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A CALMING CHAOS
Off the Wall Gallery at Dirty Frank's
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The Curator’s Touch
Last year we introduced a significant new concept to our annual calendar (which incidentally is a new tab on our website): the Curator’s Showcase.
While Jody Sweitzer, like all curators, plays an indelible role in every OFF THE WALL outing, this addition allows her one more opportunity to bring together artists in symbiotic, sometimes unexpected ways. No one is better positioned to convene the most compelling combinations of artists, whose work can then engage in intense, illuminating “conversations” across our space.
The experience often enables artists to re-examine their own work and benefits viewers immeasurably. In our curator's words, she seeks to "transform our singular Wall and modest 3D space into a vibrantly stimulated tapestry worthy of continuous conversation and admiration." After reaching this lofty plateau with PROCESSES INTERSECTING SPACES, last year’s inaugural Curator's Showcase featuring artists working in — and/or inspired by — the digital realm, Jody again aimed high.
A CALMING CHAOS reflects both the disparate practices of this year's powerhouse lineup of painters and their unifying palettes:
Three made a splash in their UNDER $100 debuts at the end of '23: JOSH FOLI, whose whimsical, insightful works are born of a unique creative process; DEBRA MILLER, who specializes in riveting figurative work and portraiture; and RICHARD RIVERAL, whose expertise focuses on brilliantly composed and executed canvases, often without people.
JENNIFER EUBANKS just returned to UNDER $100 with a vastly different body of work, trading still lifes for urban landscapes—and she is back with more of the latter, a new set of evocative, minimalist pen-and-watercolor tableaux spanning the country.
New to our space is AMY SALZMAN, whose painterly found object sculptures have seemingly sprung to life and transformed our 3D space into a transcendent aviary.
Between now and April 19, we invite you to take sanctuary in this show's holistic serenity and in its dramatic juxtaposition of voices and visions. It is, as Jody intends, a sight to behold and a treasure trove of discovery.
(NOTA BENE TO ONLINE BUYERS: While we requisition in-person purchases on an almost-daily basis, it is still possible that you may purchase something on this website that may have already sold in our Gallery. We will make every effort to avoid this circumstance.)