Point of Art Gallery an artsy addition to former textile town
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Point of Art Gallery an artsy addition to former textile town
Atlanta Journal Constitution – Jun 4, 2008
n a recent afternoon David Phillips a retired middle school teacher from Watkinsville was carving folk-art fish from salvaged wood. Monica Jones from glethorpe County created glazed pottery jugs and vases with distinctive arm-and-hand handles. After a visit to several other art and antique shops and a casual lunch at the Yesterday Cafe we checked out two curiosities:• Built in 1807 the ld Gaol on East Greene Street behind the Historic Greene County Courthouse might have been modeled after Paris’ Bastille. Grim granite walls 2-feet thick with small barred windows warned citizens to stick to the straight and narrow. Those who strayed far were dropped through a second-floor trapdoor with a noose around their neck. Poor wretches moldered in the gloomy garrison until 1895. To see the gallows and cells stop by the Greene County Chamber of Commerce on North Main Street.
St. Louis Art Capsules
Riverfront Times – Jun 4, 2008
Some such as the painterly works of Yinxue Zuo hew to a strict realism while others such as Michael Noland’s fantastically psychedelic Blue Glory give the genre a more narcotic edge. The show includes more straightforward paintings by Frank Stack Jeff Aeling Bonnie Murray and Dan Barton as well as less traditional works by Douglass Freed Michael Noland Rosalyn Schwartz Helene Slavin and Amy Enkleman-Reed. June 6 (reception 6-9 p. ) through July 5 at Philip Slein Gallery 1319 Washington Avenue; 314-621-4634 (. philipsleingallery… Mosset also Swiss born but now living in Tucson presents a series of his 60s-era “circle paintings” along with an enormous installation of Toblerones large cardboard sculptures that recall the anti-tank structures used by the Swiss army. Though both are better known in Europe circles than America they remain two of the most influential artists working today. Through August 3 at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis 3750 Washington Boulevard; 314-535-4660 or.
“Hanging Together” We Are ne” to open at Pyro Gallery…
WHAS 11.com – WHAS 11.com (subscription) – Jun 4, 2008
It’s called "Hanging Together" We Are ne. " It’s a portrait representing individuals from a wide range of socioeconomic status from CE’s to refugees to the archbishop. The goal is to photograph everyone equally. If you are interested in seeing this portrait it will be a part of the first Friday Trolley Hop this Friday.
Monied New Yorkers’ life of Riley may be coming to an end as the…
Taipei Times – Jun 4, 2008
¡§That we hear in differing examples every day. ¡¨ Wealthy tighten their belts Art consultants find that the very wealthy are more receptive to parting with their precious works. Cassie Rosenthal an owner of the Chelsea gallery Goff & Rosenthal said that since the subprime crisis hit in the fall and especially since the New Year some collectors are willing to sell pieces that were off limits in the past. She said that when the deals close quickly they¡re happy. ¡§Most people will just sort of say: ¡¥Will you sell this for me? When you can get me payment?¡¡¨ Rosenthal said. ¡§It¡s more about the urgency of getting paid. ¡¨ Justin Sullivan managing director of Regent Jet which leases private airplanes said most clients in real estate and on Wall Street are switching to chartered jets over private jets and cutting their flight budgets by about 25 percent… ¡§All the money helped mask the anxiety. ¡¨ The wealthy can¡t hide anything from their nutritionists and personal trainers because they see the weight gain. Heather Bauer a dietitian who works with many Wall Street executives who pay US$600 to US$800 a month for her services says her clients have been eating and drinking more in the last six months. She sees results of this indulging each time they step on a scale and in their journals that record what they¡ve eaten. ne Wall Street executive Bauer said snacks on nuts in her office all day to manage the stress of potentially losing her position while another confesses to inhaling four bowls of cereal at 10pm. Even their sex lives are suffering Bauer said because of the stress or because the weight gain makes them feel unattractive. Her clients blame the economy for their out-of-control waistlines.
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