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Sometimes Facebook just can’t contain itself. Going Big is what happens when 111 artists who know one another largely through posts and comments on social media come together in real time in and space: a cross between a mini MoMA and community block party with art.
A big space for Going Big at Central Booking Gallery on Ludlow Street. The show is up through August 28. Details here. JM panorama
“The show came about as a desire to see everyone’s work in one place together," says curator Suzan Shutan.
Shutan and her colleague Susan Carr, both working artists, had the idea to rent out the Central Booking Gallery on Ludlow Street for the month of August while regular programming was suspended for the summer. They invited 80 artists, a number that mushroomed to 111 as a few artists invited others. In the spirit of democracy, they allowed the show to expand to include everyone on the list.
Their brilliant salon-style installation creates visual and conceptual links between and among the works. And the exhibition spaces—a gallery, alcove, and library—provide plenty of breathing room. All of the works are small, but the ideas are not. Hence the title.
Also,
note the curators, Going Big refers to the "seemingly limitless potential of
artists finding kindred creative spirits online, as well as to the expanding
exhibition possibilities this creates in both far-flung locations, and
better-known metropolitan centers.” Artists from 19 states are represented.Shutan and her colleague Susan Carr, both working artists, had the idea to rent out the Central Booking Gallery on Ludlow Street for the month of August while regular programming was suspended for the summer. They invited 80 artists, a number that mushroomed to 111 as a few artists invited others. In the spirit of democracy, they allowed the show to expand to include everyone on the list.
Their brilliant salon-style installation creates visual and conceptual links between and among the works. And the exhibition spaces—a gallery, alcove, and library—provide plenty of breathing room. All of the works are small, but the ideas are not. Hence the title.
Allow me to take you on a walk through of the show. The opening image above will orient you. At the end of the walk through you’ll find a list of Exhibiting Artists, along with some links to online articles and videos.
We have walked into the gallery that's the brightly lit space in the previous photo. We start at left, which is the other side of the support wall and will make our way clockwise around the room. Fred Gudzeit photo
These photographs come from numerous sources, as indicated. Big thanks to Fred Gudzeit for most of the installation shots, which allow you to see the exhibition wall by wall. The artists supplied images of their own work. I filled in with a couple of panoramas that help give a sense of the overall installation. Going Big runs though August 28 at Central Booking, 21 Ludlow Street, New York City. Gallery hours are Thursday – Sunday, 12 noon to 6 pm. More info here.
Three works at left, from top: Louise Waber, Barbara Slitkin, Bascha Mon
Fred Gudzeit photo
Full view of the wall that's seen in perspective above with selected images following
Fred Gudzeit photo
Ravenna Taylor
Jeanne Heifetz
Jon Cowan
Andy Cunningham
Continuing clockwise, with selected images following
Fred Gudzeit photo
Karen Schiff
Roy Staab
Fred Gudzeit
Megan Geckler
Anne Russinof
Brian Cypher
Susan Scott
Corner installation, clockwise from left: Joan Mellon, Barbara Marks, Joanne Mattera, Susan Breen. Barbara Marks photo
Joan Mellon
Barbara Marks
Joanne Mattera
Next wall, with selections following. Fred Gudzeit photo
Peter Reginato
Judy Pfaff
Heidi Pollard
Beverly Fishman
Grace Graupe-Pillard
Karen Schifano
Continuing along the long wall with selected images following. Fred Gudzeit photo
Judy Rifka
Taro Suzuki
Steven Baris
Julie Torres
Sky Pape
The long wall moving into the corner. Fred Gudzeit photo
Jill Vasileff
Robert Gregson
Ricardo Paniagua
Elizabeth Gourlay
Ruth Hiller
Doug Holst
Connie Goldman
From the corner we're going to walk into the alcove . . .
. . . with a better view of the back wall below. Fred Gudzeit photos
. . . and selected images below
Barbara Laube
Mary Bucci McCoy
Blossom Verlinsky
Backing our of the alcove and turning to the right, we have come almost 360 degrees, with selected images following. Fred Gudzeit photo
Donna Ruff
Binnie Birstein
Susan Carr, curator
Richard Bottwin
Tracey Physioc Brockett
On the right: where we started; on the left: where we have just ended up
Ahead: the library, where we will enter next. Fred Gudzeit photo
We'll take the view wall by wall. Fred Gudzeit photo
Betty Carroll Fuller
Around the corner, with two works below that are visible only in extreme perspective here
Fred Gudzeit photo
Marc Salz
Susan Cutler Tremain
We continue along the library wall with this painting by Tamar Zinn
Altoon Sultan
Kevin Daly
Bonny Leibowitz
Continuing along the wall . . .
Fred Gudzeit photo
Nancy Baker
Another view of the wall with Bernard Klevickas sculpture in foreground
Bernard Klevickas photo
With Klevickas's sculpture on right, we have turned the inside corner to the last two walls
Fred Gudzeit photos above and below
Left wall with a selection of images following
Suzan Shutan, curator
Nancy Natale
Krista Svalbonas
Large bookcase with selected images below. Fred Gudzeit photo
Laura Moriarty
Diane Englander
Gerry McLean
Helen O'Leary
Rita Valley
Joyce Miller
Panorama of library with first gallery in distance. JM photo
. . . . . .
Exhibiting Artists
A
Julie Alexander
Meg Atkinson
B
Nancy Baker
Steven Baris
Marion Belanger
Binnie Birstein
George Blaha
Caroline Blum
Richard Bottwin
Susan Breen
Valerie Brennan
Tracey Physioc Brockett
Joy Bush
C
Susan Carr
Jane Catlin
Galen Cheney
Cameron McMunn Coffran
Jonathan Cowan
Helen Crawford
Andy Cunningham
Brian Cypher
D
Kevin Daly
E
Jonathan Edelhuber
Jonathan Edelhuber
Diane Englander
F
Pam Farrell
Beverly Fishman
Joan Fitzsimmons
Betty Carroll Fuller
G
Nick Gaetano
Kyle Gallup
Frankie Gardiner
Megan Geckler
Connie Goldman
Kathy Goodell
Elizabeth Gourlay
Grace Graupe-Pillard
Robert Gregson
Fred Gutzeit
H
Carl Hazlewood
Jeanne Heifetz
Debbie Hesse
Ruth Hiller
Doug Holst
J
Noe Jimenez
K
Bernard Klevickas
Susan Knight
Richard Kooyman
L
Janet Lage
Barbara Laube
Bonny Leibowitz
Karleen Loughran
M
Eliot Markell
Barbara Marks
Joanne Mattera
Mary Bucci McCoy
Gerry McLean
Gerry McLean
Phillip J. Mellen
Joan Mellon
David Miller
Joyce Miller
Bascha Mon
Laura Moriarty
N
Nancy Natale
Jordan Nodelman
Carolyn Louise Newhouse
O
Helen O’Leary
P
Liz Pagano
Ricardo Paniagua
Sky Pape
Melanie Parke
Judy Pfaff
Heidi Pollard
Susan Post
James Prez
R
Carol Radsprecher
Rashmi
Peter Reginato
Judy Rifka
Elizabeth Riley
Donna Ruff
Arlene Rush
Anne Russinof
S
Carol Salmanson
Marc Salz
Karen Schifano
Karen Schiff
Julia Schwartz
Susan Scott
Assunta Sera
Dee Shapiro
Suzan Shutan
Barbara Slitkin
Andrew Small
Roy Staab
Maggie Sullivan
Altoon Sultan
Taro Suzuki
Krista Svalbonas
T
David Taylor
Ravenna Taylor
Julie Torres
Susan Cutler Tremaine
Jeanne Tremel
V
Rita Valley
Alan Van Every
Jill Vasileff
Blossom Verlinsky
W
Louisa Waber
Peter Williams
Y
Rebecca Young
Z
Tamar Zinn
Links to Reviews and Videos
Brian Edmonds, Curating Contemporary blog
Grace Graupe-Pilard's reflections on the show: via blog and video
Anne Russinoff, Gallery Travels blog
Anne Russinoff, Gallery Travels blog
Rob Scher, Bedford and Bowery
. A very short video of the installation
I'll post additional links as they are published
12 comments:
Thank you for your comprehensive view of the exhibition GOING BIG! You did a great job!
Large group shows are all too often omitted from coverage of art exhibitions. Fortunately this one isn't being ignored as it is quite remarkable for the nature of its origins. That curators can gather strong work by (mostly) under-recognized artists from far-flung locales is testament to the power of social media. This show reflects the most positive possibilities that social media have to offer. It demonstrates that artists want, and indeed can share their work with a larger, committed, and accomplished community of artists and with an interested audience that may not be available to them wherever they live.
Joanne, thanks for this post!
Thank you Joanne, Your blog is always a highlight of my art reading. This is such an interesting direction in the "artists helping artists" realm, love the possibilities.
Thanks Joanne for your photos (and Fred Gutzeit's too), comments, insights and gathering together of documentation of a current phenomenon that has occurred among working artists. Of course none of this would have been possible without the idea and hard work of artists/curators Suzan Shutan and Susan Carr and the cooperation of everyone in the show. Thanks all. It's been great to be part of this.
Thank you Joanne. What a wonderful source for highlighting and honoring all of the work via online. It has been great to be part of the exhibit and I thank Suzan Shutan for the invitation and including me in this exhibit and all the hard work that went into actualizing the event!
Thank you Joanne for the post. Wonderful works and congrats to all my friends.
Thank you Joanne for this thoughtful coverage for those of us who cannot see in person. Great to see and congratulations to all in the show.
beautiful work all
Very interesting blog with so beautiful art works !!!
Have a nice summer day !!!
This article is strong and interesting to read.
Wonderful show and wonderful post!!!
You have made my day - an amazing encyclopedic post covering an awesome grassroots get together artspace - thansk
hugs
Lucy
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