Douglas Witmer
Monday, August 11, 2008
news : two nyc exhibitions this fall
MINUS SPACE
P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center / MoMA
Long Island City, NY
October 19, 2008 — January 19, 2009
Curated by Phong Bui, artist, Brooklyn Rail publisher, and P.S.1. Curatorial Advisor, the exhibition will feature 54 artists from 14 countries. The exhibition will mark MINUS SPACE's 5th anniversary.
Participating artists include:
Soledad Arias, Shinsuke Aso, Marcus Bering, Hartmut Böhm, Richard Bottwin, Sharon Brant, Michael Brennan, Henry Brown, Vicente Butron, Bibi Calderaro, Melanie Crader, Mark Dagley, Julian Dashper, Christopher Dean, Matthew Deleget, Lynne Eastaway, Gabriele Evertz, Daniel Feingold, Kevin Finklea, Linda Francis, Zipora Fried, Daniel Göttin, Julio Grinblatt, Billy Gruner, Terry Haggerty, Lynne Harlow, Gilbert Hsiao, Andrew Huston, Simon Ingram, Kyle Jenkins, Mick Johnson, Steve Karlik, Sarah Keighery, Danny Lacy, Andrew Leslie, Daniel Levine, Sylvan Lionni, Lotte Lyon, Gerhard Mantz, Rossana Martinez, Juan Matos Capote, Douglas Melini, Manfred Mohr, Salvatore Panatteri, Dirk Rathke, Karen Schifano, Analia Segal, Edward Shalala, Tilman, Li-Trincere, Jan van der Ploeg, Don Voisine, Douglas Witmer & Michael Zahn
M55 Art, Long Island City
Just around the corner from P.S.1, I will have a solo show that will run concurrently. Here are the preliminary details. If you're not already on my e-mail list, sign up and I'll send you a proper invite closer to the time.
Today is the Day
New paintings by Douglas Witmer
November 13--December 7, 2008
Reception, Saturday November 15, 6-8pm
M55 Art
44-02 23rd Street
Long Island City, NYC
Click here for a map
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Thursday, May 29, 2008
news : group exhibition M55Art new york
Several of my "Black Keys" paintings including the one above are part of the inaugural exhibition of a new artist-run gallery in Long Island City, just a few blocks from PS1. Unfortunately I won't be able to attend this opening. However, stay tuned, I have a solo exhibition at this venue coming up...TBA.
Opening Group Exhibition
M55 Art
Long Island City
44-02 23rd Street
May 31 - June 29, 2008
Opening: Saturday, May 31, 6 - 8PM
Click here for info and a map to the gallery.
Participating Artists:
Christine Baeumler
Tom Evans
Rand Hardy
Yosuke Ito
Alexis Kuhr
M P Landis
Stephen March
Annette Morris
Richard Pitts
Ed Rath
Judy Russell
Michael Sanzone
Randee Silv
Robert Schecter
Tyrome Tripoli
Jeff Way
Douglas Witmer
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Monday, July 02, 2007
news : summer group show philadelphia
Gallery Siano, Philadelphia
July 6--August 11, 2007
Reception Friday July 6, 5-8pm
Gallery Siano
309 Arch Street
Philadelphia PA 19106
CONSIDER YOURSELF INVITED!
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news : group show in australia
Untitled, 2006. Gesso and acrylic on unstretched linen, 13.5 x 11 inches (34 x 28 cm)
This piece is soon en route to Sydney, Australia as part of the group exhibition Escape from New York at Sydney Non-Objective. The exhibition is organized by Minus Space, and opens August 3. Each of the artists in the show will be represented by a recent work, and also by an open "letter" to the audience in Sydney. I believe Minus Space will catalogue the entire project on line soon. I'll post the that which made up my "letter" after the show is actually open.
Meanwhile, this unstretched linen piece is the only one that survives from a group I started in 2006 during my residency at St. Mary's College of Maryland. It's kind of a seed idea. I think about it a lot. See the group in progress here, here, and here. Why this one works for me and the others do not...well, that's the question that I've been mulling over for nearly a year and a half now!
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Wednesday, May 30, 2007
news : corporate sale
Above: Garden Spot, 2006, Manitou, 2006, Monk, 2006, Untitled (brown),2006, Capitolo, 2005. All works acrylic on canvas, 30 x 36 inches.
(click each image to enlarge)
These five recent paintings have entered the corporate collection of Duane Morris LLP. Late last year, the law firm also purchased a set of 10 works on paper from the late 1990s. Headquartered in Philadelphia, Duane Morris LLP has a terrific collection (there's a great Leichtenstein sculpture in front of their office here), and offices all over the world. I was told the 10 works on paper were headed for Singapore. These five canvases may be ending up either in Philadelphia or Baltimore.
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