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 interest—astronomy. 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 us—a 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 works—ranging from wall sculptures to 1-color lithographs—that will be shown as the entire series for the first time at Gemini GEL at Joni Moisant Weyl from October 25—December 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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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 I’m a scavenger…. I’m 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 Gogol’s 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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