David Adom and Friends of the IDF. Available in 37 x 75 inches and 48 x 100 inches.

The $200 million renovation of this sprawling 1,000-room, Michael Dell-owned resort is just the beginning. 

What’s the deal? 

It began life, in 1926, as The Ritz-Carlton Cloister Inn: a Spanish colonial-style, 100-room property. Almost a century (plus several owners) later and The Boca Raton is a 337-acre hospitality behemoth with over 1,000 rooms, two 18-hole golf courses, a 50,000-square-foot spa, seven swimming pools, 30 tennis courts, a 32-slip marina, 13 restaurants and bars and 200,000 square feet of meeting space. The property is divided between its original buildings known as the “Cloister,” the “Bungalows,” the “Tower,” the “Beach Club” and the “Yacht Club.” 

Last year, the resort reopened following a $200-million refurb that changed the color of “The Pink Hotel” (as locals have dubbed it for decades) to a “coastal white” (proprietors’ words). The barrel tile roofs, archways, mosaics, and ceilings have been restored, and an injection of modernity given to a grand old dame of US hospitality in the form of modern, locally sourced furniture and rotating artworks, provided by the nearby SPONDER GALLERY.  But this is just the beginning, as even more costly upgrades are coming at a yet-unspecified future date. 

The Weisman Art Museum presents DOUG ARGUE: LETTERS TO THE FUTURE, which will be on view through the summer from June 17 – September 10, 2023. Doug Argue emerged onto the Twin Cities art scene in the early 1980s. At the age of twenty-two, he had Á¬lled a studio with sensational, larger than life paintings made on a scale for museums. Their enormous size aside, these gnarly, expressionist images stood apart from current art fashion. In place of the abstract or conceptual art of so many of his contemporaries, Argue’s early imagery featured intensiÁ¬ed personal memories and the louche inhabitants of his imagination. 

In the ensuing years, Doug’s autobiographical tendencies found a wide range of expression. After becoming a parent he created a series of works that feature fathers and sons. Toned down in size and intensity, these works contain a childlike curiosity about the world that aligns with their subject. Once the artist returned to his studio, however, he again began to make work on a grand scale. In the mid-1990s, word spread about a new painting that was drawing attention in his studio. This canvas, which became known as the “chicken painting,” was a major tour-de-force. It soon went on loan to the Weisman where it became an immediate favorite of visitors to the museum. 

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Opening a location at The Boca Raton in 2009, Sponder Gallery has presented the resort with a wide collection of Post-War and Contemporary art featuring artists who display innovative techniques and a unique approach to materials.  Highlighting the work of Armenian-born and New York based artist, Tigran Tsitoghdzyan, two versions of “DS Mirror for Ukraine” are Sponder Gallery’s latest offerings to adorn The Boca Raton.

One big display, 365 spigots: Art exhibit taps into South Florida’s water woes 

By Jack Lemnus for the Sun Sentinel 

It was early April, and colossal floodwaters were ravaging parts of Broward County, engulfing streets and displacing residents. Just as the floods surged through Fort Lauderdale, sisters Dana Kleinman and Ruth Avra were debuting their art exhibit highlighting a different water crisis. 

“It was sort of art coming to life,” Avra said. They took it as a sign. 

Titled “Boil Notice,” their interactive art installation at the Pompano Beach Cultural Center illuminates chronic water quality issues, specifically the prevalent issuance of boil-water notices. 

The exhibit features 365 unique spigot sculptures, each representing a day in 2022. Some dispense a clear, plant-based resin, meant to represent a day when all of Broward County had clean drinking water. Out of these 365 spigots studding the walls, 270 are clogged with a murky ooze made from recycled concrete and debris, resembling dirty water. 

These symbolize the days when boil-water notices were issued in the county, the precautionary move over concerns of contaminants in the drinking water supply. “Broward County, as much as it’s an affluent, well-to-do area, we still have water access issues, and it’s not something that everybody is aware of,” Kleinman said. 

The Venus of Willendorf, dating to the Upper Paleolithic age around 28,000 BCE, is one of the oldest sculptures known. The small figurine can fit in one’s hand and yet it transports its viewers to a time and place unknown to any modern mind. This is the power of sculpture – it is a creation that allows the challenge of our realities and further proposes an essence of truth that no other human medium has been able to attain. From ancient Egypt to the Renaissance, the physical manifestation of the world has been thoroughly exposed.  

In 1913, however, artist Alexsei Gam and his peers changed the course and use if sculpture as a defiant measure. At once declaring an “uncompromising war on art” - in an effort to curry support for revolution – constructivist sculptors scoffed at the paintbrush and instead created works that defied scale. Industrial and unrelenting, this form of sculpture helped to define an entire art movement.  

Jane Manus is a modern-day abstract sculptor and minimalist carrying the torch of those that came before her. Born in 1951 in New York City, Manus was inspired by the industrial materials and aesthetics of early constructivist revolutionaries. Working with an enticing type of geometry, gravity, and asymmetry, Manus’ sculptures are welded from metal and incorporate jewel tones of deep blues, reds, and yellows. Manus had her first exhibition in the 1970s and continues to be exhibited and showcased all around the world due to the strength of her exhibitions.  

In the spring of 2022, Max-Steven Grossman was invited to Gloria Steinem’s 3-story apartment in NYC to photograph her extensive personal book collection.  The resulting bookscape is a piece of art that highlights Gloria’s work in activism, feminism and human rights. This collaboration is a fundraiser for GLORIA’S FOUNDATION whose primary goal is to support and nurture the feminist movement. Since 1968 Gloria’s home has served as a center for activism, thought, creativity, security and planning. The vision for the future of the apartment is that it shall continue to be what it always has been.

 Somewhere in the Middle: Donald Martiny sets the stage for a new dance by Amy Hall Garner and the Paul Taylor Dance Company

The Paul Taylor Dance Company’s new commissioned dance, Amy Hall Garner’s Somewhere in the Middle, with set design by Donald Martiny, will have its World Premiere at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center on November 3, 2022 at 7pm. A second performance will take place November 11 at 8pm.

JANE MANUS “Undaunted” exhibition at the Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, GA

 Jane Manus celebrates change through the illusion of geometric forms. Her bold abstract sculptures are now on display at the Georgia Museum of Art  in its Jane and Harry Willson Sculpture Garden in the exhibition “Jane Manus, Undaunted” through February 12, 2023. Five large works show a variety of balance, movement and abstraction, and smaller maquettes are on view inside the museum, allowing visitors to follow the artist’s dynamic creative process.

In conjunction with the seasonal King Tides, The City of Delray Beach and the Office of Sustainability organized a climate education outreach event to raise awareness about the impacts of climate changes and the need to proactively adapt. The weekend invited organizations from around the city to be involved and programs included artist talks, art exhibitions, in-person panels and environmental activities.  As a coastal city within a larger coastal area, Delray Beach hopes to share the realities of the climate crisis, rising tides, and ultimately how it can directly affect us and the local neighborhoods in the future.

Two works, “Tide Markers” and “Obstructed Flow” by Kx2 (artist duo Dana Kleinman and Ruth Avra) were included in the exhibit “Waves” at the Arts Warehouse in Delray Beach, FL. 

By Karen Hedeen Choudhury for Splash Magazine

 In her new exhibition “Art Meets Hollywood” showing at the Boca Raton Museum of Art through August 21, 2022, Bonnie Lautenberg compares art as it captures the mood of a particular time period. It is a visceral examination of two artistic presentations via a snapshot in time though a creative use of diptychs, an ancient writing tablet form using two flat plates which make a pair often attached by hinge. It is a history of art from 1928 to 2020 seen though film and painting.

Through these 28 diptychs, Ms. Lautenberg compares a film and a painting created within the same year as each depicts the culture, fashion, and emotional tenor of that year. Although it is just the moment in time that they share, the viewer can see the influence on both the filmmaker and the painter. Three examples:

Sponder Gallery & Gino Miles spotlight in the newest edition of 1926, the exclusive magazine of The Boca Raton.

What started out as a generous installation of 15 sculptures throughout the property grounds in 2009 has ballooned into a far-reaching,n collaborative relationship with the Sponder Gallery, which continues to showcase important works of art in its on-property gallery. Deborah Sponder, president of Sponder Gallery, details the decades-plus relationship with The Boca Raton and highlights an intriguing new sculpture found on the property.

We recently connected with Dana and Ruth Kleinman, KX2 and have shared our conversation below.

Dana and Ruth, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today. The first dollar you earn is always exciting – it’s like the start of a new chapter and so we’d love to hear about the first time you sold or generated revenue from your creative work?

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A large-scale abstract sculpture by contemporary artist Rob Lorenson is now a centerpiece on Earlham College's campus in Richmond, Indiana.

"Absolutely beautiful — it's about nine feet tall, and it's in that classic red-orange color that's similar to classic works by artists like Alexander Calder and Keith Haring," explains Christian Adams, art curator for Earlham. "It's set at the entrance to our campus in front of the chemistry and science and technology buildings with 'the heart' — which is the center of our campus — in the background."

Lorenson is a faculty member at Bridgewater State University in Massachusetts. His large-scale metal sculptures "explore the relationships of space," according to a statement. The artist was in Richmond during the installation and met with faculty and students and heard their insights on the piece.

This is now a statement of fact: In terms of music consumption, hip-hop surpasses rock as the most popular genre. Hip-hop is younger than rock by two decades, and the date of its exact birth is far easier to pinpoint. It happened on Aug. 11, 1973, when DJ Kool Herc held his famous birthday party in the recreation room of an apartment building in the Bronx.

Approaching 49 this year, the history of hip-hop and its influence in popular culture have been broken down plenty through documentaries, TV series, books and oral histories, but rarely have fans seen it presented through symphonic and visual grandeur.

On April 16 at The Factory in Deep Ellum, Questlove, Oscar-winning documentarian, drummer, DJ, producer, New York Times best-selling author and member of The Roots, will bring a new meaning to weekend brunch. He will host Hip-Hop Brunch: A Visual Journey Through Hip-Hop along with some help from the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. The experience is a one-of-kind collaboration that employs the visual artistry of two Dallas-based artists: JM Rizzi and Jeremy Biggers.

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Today we’d like to introduce you to Max Steven Grossman.

Hi Max Steven, so excited to have you with us today. What can you tell us about your story?

After finishing high school in Bogota, Colombia where I’m originally from, I didn’t know what career I wanted to follow in my life. My dad worked in textiles so I studied textile engineering in Philadelphia. After college, I took a six months trip to Southeast Asia this trip opened my eyes to the wonders of nature and how beautiful our world is. I returned to Colombia and I started working with my dad very soon I was feeling office life was not something I desired. I fortunately found a camera canon A-1 film camera in the office and started to take photography classes. From then on all I wanted was the weekends to come so I could leave the city and take nature pictures.

DAVIE, Fla. – In collaboration with the Broward Cultural Division’s Public Art and Design program, the Town of Davie welcomed a new art piece, the “Silhouette Herd”, at the Pine Island Pocket Park located on the northeast corner of Pine Island Road and SW 21st Street. 

Created by artist Wendy Klemperer, the “Silhouette Herd” sculptures of five galloping horses measure between 6 to 12 feet tall and are made of steel, treated with a variety of patina to depict different colors. The art was selected for its resonance with Davie’s rural atmosphere, western theme and equestrian lifestyle. 

The Pine Island Pocket Park is a 1.3-acre passive park that includes a walking path, shrubbery and trees. The park was selected for public art placement to enhance its visual appearance. 

With construction of Silver Palm Park in the downtown finally underway and work at the adjacent Wildflower Park slated to start soon, the parks’ art components have been selected. Two sculptures will be loaned to the city by the Boca Raton Museum of Art and will be placed along the waterfront in each park. The artists are Jane Manus of West Palm Beach and Jeff Whyman of Delray Beach.

The city is commissioning two other works by artists with May + Watkins Design of Athens, New York, that will be located at the corners of each park closest to the intersection of Palmetto Park Road and Fifth Avenue. They will be similar and are intended to thematically connect the two parks while representing nature and the coast.

The aluminum works, both over 10 feet tall, depict leaves and flowers in pastel shades of green, yellow and blue with accents of bright coral. The one destined for Silver Palm Park will incorporate that tree. Both will be illuminated, Jennifer Bistyga, the city’s coastal program manager, told the council on Nov. 22.

Alessandro Puccinelli's works are on view for the first edition of Photoclimat, a social and environmental photography biennial in Paris. From September 18 to October 17, 2021.

On the program: an exhibition bringing together more than thirty committed international artists as well as the major players in ecological commitment in France - NGOs, associations, foundations - to raise awareness among the public, especially the younger generations, of the urgency of the climate issue.

Eco-designed, open-air exhibitions with free access in many places in the capital and in institutions in Greater Paris. View Alessandro's installation at Place de la Bastille.

Written By uzomah ugwu for Arte Realizzata

Donald Martiny is an American Contemporary painter and fine artist, who is known for his use of color in his abstract paintings. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally in art galleries and art spaces such as the Conny Dietzschold Gallery, the Cameron Art Museum, the Diehl Gallery, Market Art + Design Hamptons, and many more. His work is held in collections such as the Grahm Gund Family Foundation, One World Trade Center, the Newcomb Art Museum, and elsewhere. Martiny has lectured at Cornell University and at the Ackland Art Museum. His artwork has received press and been in publications internationally, most recently he has been featured in Architectural Digest. I had the pleasure and honor to ask Donald what has been his most challenging project as of yet, what drew him to making abstract art, and how he hopes people feel when they see his art.

You may not be able to eat in Gwyneth Paltrow’s dining room or hang on Oprah's Montecito patio, but with more A-list decorators branching into restaurant interior design, you can tap into the style of the stars. Many designers best known for the celebrity projects in their portfolios have recently expanded to projects at eateries around the world. It’s an opportunity to showcase to a wider audience their prowess in pattern mixing, furniture and art sourcing, and creating a mood where you want to linger long after the final course. Because restaurants, of course, are about more than just design. These spaces also serve as places to gather for cocktails or enjoy delicious food. Below, we gather some examples of spaces where you can indulge in style.

Congratulations Donald Martiny on the recent acquisition of 3 works on paper by the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Ft. Worth, TX

The Amon Carter Museum of American Art was established through the generosity of Amon G. Carter Sr. (1879-1955) to house his collection of paintings and sculpture by Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell; to collect, preserve, and exhibit the finest examples of American art; and to serve all communities through exhibitions, publications, and experiences devoted to the celebration of American creativity.

View images of our recent collaboration with Wecselman Design at the Ritz-Carlton Residences in Miami Beach.

This gorgeous model villa Z includes work by Donald Baechler, Dan Christensen, Gabriele Evertz, Max-Steven Grossman, Jane Manus, Donald Martiny, James Austin Murray, Udo Noger, Donald Sultan and Tigran Tsitoghdzyan.

Kick Off 2021 With These Artists That the Artnet Gallery Network Is Watching in January

This month, we're looking at artists working in Johannesburg, San Francisco, and beyond.

At the Artnet Gallery Network, we make it our goal to discover new artists each and every month, searching through the thousands of talented artists on our website and selecting a few we find particularly intriguing right now. Though making bold resolutions (like ones about leaving the house) might seem a tad presumptuous after last year, if one of your goals is to keep an eye on interesting talents, you can do so from home by exploring the Artnet Gallery Network and looking out for our monthly round-up of artists to watch. 

 
Check them out below—and happy art discoveries for 2021!

We had the good fortune of connecting with James Austin Murray and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi James Austin, how do you think about risk?
Taking risks are essential if you want to grow and succeed. A number of years ago I was invited by Madison Gallery in California to do an artist residency there and have a subsequent solo exhibition. At the time I was just starting to get noticed and it was a dream scenario. So I bet the house. What I mean by that is I took my life savings, which was about $50,000 and I spent every dime of it on that show. I bought dozens of panels and an embarrassing amount of paint and supplies. I cleared out my accounts and went to work. By the time I arrived back home I was living on credit card debt and suddenly felt very poor. The solo exhibition was months away. I had done the work and now had a hard time continuing working because of funds. I believed in my work and felt confident, it was still a scary time.

Whitehot Magazine | Disclosures: Donald Martiny, or Figures Without Ground

By DONOVAN IRVEN, November 2020

The art of Donald Martiny exists somewhere between painting and sculpture. We are confronted with a singular brushstroke, huge, a seemingly spontaneous, lavish eruption of color and texture on the wall. It is the mark distilled from painting, the formerly minute detail writ large, what we usually discover as a hidden and obscured part of the whole is made to be the whole itself, the entire work a gesture on the wall. 

Such dramatic works are fit for public art – Martiny is currently preparing to install a large work on the exterior of a building in Raleigh, North Carolina and is well known for his permanent displays in the lobby of One World Trade Center in New York City. But they also lend themselves to powerful aesthetic experiences in more intimate galleries, as will be evident in upcoming solo shows in March 2021 at the Scala del Bovoli in Venice, Italy.

View Max-Steven Grossman's permanent bookscape installation at Planet Word Museum.

Planet Word, a revolutionary museum dedicated to the power, beauty, and fun of language and to showing how words shape the human experience, opened its
doors to the public. Housed in Washington, D.C.’s historic Franklin School, Planet Word is the world’s first voice-activated museum, featuring immersive galleries and exhibits that will engage visitors of all ages in experiencing words and language from a wide range of perspectives. General admission is free.

View images of our recent collaboration with REH Interiors at Tower 155 in Downtown Boca Raton!

This gorgeous residence includes work by Stanley Boxer, Gabriele Evertz, Max-Steven Grossman, Donald Martiny, James Austin Murray and Tigran Tsitoghdzyan.

Front Burner: Highlights in Contemporary North Carolina Painting

March 7, 2020 – February 14, 2021

East Building, Level B, Joyce W. Pope Gallery, North Carolina Museum of Art

 Throughout modern art history, painting has been declared dead and later resuscitated so many times that the issue now tends to largely be ignored. Despite any debate over painting’s viability, artists continue to persevere in keeping the medium fresh and new. Currently painting is enjoying a revival in the art world, and innovative North Carolina artists are helping to maintain its vibrant place on the front burner.

View images of our recent collaboration with Wecselman Design at One Park Grove, Miami.

This stunning model unit includes work by Lluis Barba, Stanley Boxer, Lynn Chadwick, Dan Christensen, Max-Steven Grossman, Jane Manus, Donald Martiny, James Austin Murray, Udo Noger, Ernest Trova, Tigran Tsitoghdzyan and Bernar Venet.

By Nancy Stetson

When Jane Manus can't sleep, she puts together shapes in various combinations in her head: straight lines, squares, rectangles. Never circles. Never anything with curves. The West Palm Beach sculptor is attracted to geometric shapes and angles and strong lines that may jut out straight or bend sharply. And her work reflects that.

“I don’t do circles,” she says. “I don’t have anything against them. It’s just not me.”

When she first began creating her abstract sculpture, she originally worked in steel.

“Over the years, I found my own signature,” she says. “When people look at the work, or have seen a number of my sculptures, they can tell a piece of mine from someone else’s.

“I was working with these different pieces of metal and I was able to do what I wanted to do with them, to express what how I wanted the works to look with these materials. The more I worked with them, there seemed to be more shapes I could create.”

Even after almost 45 years of being a professional artist, she hasn’t run out of different ways to juxtapose these elements.

Donald Martiny will participate in the inaugural Summer Residency at Tivoli New York sponsored by the Pfaff Foundation, Judy Pfaff, and M. David & Co, Michael David.

Judy Pfaff, who was born in London, received her MFA from Yale University where she studied with Al Held. Her work spans across disciplines from painting to printmaking to sculpture to installation. She has work in the permanent collections of MoMA, Whitney Museum of Art, Tate Gallery, Brooklyn Museum of Art, and Detroit Institute of Arts, among many others. She is the recipient of numerous prestigious awards including Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Sculpture Center, the MacArthur Foundation Award, and the Guggenheim Fellowship. Pfaff lives and works in Tivoli, NY.

Michael David has exhibited with Sidney Janis Gallery and M. Knoedler & Co. His work is in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Guggenheim Museum in New York, The Brooklyn Museum, The Houston Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles among many others. Additionally David has established and directed two successful galleries in Brooklyn: Life on Mars and M. David & Co.

Azure Development's $2,190,000 show house in Delray Beach hosts thirteen artworks from Sponder Gallery's roster of important artists.

Artists Include:

Stanley Boxer, Dan Christensen, Max-Steven Grossman, Kysa Johnson, Jane Manus, Donald Martiny, James Austin Murray, Udo Noger, Tigran Tsitoghdzyan and James Walsh

Visitors to the Edmond J. Safra campus of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem who walk by the Goodman Brain Sciences building will notice a statue by the world-renowned artist, the late Boaz Vaadia. This figure, titled Ahiam 2nd, will make most people stop and stare at this representation of humanity. The pose in Ahiam 2nd is contemplative and serene, creating an overall calm atmosphere, which Vaadia so often stated was an important goal. It is recommended to visit Ahiam 2nd in the middle of a hectic day at the office or the lab. Who knows, maybe his serenity will rub off on his visitors. 

Ahiam 2nd is an iconic sculpture for Boaz Vaadia, and perhaps one of his most seminal. The figure in Ahiam 2nd is in a reclining pose that Vaadia revisited frequently, starting in 1985 when he first began figurative work in the style for which he is internationally known. Vaadia later combined the same figural pose with a boulder, such as exists in Ahiam 2nd, when he moved to his Williamsburg, Brooklyn studio. Ahiam 2nd was completed in 2006.

Dynamic Sublimity:  Donald Martiny's Brushstrokes by Donald Kuspit

Initially in Turner, Delacroix, and the Barbizon School, the brush stroke was made more noticeable, and this appearance was to increase under impressionist.  The imitative or descriptive function of painting was increasingly diminished by the growing prominence of the physical substance of which a painting is made, the paint...Finally the whole brush stroke leaps forth dramatically in the work of van Gogh.

The brush stroke now becomes for the first time a distinct, separate unit of artistic expression.
James Mann, Beyond Post-Modernism:  Manifesto of Vandalism(1) We call that sublime which is absolutely great.  Beauty is connected with the form of the object, having boundaries, while the sublime is to be found in a formless object, represented by a pointlessness.

Crystal Clear | Glitz, spirituality and rebellion coexist in Metis Atash’s sparkling sculptures

BY JOHN THOMASON

AT FIRST BLUSH, Metis Atash’s career appears to have swung from one end of the spectrum to the other. She forged her career in finance, working in private equity for 15 years, mostly in her native Ger- many. It was exhausting, right-brain labor—consult- ing, preparing documents, filing annual reports—and it consumed her for up to 80 hours a week.

While traveling during a yearlong sabbatical from her job in 2004, Atash experienced something like an epiphany. “I stayed six months in Bali and met my business partner,” she recalls. “We became friends, not really thinking much, just realizing there was more to my life than what I’ve lived.” 

Her future business partner was a furniture ex- porter, and Atash began to create art on his inven- tory, applying paint, lacquer and Swarovski crystals. Around the same time, Atash, a practicing Buddhist, imported Balinese Buddha heads, and painted and crystallized those as well.

THE REBIRTH OF THE DUTCH FLOWER, A NEW SERIES THAT HIGHLIGHTS THE PLIGHT OF THE FLOWER INDUSTRY

During the COVID-19 crisis, Dutch Fine Art Photographer Isabelle van Zeijl visited local flower growers to explore how she could shine a light on an industry that is suffering an 80% loss of income. The growers were keen on a collaboration with Van Zeijl with one grower suggesting that "life is cyclical, like nature. After every difficulty there is always ease. We choose to share, collaborate in order to grow together."

The Museum of Art and History, Lancaster CA

The Light of Space | February 8 - April 19, 2020

Solo exhibitions: Kysa Johnson, Laddie John Dill, Jay Mark Johnson, Shana Mabari, Ruth Pastine, Mary Anna Pomonis, Robert Standish

"‹Site specific installations: Gary Lang, Edwin Vasquez

"‹Video installation: Jeff Frost

"‹New Works by Ruth Pastine

Best known for his ‘frozen’ brushstrokes, Donald Martiny’s large scale abstractions manage to be both sculptural and painterly, while somehow effecting the action of performance art. It is no wonder then that Open, Martiny’s latest solo exhibition on view till January 2nd at the Dimmitt Contemporary Art in Houston, continues the artist’s exploration of the "gesture," which is made to exist forever in the present. Katarina at ARS sat down with the artist to talk contemporary culture, artistic influences, and the surprisingly delightful taste of a blue crayon.

KATARINA: Your newest show at the Dimmit Contemporary Art is called “OPEN,” which the curator writes is a reference to “the action of the viewer, rather than the object itself.” For all your viewers out there, what do you think we can all be a little more 'open' to and why?

This venue allows the gallery to provide museum quality works for acquisition, while adding an educational and cultural enhancement to the property. The gallery's 30 year history has focused on post-war and contemporary paintings, sculpture and works on paper, while maintaining an inventory of strong secondary market work. Artists who display innovative techniques and a unique approach to materials are paramount to the gallery's aesthetic. Sponder Gallery is a member of the Fine Art Dealers Association (FADA) and offers personalized support and consulting in all aspects of collecting and appraisal services.

Architecture Imitates Art at Jonathan Prince’s Berkshire County Home

By Nancy Keates

From one angle, Jonathan Prince's white, circa-1900 farmhouse, reached through an arch of maple trees, blends perfectly into rural Berkshire County's winding roads, stone walls, barns and summer camps.

But get closer, and it is clear somthing is unusual: The neatly trimmed yard, irrigated to stay emerald green, is mowed in different directions, creating a sense of movement. A long path to the kitchen door has piecces of bluestone jetting off to the side at different lengths, leaving dark lines that look like shadows in the grass. And the pristine rectangular swiming pool is a preternatural deep blue, flickering with light reflectiing off what appear to be pebbles.

The intended effect is "numinius" or mystical, says Mr. Prince, a 67 year-old sculptor, whose latest work, a series called "Shatter" currently displayed at Christie's Sculpture Garden in New York, consists of smooth steel water pipes, opened up to reveal reflective, highly polished stainless steel insides resembling broken glass. Three of Mr. Prince's sculptures are currently on sale at Christie's for $675,000 each. A work he sold for $350,000 called "Vestigial Block" is on permanent display at the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University in East Lansing, a donaton of Julie and Edward J. Minskoff.

Frost Tower Fort Worth has commissioned artist Donald Martiny to create a unique work of art for the building’s ground floor lobby. Martiny’s work is internationally known for its unique approach to painting in which standard rectilinear canvases are forgone in favor of a form that is defined by large-scale brushstrokes. Swaths of paint many feet in length construe works that obscure the line between painting and sculpture, inviting viewers for closer inspection and a more dynamic interaction with a work of art. At 14 by 17 feet, the commissioned work must be created on-site, requiring the artist to set up a temporary studio in the lobby at 640 Taylor Street where he will create the piece over the course of a week beginning on November 18th.

Uncanny Portraits: Tigran Tsitoghdzyan's Realism
By Donald Kuspit

What are we to make of Tigran Tsitoghdzyan's "Mirrors" — big, bold portraits, confrontationally large, and black and white, like the negative of a photograph, the colors of life enigmatically erased as though in a melancholy underworld? They are clearly masterpieces, but for all the beauty of the female model peculiarly bleak. However well-realized—empirically precise, insistently descriptive—her appearance, she seems peculiarly unreal. The hands that hide her face, yet let her piercing eyes magically see through them, suggest she is a delusion. Ambiguously transparent and opaque, her hands convey the ambivalence built into the artist's "handling" of her.

The grandeur of Tigran's paintings suggests that she is a delusion of grandeur—that he is deluded about her grandeur, has made her grander and more mysterious than she is in everyday reality. He has mystified her, so that she becomes the mythical eternal feminine, the embodiment of the mystery that is woman, and with that becomes larger than life, a visionary presence yet still a particular person—Tigran's wife, the model who is in fact a professional model, posing for photographers. Tigran begins his portraits with a photograph—today taking the place of the preparatory drawing—and ends with a portrait that however photograph-like has the nuanced touches of a refined painting. Carefully constructed of tonal shadows, it has the emotional subtlety that an everyday photograph lacks. Tigran's portraits lend themselves to reflection, invite lingering contemplation, as a matter-of-fact photograph rarely does. I think this is because each of his portraits, however labor intensive, have the quality of a "primary delusion, i.e., one that arises as an immediate experience, out of the blue, with no external or objective cause or explanation, but nonetheless with a strong feeling of conviction". Out of the blue, in Tigran's portraits out of the black, that is, the haunting female face arises out of the unconscious depths however much it is heightened by consciousness. Tigran's female face is always yonder, at an immense distance, symbolized by its intimidating immensity, however close and impinging it may be. It is a transfixing, perversely sublime spectacle that the spectator only dare view in a mirror–see through a glass darkly, as it were—the way Perseus saw the Medusa's face reflected in the mirror of his shield, so that he would not be petrified by its stare.

Donald Martiny was included amoung the artists were commissioned to create 54 artworks for Nortstrom's new flagship location in NYC. The Art@Nordstrom app will provide customers with an audio-guided tour of the store’s collection.The Nordstrom NYC Flagship represents the biggest and best statement of the brand, and largest single-project investment in Nordstrom history. Located on West 57th Street and Broadway, across from the Nordstrom Men’s Store, which opened in April 2018, customers can shop 320,000 square feet of retail space located on seven levels – two below street level and five above. 

Nordstrom, Inc. is a leading fashion retailer based in the U.S. Founded in 1901 as a shoe store in Seattle, today Nordstrom operates 382 stores in 40 states, including 117 full-line stores in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico; 249 Nordstrom Rack stores; three Jeffrey boutiques; two clearance stores; six Trunk Club clubhouses; and five Nordstrom Local service concepts. Additionally, customers are served online through Nordstrom.com, Nordstromrack.com, HauteLook and TrunkClub.com. Nordstrom, Inc.'s common stock is publicly traded on the NYSE under the symbol JWN.

Shatter

September 10 - November 10, 2019

Shatter is an exhibition of New York-born sculptor Jonathan Prince’s work, his second viewing at Christie’s Sculpture Garden on Madison Avenue. Drawing upon his extensive knowledge of nature, science and the human body, Prince creates monumental and large-scale works of art out of materials such as stainless steel, CorTen steel, aluminium, bronze and granite. Prince’s works feature in notable public and private collections, including The Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University and The Joseph M. Cohen Family Collection, and has been shown across the United States, in addition to his 2012 Liquid State series exhibition at Christie’s Sculpture Garden. See video.

Christie’s Sculpture Garden
535 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10022

MADE IN CALIFORNIA: Contemporary Art from the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation

Pete & Susan Barrett Art Gallery, Santa Monica College Curated by Billie Milam Weisman

August 27, 2019 – December 6, 2019

Since the 1960s California has emerged as a center for contemporary art that rivals New York in its accomplishments and innovation. Frederick R. Weisman was a pioneering collector whose rise as an important patron of the arts paralleled the emergence of the contemporary art scene in Los Angeles. He began collecting both international art and art from Los Angeles in the mid-1950s, and counted many of the city’s top artists as his close friends, building a collection that reflects these personal relationships.

Frederick Weisman was an early supporter of many of the artists that rose to prominence under the legendary Ferus Gallery, established by Walter Hopps, Ed Kienholz and later, Irving Blum. At the time Hopps was an innovative young curator who was tuned in to the idiosyncratic styles of Los Angeles artists, which had developed from isolation during the post-war period. As a result, LA artists were inspired by their daily lives and surroundings—the local terrain, vibrant sun, beautiful sunsets, blue skies, surfboards, and fast, flashy cars. Soon new art movements were created (such as Light and Space, and Finish Fetish), and the Cool School was born. But it would be decades later before the rest of the world recognized the importance of these artists and movements. The art on view represents a number of these diverse movements that have and
continue to play a decisive role in defining the visual arts in the Golden State.

Black & White & In Between: Contemporary Art from the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation

Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, Pepperdine University, Malibu. Curated by Billie Milam Weisman

August 27, 2019 – December 8, 2019

This eclectic grouping of contemporary black and white drawings, digital media, photographs, prints,
paintings and sculptures are gathered together for this exhibition from the Frederick R. Weisman Art
Foundation. In color theory black and white are complete opposites. In scientific terms, where color is
determined through the visible spectrum of light, black is the absorption, or absence, of all visible light;
and white is the reflection, or presence, of it.

Harmonies In Color: Six Contemporary Perspectives

August 24, 2019 - March 1, 2020

Color is fundamental to an understanding of our world and profoundly affects our daily lives. Although visible color constitutes only a small portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, it is complex and endlessly fascinating to artists and scientists alike. Harmonies in Color explores the perception of color and brings together the work of six renowned colorists: Gabriele Evertz, Irene Mamiye, Pard Morrison, Jen Pack, Robert Swain, and Sanford Wurmfeld. 

The exhibition includes paintings, photographs, sculptures, and “thread works,” and makes reference to major milestones in the scientific investigation of color, color themes and theories, and color as a subject in art. The artists featured in the exhibition work with different aesthetic media and are pursuing the investigation of color from different perspectives; but, all are united in their interest in the sensory experience of color.

Louisiana Art & Science Museum | 100 River Road South, Downtown Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802 

SPONDER GALLERY is pleased to announce the installation of a monumental sculpture by Jane Manus at The Bristol, Palm Beach’s most expensive luxury condominium. The namesake work stands 23 feet tall, and weighs over 1,000 lbs. 

Jane Manus has been continuously developing her oeuvre of forceful geometric sculptures since the 1970s, when as a young artist at the Art Institute of Boston she learned to weld metal into sculpture, an experience Manus describes as a breakthrough in her artistic career. Manus’ work has indeed evolved, and today she works exclusively in aluminum. Her vibrant sculptures seamlessly integrate disparate elements of geometry, thereby truly transforming the spaces that they inhabit. Dynamic shapes and massive forms penetrate the viewer’s space, and seem to move and change in appearance due to their extreme three-dimensionality. Abstract though they are, Manus’ sculptures also retain an unyielding expressive character that gives each work a life and spirit of its own. Jane Manus was born in New York in 1951, and is based in West Palm Beach, Florida. Her work is found in many important collections, including The Harn Museum of Art, Gainesville, FL; The Lincoln Center/List Collection, New York; the Georgia Museum of Art; Syracuse University; Herbert F Johnson Museum at Cornell University, NY; Cornell Museum of Art, Winter Park, FL.

 The Bristol is a 610,000 square-foot luxury condominium in the heart of West Palm Beach, Florida. The 25-story building is located on the Intracoastal Waterway overlooking Palm Beach Island, and includes 67 units, 12 guest suites, two parking levels, and several amenity areas. Units range from $7 to $14 million, although prices have gone higher for penthouse levels. Construction began three years ago on the site of the former Chapel-by-the-Lake.

Andrew Rogers' land works now visible via Google Earth and the Google Cultural Institute, Explore collections, artworks and historical sites from around the world. 

Rogers is a contemporary sculptor born in Australia whose works may be found in many plazas and buildings around the world. He is a leading contemporary artist. Rogers is the creator of the world’s largest contemporary land art undertaking. Titled "Rhythms of Life," the project commenced in 1998 and at present comprises 51 massive stone structures across 16 countries on seven continents and has involved over 7,500 people.

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See SPONDER GALLERY artists's work on view inside this lavish show house in Hudson Valley, NY.

Artists include Steven Alexander, Dan Christensen, Christine Federighi, Donald Martiny, Ben Schonzeit and Boaz Vaadia.

View Images HERE

LAYERS OF MEANING | FRANCES HEDGES, JULY 1, 2019

Isabelle van Zeijl's flamboyant photography goes on show at Mayfair Arty Weekend.

Image: I am II, 2019

DISCOVER VIVID WORKS OF BRILLIANCE AT THIS YEAR'S MAYFAIR ART WEEKEND

By Brooke Theis

The Dutch fine-art photographer Isabelle van Zeijl subverts oppressive ideals of female beauty with her striking self-portraits, in which she depicts herself in the context of paintings by Old Masters. 'The characters in my work embody all that women can be', says van Zeijl. 'Instead of one-dimensional views, they display a multitude of emotions'.

Artwork on the cover: OWN, 2019

The Ferruccio Lamborghini Museum narrates the life of Ferruccio through his mechanical creations and a vast archive of family’s photos. This place, conceived and founded by the entrepreneur Tonino Lamborghini to celebrate his father, was inaugurated in 2014. Their permanent collection now includes a painting by Donald Martiny.

Inside 9,000 sqm. the Museum holds all the industrial productions of the Doctor of Engineering (Hon. Causa) Lamborghini, from the first Carioca tractor which started his company in 1947, to the most important tractors of the ‘50s,’60s and ‘70s. An emotional journey will let you admire Ferruccio’s personal cars collection, like the fabulous Miura SV, and many other famous cars, like the Fiat Barchetta Sport, modified to participate in the 1948 Mille Miglia competition, the futuristic Countach, Jarama models, Urracos and the Espada with seagull wing doors that inspired the car of the Back to the Future movie.

The Museum will also offer you a glimpse of two special stories: the helicopter prototype and the 11-times world champion Fast 45 Diablo Class 1 offshore boat, 13.5 meters long with Lamborghini engines. The reconstruction of Ferruccio’s first office at Lamborghini Tractors company with his personal effects, official documents and photos of the period will help you discovering not only his life, but also the story of his family and of the people who worked for his companies during the Italian economic boom in the late ’50s-‘60s.

View Anne Lilly's sculpture Calendar for Parmenides in a group exhibition at the Concord Center for Visual Art

March 28 - May 1, 2019 | 37 Lexington Road, Concord MA 01742

Curated by Kate James and Kathleen O’Hara

Dante said it best when he called the moon our “eternal pearl”, changing, glowing, layered and forever. The moon is science; the moon is art; the moon tangoes with the earth and the sun. The moon plays a major role in astronomy, romance, literature, poetry, navigation, tides, the uncanny, storytelling, art making and politics. Harold used his purple crayon to draw the moon and locate his bedroom window. Thoreau liked it for night walks and Neil Armstrong walked on its surface 50 years ago. It continues to captivate us throughout our lives as it morphs in size and shape prompting mystery, myth and metaphor over the centuries. This exhibition marks the 50th anniversary of Armstrong's scientific and poetic moment. We have assembled a diverse group of artists whose practice has been moon-centric. With conceptual and visual results, each prompts our own relationship to the moon. We ask them each the question and hope the exhibition prompts you to ask “what is it about the moon”?

https://www.concordart.org/exhibitions/the-moon

March 5 - May 14, 2019. Curated by James Little. New York Centric Catalogue. 

View works by Sponder Gallery artists including Stanley Boxer, Dan Christensen, Gabriele Evertz, James Austin Murray and Peter Reginato.

Foreword by KAREN WILKIN, New York, 2019

“Too much is expected of Art, that it mean all kinds of things and is the solution to questions no one can answer. Art is much simpler than that. Its pretentions more modest. Art is a sign, an insignia to celebrate the faculty for invention.” Stuart Davis wrote this in 1956, but it seems newly relevant today. Over the past three decades, art has been increasingly required to “mean all kinds of things” and to offer solutions to “questions no one can answer,” often at the expense of any other considerations. Today, in many prestigious art schools, students who wish to be taken seriously (and, sometimes, receive acceptable grades) are urged to make work that addresses such daunting issues as political unrest, climate change, civil rights, gender equality, animal welfare, poverty, and all the rest of it....

It's been a long process getting an interview going with Donald Martiny. Not because he's is difficult to contact but because it takes me a while to think of the right questions to ask such a complex artist. I had the pleasure of meeting Martiny at my weekly Whitehot Magazine Art Party that happens every Tuesday night at the Jane Hotel Roof Bar in New York City. Martiny is an intelligent, warm individual who has obviously spent many years studying and perfecting his work. I've spent time with Frank Stella and I hold Martiny in the same regard as a modern master in the making. The following conversation took place aproximately one week before I met him at my party. 

Where are you from?

I was born in upstate New York in the early 50s. My family lived in a small split-level house nestled in the middle of an orchard near Ballston Lake.

When did you discover art?

The first art that I remember being aware of was the Midnight Ride of Paul Revere by Grant Wood which was printed in a repeat pattern on the upholstery of our living room couch. That fantastic imagery was mesmerizing to me and as spellbinding and entertaining as any storybook or film. By the time I was in my early teens we had moved to Holland, Michigan and I was devouring every art book I could get my hands on. At fourteen I began making day trips on my own to the Art Institute of Chicago via Greyhound bus, something no parent would tolerate today.

January 26 - February 20, 2019 | 6215 South Flagler, West Palm Beach, FL

Sponder Gallery participated in the 2019 edition of the Kips Bay Showhouse in West Palm Beach, Florida. Works by Dan Christensen, Jane Manus, Donald Martiny, Ernest Trova and Larry Zox are in view in spaces designed by Leanne Yarn, Andres Paradelo and Amy Meier.

Each year, celebrated interior designers transform a luxury Manhattan home and a Palm Beach residence into an elegant exhibition of fine furnishings, art and technology. This all began in 1973 when several dedicated supporters of Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club launched the Kips Bay Decorator Show House to raise critical funds for much needed after school and enrichment programs for New York City children. Over the course of four decades, this project has grown into a must-see event for thousands of design enthusiasts and is renowned for sparking interior design trends throughout the world. The Show House receives as many as 15,000 guests annually from across the nation. Since its inception, the Show House has raised over $21,000,000 for Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club, which currently reaches over 10,000 young people at nine locations throughout the Bronx. Today, the club is proudly one of the most prominent and responsive youth development agencies in New York City and a “flagship” of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. 

The 2018-2019 edition of Mizner's Dream is available, featuring an editorial about Max-Steven Grossman.

By The Book

Max Steven Grossman is a celebrated digital photographer. But he's also, in a more unorthodox sense, a librarian. Each photograph is his signature series, Bookscapes, is a collage of related books - extravagant coffee-table tomes, biographies, critical compendiums, art history surveys - that do not exist outsite the artist' imagination. As art professor Natalia Brizuela wrote in a 2017 essay about Grossman's work "The books in every image have never quite been placed in that way except in the virtual space of his computer... When looked at from a close distance, you can see that the each book spine has a distinct image quality, revealing their different provenance, their composite or collage character." 

Read the full text (pages 120-123) here.

Mass Cultural Council’s Artist Fellowships recognize exceptional work by Massachusetts artists across a range of disciplines. These highly competitive awards provide artists crucial validation among their peers and the public. They catalyze artistic advancement and pave the way for creative innovation of enduring cultural value. In 2018 they proudly supported 67 artists with grants totaling $441,000.

The Mass Cultural Council works to elevate a rich cultural life in Massachusetts. They partner with communities across the Commonwealth to expand access, improve education, promote diversity, and encourage excellence in the arts, humanities, and sciences. 

Mass Cultural Council | 10 St. James Avenue, 3rd Floor | Boston, MA 02116-3803

https://massculturalcouncil.org/artists-art/artist-fellowships/funding-list/

On View Feburary 9 - November 30, 2019

The Open Museum at Tefen Industrial Parkwill open a comprehensive exhibition of Boaz Vaadia works. The exhibition includes his last
reliefs, made shortly before he died from a terminal disease in February 2017. Vaadia’s journey is one of movement between continents and
cultures. Presenting an exhibition of his sculptures in Israel, at the Open Museum, Tefen Industrial Park, offers something of a closure to this path. Vaadia’s sculptures are exhibited in public places and private collections around the world. Only two of his works are publicly displayed in Israel, Asa & Yehoshafat, installed at Tel Aviv’s Independence Park, and Re’uven, in the sculpture garden at the Open Museum, Tefen. Many of Vaadia’s outdoor sculptures are on permanent view in the United States, including at the entrance to the Time Warner Center in Manhattan, near Washington DC and Chicago Illinois, as well as many international temporary public loans over the years, including in Barclay’s Bank HQ Square in London, and more.

Watch the official trailer for Tigran Tsitoghdzyans upcoming documentary American Mirror: Intimations of Immortality HERE

American Mirror: Intimations of Immortality

Oscar-winning screen icon Susan Sarandon and Armenian painter Tigran Tsitoghdzyan discuss time and identity, and how the apparently in conflict values of beauty and aging are perceived in our modern society dominated by social media, as he limns her portrait during a timeless sitting session.

The film reveals how Tigran, a highly dedicated and painstakingly trained craftsman, brings the ancient spirit of the old masters into a unique post-modern hyperrealism deeply interwoven with NYC’s culture and social landscape. Shot over the period of three years, the film takes us on a rare, thought-provoking, timeless reality-and-fiction setting to reveal how one of the most striking artists in recent art history climbs up the art-world ranks on the winding journey to success and recognition.

From producer David Shara and writer-director Arthur Balder, with an original soundtrack by composer Mark Petrie, American Mirror stars Susan Sarandon, Tigran Tsitoghdzyan, Donald Kuspit and Florence Faivre. With the participation of Ashley Hinshaw Grace, Jules Wainstein, Hilary Rhoda, Morgan Shara, Ryan Ross, Sirey Moran.

Museo Boncompangi Ludovisi, Rome | October 11 - December 31, 2018

After the Tribes is a site-specific installation structured around twelve circular paintings on semitransparent PVC that enliven an imposing four-meter-high metal structure. The work relates the story of the Twelve Tribes of Israel, who descended directly from the sons of Jacob to form the Jewish people. Along with research into cartographic materials at the National Library of Israel, Beverly Barkat based her work on these historical studies, concentrating in particular on color and material to conjure a complex universe of symbols and references. The artist’s color palette derives from soil collected from the lands where each of the twelve tribes dwelt, from the natural elements gathered from the earth and from the gemstone representing them, associated with their occupations. All these elements, ground up and then mixed with acrylic paints and pastel pigments, give rise to each individual work, which is therefore unique and unrepeatable.

Bus Shelter Ad Takeover... September 2018

Prince William praises Tusk Rhino Trail artists.

600 North Woodland Boulevard DeLand, Florida 32720

August 25 - October 26, 2018

The artist’s objective as a painter is to explore and experiment with color interaction. Rogers utilizes the transparent nature of an oil and wax process to evoke a depth of field with a translucent quality. 

Anne Lilly's kinetic installation Temple of Mnemon is currently on view at The Rose kennedy Greenway, Boston, MA. 

Two works from Kysa Johnson's series The Long Goodbye were recently acquired by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 

The Jewish Museum announced today that it has received a major gift from The Barnett and Annalee Newman Foundation, established in 1996 by Annalee Newman, the artist's widow. Included in the gift is a collection of art by more than 40 artists who received the Barnett and Annalee Newman Award, given annually since 2004 to artists who exemplified Newman’s values and his spirit of artistic independence and individuality. Anne Lilly received this important award in 2013.

One work from each of these artists will be purchased with funds from the Newman Foundation and gifted to the Jewish Museum. Artists include Lynda Benglis, Mark Bradford, Tony Cragg, Rebecca Horn, Joan Jonas, Kerry James Marshall, Julie Mehretu, Larry Poons, Nancy Rubins, Richard Serra, Sarah Sze, Philip Taaffe, Terry Winters, and Jack Youngerman, among others. This will be the first time many of these artists will have their work included in the Jewish Museum’s collection.

The Jewish Museum | 1109 Fifth Avenue at 92nd Street, New York, NY

Established in January 2018, the Art in Public Places Advisory Board was created to enrich and enhance the City’s public environment and landscapes through creative collaborations with local artists. 

SPONDER GALLERY is now a member of the Fine Art Dealers Association!

Read Donald Martiny's recent Lynda Benglis interview in the March/April issue of Artists on Art Magazine.

January 11, 2018 - April 29, 2018

2051 S. Flagler Drive
West Palm Beach, Florida, 33401

Hours:
September – June: Wed thru Sun 10am – 4pm
Members: Free
Visitors: Adult $15, Senior $10, Child/Student: $7

Our new East Boca Raton space is now open by appointment. We are located at 413 E Palmetto Park Road, suite 106

on the ground floor of Palmetto Promenade, just west of Trattoria Romana.

August 3-6, 2017

CenturyLink Field Event Center | 1000 Occidental Ave S Seattle WA 98134

Sponder Gallery is pleased to announce our participation in the 2017 Seattle Art Fair with a solo presentation of kinetic sculpture by Anne Lilly.

We are a top 10 pick at the Seattle Art Fair!

View the full article here.

July 6-9, 2017

The Bridgehampton Museum | 2368 Montauk Highway Bridgehampton, NY 11932

May 3 - 7, 2017

Pier 94 | 12th Ave at 55th Street | New York NY 10019

April 27-30, 2017

Fort Mason Center Festival Pavilion | 2 Marina Blvd | San Francisco CA 94123

March 2 - 5, 2017

Pier 36 | 299 South Street | New York NY

Artists exhibited include: Dan Christensen, Arno Elias, Max-Steven Grossman, Michael Halsband, Paul Jenkins, WIlliam King, Donald Martiny, Udo Noger and Boaz Vaadia.

We are deeply saddened by the passing of our dear friend Boaz Vaadia. For nearly 30 years, we've had the honor and pleasure of exhibiting his incredible sculptures and placing them into over 250 important private and public collections. His warmth, intelligence, sincerity and passion will be sorely missed by all who knew and loved him. 

Read his New York Times obituary here.

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James Austin Murray’s recent six- by six-foot paintings are made using the most basic of means: ivory black oil paint, a canvas and wood-panel support, and wallpaper brushes—up to nine affixed to a long handle. But the surface effects are far from simple, and indeed offer an almost otherworldly experience, as the striations from the brush take the eye on a roller-coaster journey into pleats and folds, over light-struck hillocks and into shadowy crooks and bends. Depending on where you stand, the paintings look like a forbidding landscape you could walk right into. It’s a visual encounter that is both unsettling and profoundly seductive.

Fortunately, Murray never took the advice of a well-meaning neighbor he regularly encountered as a teenager in New City, NY, who told him, at the time he was considering art school: “Just don’t get into any of that abstract stuff.” He had no intentions of becoming an artist at all until he took a lunch-hour class in high school and discovered he was the best draftsman in the group. Murray headed off to Parsons after graduation, where he studied illustration but was far more interested in pursuing his own vision. He landed jobs to pay the bills but says he knew he “didn’t want to be a hired gun working for some art director.”

January 12 - 15, 2017

Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary Pavilion | 825 S Dixie Hwy | West Palm Beach FL 33401

Artists exhibited include: Lynn Chadwick, Dan Christensen, Michael Halsband, WIlliam King, Donald Martiny, Udo Noger, Jonathan Prince, Kikuo Saito and Boaz Vaadia.

October 17, 2016 by Michelle Kaplan

What Happens When a World-Class Resort Partners with a Posh Art Gallery? Magic! 

The Boca Raton Resort and Club has long been the destination of celebrities, royals, hipsters, captains of industry, movers and shakers, and the most discerning members & guests – each coming to the Resort & Club with their own expectations, a little zest for adventure, each vying for a unique experience at one of South Florida’s premier playgrounds. Taking it all in is part of the fun at the Resort where there’s something for every taste...

After 28 years at Gallery Center, we are moving to a new loaction opening in Spring 2017. In the meantime, we are open by appointment at our warehouse space:

1140 Holland Drive, Suite 20 | Boca Raton FL 33487 | t. 561-241-3050 | c. 561-350-0004

Our Boca Raton Resort & Club space is open.

September 29 - October 2, 2016

George R. Brown Convention Center | 1001 Avenida de las Americas | Houston TX 77010

Artists exhibited include: Charles Arnoldi, Metis Atash, Babette Bloch, Dan Christensen, Max-Steven Grossman, WIlliam King, Jeff Koons, Donald Martiny, Udo Noger, Mauro Perucchetti, Kikuo Saito, Ben Schonzeit and Boaz Vaadia.

Baker Sponder Gallery is pleased to announce that Donald martiny will have a solo exhibition at the Alden B. Dow Museum of Science and Art. The show will be on view September 24 - December 31, 2016

Baker Sponder Gallery is pleased to announce that three works by Ben Schonzeit will be included in a group exhibition at The Nassau County Museum of Art. 

A solo exhibition of the artist's works on paper will also be on view 

July 30 - November 16, 2016

Baker Sponder Gallery is pleased to announce that Deborah Sponder has been selected for the Art Boca Raton 2017 Dealer Committee!

Location
International Pavilion of the Palm Beaches
at the Research Park at Florida Atlantic University
3450 NW 8th Avenue, Boca Raton, FL 33431

March 18-21, 2017

From Nebraska to New York: Dan Christensen’s Life and Colorful Career

A small-town boy from Nebraska, the son of a farmer and a truck driver, might not seem like a likely candidate for becoming one of New York’s leading abstract painters in the 1960s. But that’s exactly who Dan Christensen (1942–2007) was, and who he became.

A fateful trip to Denver—specifically, his first encounter with the work of Jackson Pollock—changed the course of his life by inspiring a teenage Christensen to paint. After earning a BFA at the Kansas City Art Institute, he moved to New York to pursue a career as an artist.

July 11-14, 2016 | Nova's Ark | 60 Millstone Road | Bridgehampton NY 11976

Artists exhibited include: Metis Atash, Stanley Boxer, Dan Christensen, Max-Steven Grossman, Michael Halsband, William King, Wendy Klemperer, Jeff Koons, Rob Lorenson, Jane Manus, Donald Martiny, Udo Noger, Mauro Perucchetti, Kikuo Saito, Harald Schmitz-Schmelzer, Ernest Trova and Boaz Vaadia.

May 3-8, 2016 | Pier 94 | 12th Ave at 55th St | New York NY 10019

Artists exhibited include: Stanley Boxer, Lynn Chadwick, Dan Christesen, Johan Creten, Michael Halsband, WIlliam King, Donald Martiny, Udo Noger, Ruth Pastine, Mauro Perucchetti and Boaz Vaadia.

May 1st, 2016 - September 18th, 2016

Grounds for Sculpture | 80 Sculptors Way | Hamilton, NJ

Baker Sponder Gallery and Art Boca Raton announce that Elaine Baker will be presented with the Visionary Award on March 17, 2016 during the fair’s Vernissage from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. that benefits the Boca Raton Museum of Art & Art School.  Past recipients of the Visionary Award presented include: Arman, Jun Kaneko, Roberto Matta, Nam June Paik, Pilchuck Glass School, Robert Rauschenberg, James Rosenquist, Lino Tagliapietra, and Tom Wesselmann.

March 17-21, 2016 | International Pavilion of the Palm Beaches | Research Park at Florida Atlantic University | 3450 NE 8st Avenue, Boca Raton FL 33431

Artists exhibited include: Charles Arnoldi, Lluis Barba, Stanley Boxer, Lynn Chadwick, Dan Christensen, Max-Steven Grossman, Michael Halsband, Patrick Hughes, Donald Martiny, Udo Noger, Mauro Perucchetti, Jonathan Prince, Kikuo Saito, Boaz Vaadia, Brenda Zappitell.

February 11-15, 2016 | The Art Wynwood Pavilion | Midtown Wynwood Arts District | 2901 NE 1st Avenue, Miami FL 33137

Artists exhibited include: Stanley Boxer, Dan Christesen, Max-Steven Grossman, Michael Halsband, WIlliam King, Jane Manus, Donald Martiny, Ruth Pastine, Mauro Perucchetti and Kikuo Saito

December 1-6, 2015 | The CONTEXT Art Miami Pavilion | Midtown Wynwood Arts District | 2901 NE 1st Avenue, Miami FL 33137

Artists exhibited include: Max-Steven Grossman, Jack Henry, Donald Martiny and Ruth Pastine

Sponder Gallery is pleased to congratulate artist Donald Martiny on the 

completion of two site specific paintings for the One World Trade Center lobby.

October 8 - 11, 2015

San Mateo County Event Center | 1346 Saratoga Drive | San Mateo CA 94403

Artists exhibited include Lluis Barba, Stanley Boxer, Dan Christensen, Jane Manus, Donald Martiny, Harald Schmitz-Schmelzer and Brenda Zappitell.

October 1-4, 2015 | George R. Brown Convention Center | 1001 Avenida De Las Americas, Houston TX 77010

Artists exhibited include: Stanley Boxer, Lynn Chadwick, Dan Christensen, Max Steven Grossman, Michael Halsband, Rob Lorenson, Jedd Novatt, Boaz Vaadia

August 13-16, 2015 | Aspen Ice Garden | 233 W Hyman Ave Aspen, CO 81611

Artists exhibited include: Lluis Barba, Stanley Boxer, Dan Christensen, Michael Halsband, Karl-Hollinger, Jeff Koons, Jane Manus, Heiner Meyer, Mauro Perucchetti, Harald Schmitz-Schmelzer, Ernest Trova, Boaz Vaadia and Brenda Zappitell.

Brenda Zappitell: A Journey of Gestures

July 25 - August 23, 2015 | The Boca Raton Museum of Art

In continuing the tradition of the All Florida Juried Competition and Exhibition and showcasing artists living and working in Florida, the Boca Raton Museum of Art is proud to present a selection of paintings by Brenda Hope Zappitell.

July 9-13, 2015

Art Southampton Pavilion | Nova's Ark | 60 Millstone Road, Bridgehampton, NY 11976

Artists exhibited include Lynn Chadwick, Max-Steven Grossman, Michael Halsband, Keff Koons, Jane Manus, Jedd Novatt, Roxy Paine, Mauro Perucchetti and Ernest Trova.

May 14-17, 2015

Pier 94 |55th Street and West Side Highway, New York City

Artists exhibited include Stanley Boxer, Max-Steven Grossman, Michael Halsband, Jack Henry, Jeff Koons, Jane Manus, Natvar Bhavsar, Jedd Novatt, Roxy Paine, Mauro Perucchetti and Larry

Poons.

April 17 - July 5, 2015 | The Museum of Art, Deland FL

The works of American abstract sculptor and painter Peter Reginato (b. 1945) in the exhibition Eccentric Constructions are composed primarily of painted conceptual shapes fabricated from welded steel. They often are connected with bent steel rods demonstrating an unmistakable playfulness to Reginato’s work.

April 24 - July 12, 2015 | The Museum of Art, Deland FL

The works of art in the exhibition Ben Schonzeit: Brilliant Realism are exceptional examples of the Photorealist Movement in American art that began in the 1960’s. Ben Schonzeit takes a meticulous approach to painting - he incorporates levels of observation and draftsmanship which surpasse many other photorealists.

February 12-16, 2015

Midtown Miami | Wynwood, 3101 NE 1st Avenue, Miami, FL 33137

Artists exhibited include Donald Baechler, Debra Bean, Ellen Carey, Lynn Chadwick, Johan Creten, Max-Steven Grossman, William King, Jeff Koons, Alexander Liberman, Jane Manus, Jedd Novatt, Mauro Perucchetti and Ernesr Trova.

Browse An Artist's Meticulously Constructed Imaginary Bookshelves

We all know, as the saying goes, that you can’t judge a book by its cover. What viewers new to the work of photographer Max Steven Grossman may not initially realize is that you can’t judge his photographs by their appearances, either....

Art Silicon Valley: October 9-12. Booth SV288

San mateo County Event Center | 1346 Saratoga Drive | San Mateo, CA 94403

Artists exhibited include Caraballo-Farman, Dan Christensen, Shane Hope, Patrik Hughes, Jun Kaneko, Jeff Koons, Jane Manus, Julien Marinetti, Jedd Novatt, Tristan Perich, Mauro Perucchetti, Ernest Trova, Bernar Venet and James Walsh

Art Southampton: July 23-28. Booth AS-78

Southampton Elks Lodge | 605 County Road 39 | Southampton, NY 11968

Artists exhibited include Debra Bean, Tim Bessell, Natvar Bhavsar, Stanley Boxer, Dan Christensen, Johan Creten, Carole Feuerman, Ray Geary, Max-Steven Grossman, Jun Kaneko, Jae-Yong Kim, William King, Jeff Koons, Jane Manus, Julien Marinetti, Heiner Meyer, Jedd Novatt, Mauro Perucchetti, Larry Poons, Jonathan Prince, Peter Reginato, Ben Schonzeit, Ernest Trova, Boaz Vaadia, Hans van de Bovenkamp and James Walsh.

The Middelheim Museum, Antwerp Exhibits Johan Creten's "The Storm"

Johan Creten’s “The Storm” is the centerpiece of the Middelheim Museum’s summer program. Each year, the museum — an open-air center dedicated to sculpture that has been open since 1950 — invites an artist to create a temporary exhibition to run alongside pieces in its permanent collection, which includes works by Auguste Rodin, Henry Moore or Franz West....

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Steel Fluency | A conversation with Jonathan Clement

By Jonathan Goodman

 
John Clement is a mid-career sculptor whose studio is now located in Long Island City, Queens; until recently, he had been working at an outdoor studio in Bushwick. The new space is across the street from Mark di Suvero’s workshop, where Clement learned the basics of welding metal sculpture some two decades ago. Clement belongs to a group of (mostly) men who work on large-scale metal sculptures; his ellipses of six-inch metal tubing appear monumental and elegant at the same time. During our discussion, he elaborated his vision of contemporary sculpture—a point of view that examines the issues of new art with considerable insight.

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Art Wynwood 2014. February 13-17. Booth B14

Midtown Miami | Wynwood, 3101 NE 1st Avenue, Miami, FL 33137

Artists exhibited include Natvar Bhavsar, Stanley Boxer, Lynn Chadwick, Dan Christensen, Jun Kaneko, Julien Marinetti, Jedd Novatt, Mauro Perucchetti, Jonathan Prince, Kikuo Saito, Harald Schmitz-Schmelzer and Ben Schonzeit.

Meet artist Ben Schonzeit at 5 pm on Friday, February 14th.

The New York Times

By Bruce Weber | March 13, 2009

Ernest Trova was an artist whose signature creation, a gleaming humanoid known as “Falling Man,” appeared in a series of sculptures and paintings and became a symbol of an imperfect humanity hurtling into the future. Mr. Trova was largely known as a sculptor, but his “Falling Man,” a standard of Pop Art, began life as a painted figure, taking shape on his easel in the early 1960s. Faceless, armless, with a hint of a belly and, its name notwithstanding, of indeterminate sex, the figure struck a variety of poses, sometimes juxtaposed with other like figures, sometimes with mechanical appendages.

In October 1963 his one-man show, “Falling Man Paintings,” was the inaugural exhibition of the Pace Gallery on West 57th Street in Manhattan; it sold out, with the works purchased by the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum, the architect Philip Johnson and others. In three dimensions, the “Falling Man” figure was made from different materials over the years — nickel and chrome-plated bronze, enamel on aluminum, stainless steel — and often, like the Oscar statuette, was polished to an industrial sheen. It was clearly a space age creation, a forerunner of C3PO, the golden robot in “Star Wars.”

The New York Times

By Roja Heydarpour | January 27, 2007

Dan Christensen, an abstract painter best known for his unfettered use of color in various styles, including Color Field painting and lyrical abstraction, died last Saturday in East Hampton, N.Y. He was 64. The cause was heart failure due to polymyositis, a muscle disease, said his wife, Elaine Grove.

In 1967 Mr. Christensen, finding the realism of his classical training restrictive, began using spray guns to paint colorful stacked loops on canvas, a technique that won him critical acclaim. He started by spraying over square pieces of tape, then removing them, creating a grid. The grids turned into tightly coiled loops, which graduated to looser whirls and finally broke into strokes and lines of color.