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2/12/2003

Two exhibitions

The Museum of Contemporary Art MoCA, Miami

RICHARD ARTSCHWAGER: "PAINTING" THEN AND NOW
December 3 - February 15

This retrospective exhibition takes a unique approach to Richard Artschwager's paintings by focusing on their strong emotional and psychological impact.

Difficult to categorize, as it incorporates elements of Pop Art, Photo Realism, and Conceptual Art, Richard Artschwager's work has conventionally been perceived as cool and cerebral. He became one of the pioneers of appropriation art when he began using black-and-white photographs reproduced in newspaper for his paintings in the 1960s. Many of these paintings are on Celotex, a paper composite with a stamped pattern that breaks up and blurs the painted line. The photographic images give his paintings an objective, journalistic appearance.

In examining Artschwger's entire body of paintings, however, it becomes clear that there is a strong emotional element to these subjects. Artschwager, in fact, uses his paintings to record such events as his experiences in World War II and Battle of the Bulge, his family relationships, and the constant evolution of the urban landscape.

Artschwager's paintings also take on the role of history painting as they document current events and public personalities. The viewer's response to these images changes over time; subjects that would have been recognizable in the 1960s, now seem obscure, while images and personalities taken from today's news resonate with all the complications associated with these current events.

Richard Artschwager: 'Painting' Then and Now is organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami and is curated by Bonnie Clearwater.

The exhibition is sponsored by The Citigroup Private Bank, Gillette, Nancy and Michael Gifford, Funding Arts Network, and The Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade Mayor and Board of County Commissioners. Accommodations provided by Trump International Sonesta Beach Resort.

Opening preview sponsored by Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, with additional support by Art in America, Interview, and Bacardi Vaníla.

Image:
Richard Artschwager
"Three Women", 1963
Acrylic on Celotex with metal frame
48 1/2 x 48 in.
The Edward R. Broida Collection.
Photo: Robert McKeever © 2003 Richard Artschwager /Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
photo © Douglas M. Parker Studio
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INKA ESSENHIGH: RECENT PAINTINGS
December 3 - February 15

Inka Essenhigh received international recognition at the onset of her career. In the mid-1990's, when photo-based art dominated the art world, Essenhigh was painting slick, graphic paintings using enamel paint. Her images were an amazing cast of hybrid creatures that appear flat and cartoon-like against the shiny, neutral background. Essenhigh made news because she and a few other young New York artists were heralded as part of a new revitalization of painting. The flat, animated figures and the pop enamel colors also gave her works an appearance akin to Japanese Manga comics and animé. Consequently, she was often grouped with young artists influenced by contemporary Japanese popular culture. Essenhigh's immediate inspiration, however, was traditional Japanese painting rather than Manga and animé.

Essenhigh paints because it allows her to explore her unbridled imagination, and because paint can do things like no other medium. In early 2001, she switched from enamel to oil paints with dramatic results. Oil paint made it possible for her to work more three dimensionally and illusionistically. Her aim in these recent works is to create the sensation of a real presence occupying the viewer's space. These recent paintings are the focus of this exhibition.
The exhibition is organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami and is curated by Bonnie Clearwater.

Inka Essenhigh: Recent Paintings is sponsored by Neuberger Berman Foundation.

Additonal support provided by Jacquelyn and Bruce Brown, Jeanne and Michael Klein, and Carolee and Nathan Reiber.

Accommodations provided by Trump International Sonesta Beach Resort.

Opening preview sponsored by Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, with additional support provided by Art in America, Interview and Bacardi Vaníla.

MoCA, Joan Lehman Building
770 NE 125th Street
North Miami, FL 33161
Telephone: 305-893-6211
Fax: 305-891-1472

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