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THE
PRIVATE EYE OF PHILIP GUSTON: THE GEMINI EDITIONS
On view March 22 - May 3, 2008
Shortly
before his death in June 1980, Philip Guston collaborated
with the renowned print studio, Gemini G.E.L., on a
suite of twenty-five lithographs. These prints perfectly
manifest the bold, figurative style of Guston's late
work, which had sent shockwaves through the art world
in 1970 as a radical departure from his trademark abstract
expressionism. Like his late paintings and drawings,
the Gemini editions are brooding ruminations of Guston's
personal life, depicting everyday objects found in his
studio, like shoes, chairs, easel, brushes and flatirons,
as well as heads, eyes, and knobby-kneed legs. Gemini
G.E.L. at Joni Moisant Weyl will have a selection of
these Guston lithographs on view from May 14 - July
11, 2008.
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KEN
PRICE
at GEMINI G.E.L.
Prints and Ceramics 1970-2005
On view March 22 - May 3, 2008
Gemini
G.E.L. at Joni Moisant Weyl is pleased to present an
exhibition of the prints and ceramic multiples Ken Price
created at the Los Angeles artists' workshop, Gemini
G.E.L. , beginning with his first collaboration in 1970
to his latest in 2005. Known for his brightly-colored
ceramic cups, bowls, biomorphic sculptures and drawings,
the Gemini editions offer an exceptional indication
of the breadth of Ken Price's career. The exhibition
will feature a selection of screenprints as well as
the artist's signature cups and more recent ceramic
multiples. Ken Price at Gemini G.E.L.: Prints and Ceramics
1970-2005 will be on view from March 22 through May
3, 2008.
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ELLSWORTH
KELLY
The Rivers
On view October 25 - December
8, 2007
Ellsworth Kelly has developed a new interestastronomy.
Long-time friend Sidney Felsen purchased a telescope
and presented it to the artist for his 84th birthday,
celebrated at his home in Spencertown, New York. Perhaps
that's what separates artists from the rest of usa
curiosity that continues to inspire, a willingness to
explore, and a capacity to learn that doesn't diminish
with age. Kelly's recent projects, created at Gemini
G.E.L. in Los Angeles and known collectively as The
Rivers, are the lithographic embodiment of this
inquisitiveness. An idea that began in the 1950s was
rekindled by 4 x 6" postcards and translated to
11 related but distinct worksranging from wall
sculptures to 1-color lithographsthat will be
shown as the entire series for the first time at Gemini
GEL at Joni Moisant Weyl from October 25December
8, 2007. Members of the press are invited to view the
exhibition on November 6, 2007 at 5:00 pm. A reception
for the artist will follow from 6:00-8:00 pm.
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BRUCE NAUMAN
Infrared Outtakes and Soft Ground Etchings
On view September 6 - October
20, 2007
One of the most versatile and influential contemporary
artists, Bruce Nauman moves effortlessly between sculpture,
video, film, sound installation, drawing and printmaking.
Since the 1960's, he has experimented with emerging
technology, including video, holography, neon, infrared
film, as well as a wide range of printmaking techniques.
His two recent series published by the Los Angeles-based
artists workshop, Gemini G.E.L., Soft Ground Etchings
and Infrared Outtakes, find their source in early
photographs taken on infrared film. Gemini's first series
of digital photographs, Infrared Outtakes, and
a related series, Nauman's first-ever soft ground etchings
aptly and simply titled, Soft Ground Etchings,
will be on view from September 6 - October 20, 2007
at Gemini G.E.L. at Joni Moisant Weyl at 980 Madison,
5th Floor New York, New York.
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UPPER
EAST SIDE GALLERY STROLL
October 11, 2007
Eleven
of the most prestigious galleries in Manhattan's Upper
East Side will host an Upper East Side Gallery Stroll
on Thursday, October 11 from 6 until 9 pm. Extending
their usual hours, these
galleries are inviting the public to spend a lovely
Autumn evening strolling along Madison Avenue
and its side streets between 68th and 80th, viewing
a diverse and extraordinary selection of
artworks.
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Gemini
G.E.L. at Joni Moisant Weyl has relocated to the fifth
floor of the magnificent
1949 Parke-Bernet Galleries Building at 980 Madison
Avenue, which The New York Times
recently noted was once the Grand Central Terminal
of the art world.
The
opening exhibition is entitled "a
Grand opening," and it is simply that
a splendid return to a very public presence for Gemini
publications in Manhattan. Included in the exhibition
are 19 prints and sculptures spanning the over 40 years
of artistic collaborations in the Gemini workshop.
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here for a printable version of the checklist.
John
Baldessari
Noses & Ears, Etc.: The Gemini Series
New Editions
John
Baldessari's new project, Noses
& Ears, Etc: The Gemini Series, begins with
found photographic images, as is typical of his work.
Baldessari has said, For me, there is an image
junk pile, and Im a scavenger
. Im
trying to put them back together in some way, reassembling
them. He goes on to admit that he has always been
interested in the spaces between things, and this becomes
very apparent in these new works. Baldessari uses solid
blocks of color to create silhouettes, a backdrop for
the 3-dimensional noses and ears that are collaged onto
the surfaces. Why noses and ears? Baldessari has typically
obscured the faces of his subjects with colored spheres,
but by doing so he draws attention them. Now he's simply
putting his interest in noses and ears front-and-center,
literally. Baldessari has also said he was amused by
Gogols short story The Nose, in which a
man's nose secedes from his face to embark on its own
adventures. Baldessari, now in his mid-70's, clearly
proves with this series that, like Gogol's character,
he has many new adventures of his own yet to explore.
These
new prints are fabricated in much the same way as his
Person with Guitar series from 2004. Each piece
is a multi-layer, multi-color screenprint that is showcased
beautifully in a black lacquered frame built to the
artist's specifications.
Now Celebrating it's 20th Anniversary, Gemini G.E.L.
at Joni Moisant Weyl was
established in 1984 as the New York gallery exhibiting
and representing the publications of the Los Angeles-based
artists' workshop, Gemini G.E.L. We began in a "by
appointment only" space at 55 Crosby Street, and
moved to 375 West Broadway in 1990. In the Fall of 2000,
we moved to our midtown location, at 58 West 58th Street,
and in 2007 we moved to our new location at 980 Madison
Avenue.
The
gallery has shown new editions as published as well
as mounted many historical survey exhibitions, including
Ellsworth Kelly: Diagonals and Panels 1970-1990;
Claes Oldenburg: Editions in Two and Three Dimensions
1969-1995; Robert Rauschenberg: Booster and 7
Studies; Frank Stella: Prints from the 1960's
& 70's; and Artists at Gemini G.E.L.: In
Celebration of Gemini's 25th Anniversary.
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Here to view Highlights from our 20 years of exhibitions.
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