{"id":211435,"date":"2016-03-15T13:30:17","date_gmt":"2016-03-15T17:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/harlemcondolife.com\/?p=211435"},"modified":"2016-03-15T12:13:04","modified_gmt":"2016-03-15T16:13:04","slug":"211435","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/harlemcondolife.com\/?p=211435","title":{"rendered":"“Dreamer” Opens March 16 at Harlem Properties"},"content":{"rendered":"

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“Dreamer”\u00a0Gregory St. Armand,\u00a0Mixed media, acrylics, inks, alkyd 58\u201dx63″ 2013<\/em><\/p>\n

“Dreamers”, the\u00a0first in an ongoing series of quarterly exhibitions produced in collaboration with Harlem Properties, is dedicated to celebrating the artistic spirit of Harlem.<\/p>\n

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“Dreamers”\u00a0explores the dichotomy between harmony and cacphony, joy and sadness, love and loss. In curating this particular exhibition\u00a0Art in FLUX founder, Leanne Stella, has chosen works that demonstrate a creative tension in their themes, \u00a0narratives, and\u00a0materials.\u00a0Featuring paintings, photography and sculpture the exhibition epitomizes Harlem\u2019s creative multi-media art scene.<\/p>\n

Opening Reception<\/strong>:\u00a0Wednesday,\u00a0March 16<\/span><\/span>, 6-9pm
\nExhibition<\/strong>: March 16 \u2013 May 31, 2016<\/span><\/span>
\nLocation<\/strong>: Harlem Properties,\u00a0163 Lenox Avenue, New York
\nFeatured Artists<\/strong>:\u00a0Gregory Saint Amand, Jordan Baker-Caldwell, Michael Kelly Williams, Ming Smith, Roddy Wildeman, Stan Squirewell, and Stefano Di\u00a0Cicco
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Ming Smith<\/strong>\u00a0is known for her informal, in-action portraits of black cultural figures, from Alvin Ailey to Nina Simone and a wide range of jazz musicians. Her work was included in the Museum of Modern Art\u2019s 2010 groundbreaking exhibition, “Pictures by Women: A History of Modern Photography”. She produces complicated and elaborate images in the developing and post-printing processes. Through experimentation with paint and hand-tinting, Ming continues to expand the role of photography. Her photography is held in collections in the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York; the Smithsonian Anacostia Museum & Center for African American History and Culture, Washington, DC and the AT&T Corporation.<\/p>\n

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Gregory\u00a0Saint Amand<\/strong>\u00a0was born in New York, but raised in Haiti from age one to his early teens when he returned to the US to live again with his mother. While in Haiti he lived with his grandparents who affectionately called him GOGO which has also become his brand.
\nGregory\u00a0works\u00a0in multiple mediums, including inks, acrylics, charcoal, pen and markers, painting on canvas, wood and even cardboard. Hr juxtaposes figurative and abstract imagery, infusing meaning through complex layering with a diverse assortment of cultural icons.\u00a0Gregory\u00a0is a graduate of Cooper Union. His\u00a0work\u00a0has been exhibited in Scope Miami 2015 with Castle Fitzjohns Gallery and is held in private and corporate collections including the Red Alder Hedge Fund.<\/p>\n

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Stan Squirewell,\u00a0<\/strong>a Washington, D.C. native, currently lives and works in New York City. A graduate of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts and an MFA recipient at the Hoffberger School of Painting, he has studied with Michael Platt, Lou Stovall and Grace Hartigan. A painter, photographer, installation and performance artist, Stan is the first winner of the Rush Philanthropic and Bombay Sapphire Artisan series. He has performed with Nick Cave (“Sound Suits”) at the National Portrait Gallery and with Jefferson Pinder with G-Fine Arts. Privately and publicly collected, Stan’s works are in the Reginald Lewis Museum and the Robert Steel Collection, and have recently been acquired by the Smithsonian for the African American Museum (2015). \u00a0This May Stan will present a \u00a0“The Odyssey” in Marcus Garvey Park for the May 2016 FLUX Art Fair Public Art Projects.<\/p>\n

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Jordan Baker-Caldwell\u00a0<\/strong>was born and raised in New York. He attended Alfred University, where he received his BFA in 2005. A sculptor, working in metals such as steel, bronze and found materials, Jordan’s work explores the usage of shapes, symbols and iconography, bringing together contemporary cultural references and classical ideals of form and balance. His current works are a mixture of figurative and organic forms juxtaposed with modern, neo-cubic abstraction. This year his 9-ft tall steel sculpture, “Ascension” will become a permanent installation in Midtown Manhattan’s new development, Hudson Yards. In May he will present a public work, “Golem” on the East Side of Marcus Garvey Park near 123rd Street as part of the FLUX Art Fair Public Art Projects.<\/p>\n

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Artist and art educator\u00a0Michael Kelly Williams<\/strong>\u00a0works in a variety of media, including painting, printmaking, sculpture and mixed-media. Born in France, he grew up in Detroit, MI and later came to New York to study and live. He has been Artist-in-Residence at The Studio Museum in Harlem, obtained an MFA in Sculpture from Brooklyn College, and has been, for many years, an educator with the NYC Department of Education. Michael has been commissioned for various permanent installations, including two mosaic murals located at the Intervale Subway Station (2\/5) in the Bronx as well as several glass murals in P.S. 82 Hammond School in Queens. Michael\u00a0will present a public work, “Liturgy for Lenox Lounge” on Lenox Avenue and 124th Street for the May 2016 FLUX Art Fair Public Art Projects.<\/p>\n

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Stefano Di Cicco<\/strong>\u00a0was born in Italy and moved to New York in 1998. He studied and worked at the Academy of Rome and obtained an apprenticeship with one of his professors who encouraged Stefano\u2019s interest in classical art and leaning towards abstraction. In 1990 he joined a residency at the Academy \u201cCasa mia, casa tua,\u201d that had a profound impact on his art career. Stefano’s proclivities lean towards primitive art, cave paintings, African art and masters like Dubuffet, Burri and Twombly. These influences are seen in his abstract paintings, where he explores the subtle realms of territorial confusion and human contact through simple gestures. In 1990 Stefano earned 1st\u00a0place in the \u201cThe Book of\u00a0Signs\u201d competition at the International School of Rotterdam, and in 1998 he earned his first solo show at the Puck Building, New York City.<\/p>\n

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Roddy Wildeman<\/strong>\u00a0honed his unique wood-working style from his years supporting himself and his daughter as a carpenter. His “Composite Memory” pieces are created from pieces of discarded wood that he assembles into starburst and pyramid shaped compositions. Roddy’s work hangs on the walls of the Rockefeller family private offices and has been donated to support numerous charities, including the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, The Sarcoma Foundation of America and the Kawangware Children\u2019s Center, Kenya. Roddy is an entrepreneur and owns several businesses including Torch\u00e9 Galerie (Belmar, NJ),\u00a0Torch\u00e9 Galeri\u00e9 at Senses (New York, NY), and Sculpture on the Water (WHERE); he is also director and officer of US+U (Urban Studio Unbound) a non-profit organization based out of New York.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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