Sfeir-Semler

Choosing

28 Nov 2008 - 17 Jan 2009

© Richard Nonas
"Oil paint on saw-cut wood", 2006/2008
60 x 16 x 9.5 cm
CHOOSING

curated by Robert Barry

28th November 2008 - 17th January 2009

William Anastasi
Dove Bradshaw
Peter Downsbrough
Tadaaki Kuwayama
Maurizio Nannucci
Richard Nonas
Christopher Williams


Choice. Choosing. To choose. What is more basic?

Choosing which artists to include in the exhibition, then asking the artists to choose two works themselves to put in the exhibit, for whatever reasons. I chose mature artists who have been around a while. Friends, whose work I’ve known for years. Each one with a strong individual style, whose work requires close examination. Artists whose work should be given more opportunity to be seen more often. I chose not to include young emerging artists, paintings, or any of my work. The artists were asked to give a reason why they chose those two works. If they chose to.
I guess I chose these artists because I just wanted to see more of their work in a proper exhibition space.

Robert Barry, November 2008
 

Tags: William Anastasi, Robert Barry, Dove Bradshaw, Peter Downsbrough, Tadaaki Kuwayama, Maurizio Nannucci, Richard Nonas, Christopher Williams