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Announcing Introductions5

July 8, 2009

Irvine Contemporary is pleased to announce Introductions5, our fifth curated “MFA annual” that brings a selection of new artists from leading art college programs to Washington, D.C. Through a combined process of thesis exhibition visits, artist studio visits, and open submissions, we reviewed over 200 recent graduates from leading MFA programs across the US.

Opening reception with artists, Saturday, August 8, 6:30-9 PM.

Congratulations Introductions5 Participants:

Jonathan Dankenbring (MFA, Indiana University): Sculpture and Installation

Ultra, 2009. Hematite and jade. 4.3 x 2.4 x .3 inches each

Ultra, 2009. Hematite and jade. 4.3 x 2.4 x .3 inches each

John Hill, Jr. (MFA, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill): Drawing

Proactive Teamwork (scene 4), 2008-2009, Pen on paper, 24 x 32 inches

Proactive Teamwork (scene 4), 2008-2009, Pen on paper, 24 x 32 inches

Christopher LaVoie (MFA, Maryland Institute College of Art): Sculpture

Headstone Milestone, 2009. Concrete and cord. Dimensions variable

Headstone Milestone, 2009. Concrete and cord. Dimensions variable

Paris Mavroidis (MFA, Pratt Institute): Digital Media & Film

Divers, 2009. Short Animation (Color), 3 minutes

Divers, 2009. Short Animation (Color), 3 minutes

Matt Sartain (MFA, Academy of Art University, San Francisco): Photography

Untitled (Night), 2009. Archival digital pigment print. Dimensions variable

Untitled (Night), 2009. Archival digital pigment print. Dimensions variable

Wayne Toepp (MFA, Maryland Institute College of Art): Painting

Monitor #12, 2008. Oil on canvas. 36 x 48 inches.

Monitor #12, 2008. Oil on canvas. 36 x 48 inches.

Yi-Hsin Tzeng (MFA, Savannah College of Art and Design): Painting and Mixed Media

Invisible: Box Series (Black), 2008. Acrylic and printmaking on panels, 8.5 x 8.5 x 19.5 inches

Invisible: Box Series (Black), 2008. Acrylic and printmaking on panels, 8.5 x 8.5 x 19.5 inches

Stacey Lee Webber (MFA, University of Wisconsin-Madison): Sculpture

Screwball 1, 2009. Screws, thread, mixed materials. Dimensions variable

Screwball 1, 2009. Screws, thread, mixed materials. Dimensions variable

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Because Mike is Bored

November 5, 2008

When you have a friend call you on a Sunday night, asking you to write a new post because, “Frankly Lauren, I’m bored” you realize it’s time to get over the PTSD from selling 450 Shepard Fairey prints (more on that subject) and blog about something.

My apologies, here is what has happened in the last 2 weeks:

1. Rich people are still rich.  If you click on the link, that IS a Degas image Art Daily used to lead the story – ?

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KAZIMIR MALEVICH (1879-1935)  SUPREMATIST COMPOSITION        sold $60,002,500

2. I really don’t have ptsd from selling the Rose Girl print and was happy to help out people that could not make it in to the gallery from Australia, the Philippines, California… to acquire one.  What I wasn’t happy about was the presumptuous flippers that POSTED THE PRINT ON EBAY BEFORE I EVEN SENT IT TO THEM.

Listen, I’ve been doing this for 10 years and I’m not some bimbo (and once you read the next line, also obviously crazy). I went under an assumed Ebay name “Rosa Grrl” (creative right?) and found out what edition numbers were being sold, checked my records, and pulled them before they were shipped.

So if you didn’t get your print yet, this is why, I have already sold it to someone else and please don’t waste any more of my time by contacting me.  AND to the young man in NJ whose “girlfriend” flipped the print (right after she bought it) I hope you broke up with her like I asked you to.

3. The art market has not crashed, everything is going to be okay, just keep a close eye on the European banks because if something big and bad happens over there before Miami… I don’t need to finish that sentence, but you will be able to find me crying in booth 180 at SCOPE.  What I am also keeping a close eye on are the winter auction catalogues, will there be works from the former AIG and Lehman Brother’s collections? I bet so

4.  In regards to my promised review of The International Art Markets: The essential guide for collectors and investors, I kinda left the book on a Croatian Airlines flight and just got it back this weekend… so Kogan Page, Limited, it’s coming soon – I promise!

5. If you live in DC, there are some important dates to mark on your calendar.

November 14 – Fixation

November 15 – Transformer Auction

November 15 – 22 – FotoWeek

December 3 – 7 – Miami

December 13 – Aspect:Ratio Opening

6. Update on a post I made a while back about an MFA at the Corcoran – The MFA program is still being worked on and the estimated launch date is for 2012.

7. I hope that is enough for now (Mike, still bored?). Off to the election night parties with my stuffed donkey!

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It’s That Time Again

April 10, 2008

INTRODUCTIONS4: Call for Submissions

An exhibition of works by recent art school graduates

August 2 – September 6, 2008

APPLICATION PROCESS

Deadline: Saturday June 7, 2008

Notification: No later than June 21, 2008

Eligibility: Artists who have graduated in 2007 or 2008 and are available for gallery exhibition

Application must include:

  • Artist’s statement
  • Artist’s resume
  • A CD-ROM of up to ten images. For New Media and Time Based Media (Sound, Film/Video, etc) please submit only ten minutes worth of work.
  • Self-addressed stamped envelope – required to have submitted materials returned

Submitted materials will be handled with care, but Irvine Contemporary cannot assume responsibility for lost or damaged materials.

Send to:

Lauren Gentile, Assistant Director

Irvine Contemporary

1412 14th Street, NW

Washington, DC 20005

Irvine Contemporary specializes in contemporary art by emerging and mid-career artists with growing national and international reputations. We participate in major nation and international art fairs and have launched the careers of young artists now in major private and institutional collections.

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An MFA from The Corcoran

August 29, 2007

Smart move – just spoke with one of the professors who was getting ready for first day of classes today – and the Corcoran is in the planning stages of offering an MFA degree. Great news for all of us in the DC art community and another example of how the Corcoran is ready to change with the times, to progress.

Art schools have to offer an MFA program to attract high level professors and serious students; I think area students were torn between, do I get a BFA from the Corcoran and then move away for my MFA, or, do I stay and go to AU for my MFA (and then get to have my senior thesis show in the Katzen Center)

and they were choosing the AU route.

I’m curious to see how this new competition is going to affect the local emerging arts, but I can assure it will be positive.

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