HUNTER COLLEGE ART GALLERIES SPRING 2003 EXHIBITIONS
Date: December 4, 2002
Contact: Marisa Osorio (marisa.osorio@hunter.cuny.edu)
Phone: (212) 650-3736
Art Galleries: (212) 772-4991
JANUARY 30 ö MAY 3, 2003 Seeing Red Part I: Pioneers of Nonobjective Painting is conceived as a pairing of exhibitions, with Part II: Contemporary Nonobjective Painting to be on view at The Times Square Gallery in March. Co-curated by Michael Fehr, director of the Karl Ernst Osthaus-Museum Hagen in Germany, and Hunter College Art Professor Gabriele Evertz, Seeing Red makes clear the relationship between historic and contemporary trends in the 20th century abstraction evolution. The history of abstract and nonobjective art in the 20th century is in many ways related to the evolution of color theoretical ideas. Yet, these two disciplines are not often studied in parallel, as the relationship between art and science has not always been in the forefront for those studying art. Now, with the increasing standardization of color display in digitized media and a new understanding of color offered by cognitive and physiological science, color theory and its application in nonobjective painting have drawn new attention. This association works both ways ö the influence of art on science is also an essential facet of new developments in color concepts.
Much of this evolution can be seen in the interactions between American and German artists and theoreticians. Americans were strongly influenced by the teachings of German ?migr? artists Albers and Hofmann as well as by the influx of German gestalt psychologists. Abroad, nonobjective art has been seen as particularly American and has been well received in Europe, especially in Germany. During the last 50 years, an active and continuous engagement with nonobjective art has created its own tradition. The exhibition Seeing Red investigates the history of these relationships and reflects new developments in color theory and nonobjective painting in Europe and the United States. By focusing on the approaches to the color red, the exhibit's intent is to establish a constant against which varying conceptions of nonobjective painting can be discussed and compared.
Seeing Red Part I: Pioneers of Nonobjective Painting will be on view at the Hunter College/Bertha and Karl Leubsdorf Art Gallery, Hunter College West Building, SW corner of 68th Street and Lexington Avenue. Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 1-6 p.m. An opening reception will be held from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, January 30.
FEBRUARY 1 ö FEBRUARY 22, 2003 The exhibition will be on view at the Hunter College/Times Square Gallery, MARCH 12 ö APRIL 26, 2003 On view are approximately 160 paintings including works by: Marc Angeli (B), Bernard Aubertin (F), Stephan Baumkoetter (G), ThomasBechinger (G), Engelbert Becker (G), Lutz Becker (G), Stephan Bordarier (F), Sotirakis Charalambou (GB), David Frederic Clarkson (CAN), Christiane Conrad (G), Claudia Desgranges (G), Helmut Dirnaicher (G), Andra
Gal (HU), Rupprecht Geiger (G), Max Gimblett, (US), Raimund Girke (G), Kuno Gonschior (G), Monika Guenter (G), Tinka von Hasselbach (G), Rosa M. Hessling (G), Edgar Hofschen (G), Gottfried Honegger (CH), Reimer Jochims (G), Jus Juchtmans (B), James Jusczcyk (US), Raymund Kaiser (G), Hartwig Kompa (G), Marina Lalic (GB), Vincent Longo (US), Joseph Marioni (US), A. Paola Neuman (G), Doug Ohlson (US), Sybille Pattscheck (G), Bruce Pearson (US), Otto Piene (G), Thomas Pihl (NOR), Michael Roegler (G), Rolf Rose (G), Robert Sagerman (US), Karin Sander (G), Gabriele Schade-Hasenberg (G), Andrea Schomburg (G), Arne Schreiber (G), Emil Schumacher (G), Se?n Shanahan (IR), Phil Sims (US), Clinton Storm (US), Robert Swain (US), Frederic Matys Thursz (US), Peter Tollens (G), Dieter Villinger (G), Rudolf Vombek (G), Mac Wells (US), Icke Winzer (G), Sanford Wurmfeld (US).
The exhibition will be on view at the Hunter College/Times Square Gallery, MAY 16 ö JUNE 14, 2003 The exhibition will be on view at the Hunter College/Bertha and Karl Leubsdorf Art Gallery, Hunter College West Building, SW corner of 68th Street and Lexington Avenue. Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 1-6 p.m. An opening reception will be held from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 16.
MAY 21 ö JUNE 21, 2003 The exhibition will be on view at the Hunter College/Times Square Gallery,
Seeing Red: An International Exhibition of Nonobjective Painting, Part I: Pioneers of Nonobjective Painting
explores the evolution of abstract, color-oriented painting in Germany and America from the 1960s. It begins with the work of seminal ?migr? teachers Josef Albers and Hans Hofmann as well as other significant figures of the period. They proved to be the pioneering, influential forces of nonobjective color painting in the mid-20th century. Part I presents work by Josef Albers, Richard Anuszkiewicz, Sally Hazelet Drummond, Hans Hofmann, Ralph Humphrey, Robert Motherwell, Kenneth Noland, Richard Pousette-Dart, Ray Parker, Tony Smith, Julian Stanczak, Esteban Vicente, and Jack Youngerman.
The College Art Association New York Area MFA Exhibition, held concurrently with the CAA 88th Annual Conference in New York, presents work by students currently enrolled in MFA programs in the greater New York Area. This marks the fifth time that Hunter College will host this expansive exhibition, a survey of work from 20 institutions within a 100-mile radius of New York City. Participating institutions are: Bard College, Brooklyn College, City College, Columbia University, Hunter College, Lehman College, L.I. University--CW Post College, New Jersey City University, New York Academy of Art, New York University, Parsons School of Design, Pratt Institute, Queens College, Rutgers University, School of Visual Arts, State University at New Paltz, State University at Purchase, State University at Stony Brook, University of Connecticut and Yale University.
450 W. 41st Street (between 9th and 10th Avenues). Hours: Tuesdays - Saturdays, 1-6 p.m. A reception will be held concurrently with the CAA Conference on Thursday, February 20 from 5:30-7 p.m.
Seeing Red: An International Exhibition of Nonobjective Painting, Part II: Contemporary Nonobjective Painting presents a large survey of work that provides an overview of nonobjective painting from the last decade by European and American artists. This part of the exhibition is conceived of as a continuum based upon the original teachings of nonobjective color painting and the traditions established in Europe from the influences of the pioneers of nonobjective color painting presented in Part I: Pioneers of Nonobjective Painting. This approach to painting is illustrated through a range of works by an international group of artists.
450 W. 41st Street (between 9th and 10th Avenues at Dyer Street). Hours: Tuesdays - Saturdays, 1-6 p.m. An opening reception will be held 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, March 12. In conjunction with this exhibition there will be a two-day international symposium held at the Goethe Institut in New York City on March 14 and 15. To register for the symposium, please call the Goethe Institut at:
212-439-8700.
The BFA Exhibition is held at the end of each semester and presents recent work by graduating Hunter College undergraduate art students. Hunter Art professor Gabriele Evertz will organize the exhibition.
Held at the end of each semester, The MFA Thesis Exhibition presents the work of graduating Hunter MFA candidates as a partial degree requirement. The exhibition offers the public an opportunity to see recent work of emerging artists.
450 W. 41st Street (between 9th and 10th Avenues at Dyer Street). Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 1-6 p.m. An opening reception will be held from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, May 15.