tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post6543867865184421683..comments2024-03-03T15:01:00.402-05:00Comments on Joanne Mattera Art Blog: Thank You, IvanUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-47024462097964839502014-10-31T11:57:06.193-04:002014-10-31T11:57:06.193-04:00I just saw this today so forgive me for being late...I just saw this today so forgive me for being late.<br />Ivan and his lovely wife came to my studio in Rome in 2000 for a studio visit while they were on vacation. He was wonderful and generous man whose encouragement I will always treasure. He loved artists and we loved him. Soho feels empty without him, his spirit filled those streets for me, made it magic. Rest in peace Ivan and thank YOU!Michelle Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09086169495594127730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-54567953957320791972014-10-19T12:19:31.645-04:002014-10-19T12:19:31.645-04:00Joanne....I stumbled across your blog about Ivan K...Joanne....I stumbled across your blog about Ivan Karp. Back in the 70s I spent a little time with him, far too little, and it was all so clear after all these years. Experience with him was like a conceptual work of art or a happening. Normally I don't access blogs etc. but while reading yours on Ivan I noticed what you said about exhibiting at the NY Univ. small works show. If I'm not Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-85180016020875126802012-12-29T12:08:11.863-05:002012-12-29T12:08:11.863-05:00I met Ivan Back in the early 1970s when I was havi...I met Ivan Back in the early 1970s when I was having a show at a gallery on Prince Street. Being a Karp myself and having a sister Iris Karp on Bleeker Street who used to get alot of Ivan's mail ;-)and who also went out at one time with his wife's brother, we had something in common. He was so nice, warm, and friendly. Don't know if he ever made it to my show, but it didn't matterLinda, Fine Art Appraiserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05019774269703592367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-62290229763672363812012-10-17T15:02:34.921-04:002012-10-17T15:02:34.921-04:00I brought my work to Ivan in the 70's. He was ...I brought my work to Ivan in the 70's. He was always willing to look and comment. Though he did not show my work, he suggested galleries that would be a better fit. <br />Artists could alway approach Ivan as he was generous and helpful. He was a mensch.DEE SHAPIROhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08274513222886073447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-57049413825323987052012-10-17T14:59:18.607-04:002012-10-17T14:59:18.607-04:00I brought my work to Ivan in the 70's. He was ...I brought my work to Ivan in the 70's. He was generous with his comments and though he did not show my work, he suggested galleries that would be a better fit. Artists could alway approach him with their work. He was a mensch.DEE SHAPIROhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08274513222886073447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-27364614490966698252012-08-06T09:50:59.288-04:002012-08-06T09:50:59.288-04:00i've loved reading all these stories.i've loved reading all these stories.india flinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01510066677833871579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-7958817303709019732012-07-16T23:49:17.918-04:002012-07-16T23:49:17.918-04:00Thanksgiving week of 2008 I visited Mr. Karp at OK...Thanksgiving week of 2008 I visited Mr. Karp at OK Harris, and showed him 4 or 5 drawings on paper. He was very complimentary. He was also a crack-up, as I found out even more in September 2011, when I again visited OK Harris on the occassion of my 1st solo NYC show. His son Ethan had called me in Atlanta 2 years after my first visit to offer me the show; Ivan had remembered my stuff, apparently.Phil Ralstonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-42107251025623081242012-07-15T23:13:20.656-04:002012-07-15T23:13:20.656-04:00I had my first show in NYC, with Ivan in 1972, at ...I had my first show in NYC, with Ivan in 1972, at his Hundred Acres Gallery on West Broadway across from the original OK Harris Gallery. I was intimidated by his bluster. But I really respected his willingness look at a walk-in artist’s slides and honestly speak about the work. There was no other gallery director that I knew of, who was ballsy enough to do that. <br />In 1986, he arranged a show Sydney Cashhttp://cargocollective.com/sydneycashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-79630529551088820932012-07-12T19:18:01.751-04:002012-07-12T19:18:01.751-04:00Harold,
Your post made me laugh out loud. Ivan ask...Harold,<br />Your post made me laugh out loud. Ivan asking you for identification was classic. Funny. Thanks.Joanne Matterahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02564594823192456546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-45374332099645163222012-07-12T18:43:02.845-04:002012-07-12T18:43:02.845-04:00In 2004 I had an interview with Mr.Karp.I was very...In 2004 I had an interview with Mr.Karp.I was very nervous.I walk down the long hallway and Ivan was sitting by the counter.I introduced my.I'm Harold Zabady I have an interview....Ivan interrupted me mid-sentence.How do I know your Harold Zabady I need some identification as I reached for my wallet he laughed breaking the ice.<br />He review my work and gave me some suggestions.I took his Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06616561335801334922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-13331564345504902792012-07-12T16:24:19.829-04:002012-07-12T16:24:19.829-04:00I had the pleasure of meeting Ivan and showing him...I had the pleasure of meeting Ivan and showing him my work. He had a way of making you feel good about yourself and what you were doing. He was so incredibly perceptive and let's face it - he'd seen it all. I'm going to miss knowing that he is there.Daniel Calderhttp://www.danielcalder.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-69148930560546826692012-07-09T12:23:22.849-04:002012-07-09T12:23:22.849-04:00Great Post Joanne!
I called the gallery one day b...Great Post Joanne!<br /><br />I called the gallery one day because I heard from a friend that Ivan would still look at artists work (it probably need not be said, but most galleries don't anymore). I was told to stop in on a certain day. Ivan was very down to earth. I brought my laptop computer to show images (I do sculpture of varying scale) and a couple of actual small pieces. He liked my Bernard Klevickashttp://bernardklevickas.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-14983802455626933592012-07-08T09:33:40.405-04:002012-07-08T09:33:40.405-04:00The cliche that a person is one-of-a-kind, they br...The cliche that a person is one-of-a-kind, they broke the mold after, etc., is applied to lots of people (oddly enough), but for Ivan it was true. He was a great, generous and enthusiastic person.<br /><br />I showed Ivan my slides back in 1997 (nervous as all-get-out), and he was encouraging enough that I went to see him about every three months for the next year or so. <br /><br />Finally he Jason Hoelscherhttp://www.jason-hoelscher.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-16406798860933647042012-07-07T15:50:21.460-04:002012-07-07T15:50:21.460-04:00Thank you for sharing this beautiful story - a pri...Thank you for sharing this beautiful story - a prime example of the proper way to behave.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-24031843526604224222012-07-05T11:40:41.091-04:002012-07-05T11:40:41.091-04:00Thank you, everyone, for responding. I hope others...Thank you, everyone, for responding. I hope others will respond as well. <br /><br />Ted, your comment allows me to add that the gallery plans to continue, and to acknowledge as you did the ongoing work of Suzanne Kreps and Rick Witter--I'd add Ana and Christine--and of course, Ethan Karp, who has been on top of things for a good long time. <br /><br />I will add that Ivan was interviewed on Joanne Matterahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02564594823192456546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-60667230761555361282012-07-05T11:09:20.739-04:002012-07-05T11:09:20.739-04:00Joanne,
I never had the nerve to walk in with sli...Joanne,<br /><br />I never had the nerve to walk in with slides. I did, however, mail some to him in the late 1980s. He wrote a great letter to me, praising the work -- but ending with he would not be able to represent me because the work was in a vein similar to one of his current artists. And that he would do a disservice to us both to carry my work.<br />Over the years, he selected my work Larry Schultenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-90587847170459943642012-07-05T10:58:13.019-04:002012-07-05T10:58:13.019-04:00In the winter of 2007 one of Ivan's friends, L...In the winter of 2007 one of Ivan's friends, Lewis Pollock saw an exhibition of my work in New Mexico and recommended it to Ivan. I was driving my car when Ivan called. At first I could hardly understand him with his thick accent, and then I was just stunned that he would call me, out of the blue! He asked me to come to NYC with work for him to see in person. He said I would have to get ated larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09935378109584844208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-17467248326207362312012-07-04T14:16:55.991-04:002012-07-04T14:16:55.991-04:00Joanne, that is a wonderful story and amazing hist...Joanne, that is a wonderful story and amazing history to have had.I enjoyed his memorable words to Paula as well...they certainly hit home!<br /> Thank you for sharing this, Bonnybonny leibowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01833568361813688857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-10137279262585866192012-07-04T13:10:35.057-04:002012-07-04T13:10:35.057-04:00Ivan came to my studio around 1975 after I had wal...Ivan came to my studio around 1975 after I had walked into his office with some slides in a photo sleeve. When he called ahead to say he was coming I almost freaked out. He patiently looked at the paintings and works on paper I pulled out and nodded here an there. He flicked the ash off his cigar and I pretended not to see it. After all, there was no ashtray in my studio. He then walked into the Astrid Fitzgeraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07246701131078191275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-90738801602323658082012-07-04T12:12:54.261-04:002012-07-04T12:12:54.261-04:00Your story sounds like a fairy story for artists, ...Your story sounds like a fairy story for artists, beautiful! And just as it should be.annell4https://www.blogger.com/profile/07629830133868270690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-8358108848686472782012-07-04T11:15:10.601-04:002012-07-04T11:15:10.601-04:00There's too much to write and remember over th...There's too much to write and remember over the last 40+ years of my relationship with Ivan. We were never personal friends, but his impact upon me and my career runs deep. His studio visits were legendary - the cigar smoke lingered in the air far longer than the time spent to survey and select work. His comments were always supportive and if you were having a show, or if he sent a Louise P. Sloanehttp://www.louisepsloane.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-12466017852141296992012-07-04T03:04:28.501-04:002012-07-04T03:04:28.501-04:00I visited him in the 80's and again in the 90&...I visited him in the 80's and again in the 90's. Both times I left encouraged, pumped-up, and ready to conquer the art world. I will never forget him asking, after I told him I lived in Santa Fe, "Do ya wanna live in a beautiful place with great weather, or do ya wanna have a ca-reeeeeeer?" Memorable words from a generous soul.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07596612171480807827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-68438453959647379212012-07-04T03:00:42.272-04:002012-07-04T03:00:42.272-04:00I never met Ivan, but now I wish I had.
He soun...I never met Ivan, but now I wish I had. <br /><br />He sounds like a delightful human being. A real champion and supporter of artists.<br /><br />I'm sure he will be missed by many.Kesha Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04765548837851321028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-82777290740832513702012-07-03T20:16:43.075-04:002012-07-03T20:16:43.075-04:00I talked to Nr. Karp in the summer of 2011 when OK...I talked to Nr. Karp in the summer of 2011 when OK Harris hosted the American Abstract Artists' 75th anniversary show. He couldn't have been more enthusiastic or generous. A gentleman. I was very glad that I was brave enough to reach over the desk and address a legend.Julian Jacksonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-75917729731329399512012-07-03T18:47:30.070-04:002012-07-03T18:47:30.070-04:00Joanne, what a lovely anecdote. I was one of those...Joanne, what a lovely anecdote. I was one of those who walked in with a page of slides to show him. I was out of school about a year. He looked at the slides and the first thing he asked was, "where is this work?" I said I lived in San Francisco and the work was there. He said, "well, first thing you have to do is get the work to New York. You'll be able to get something going Oriane Stenderhttp://orianestender.netnoreply@blogger.com