WINE, CHEESE AND FRESH MEAT
The Shore Institute of the Contemporary Arts, that fun factory of ideas in downtown Long Branch, hosts the annual FRESH MEAT, YOUNG BLOOD exhibition featuring works by New Jersey artists (clockwise from left) Teresa Owens, K. Shelton and Ozgur Gunder.
Have your little cellophane-wrapped toothpicks at the ready; zero in on that plastic tumbler of merlot. It’s wine and cheese time again in the galleries (and not-gallery spaces) around the greater Red Bank orbit, and let nothing stand in the way of you and that hottie across the room as we prove, once again, that we may not know what we’re talking about when it comes to Art, but we do know what we like.
6th Annual FRESH MEAT YOUNG BLOOD Exhibition at SICA. “We apologize in advance to all of our vegetarian and vegan friends,” says Doug Ferrari of the Shore Institute of the Contemporary Arts in Long Branch. “This show has nothing to do with carnivorous activities, but is intended to highlight the ‘young blood’ being released from NJ’s art institutions.”
Those institutions include Mason Gross School of the Arts (Rutgers), New Jersey City University, and Montclair State University — and the people being released from them are Master of Fine Art graduates; a group of whom Ferrari honors this time each year as representing the most exciting talents to watch on the state’s contemporary art scene.
Beginning this Friday, May 29 and continuing through July 3, such “new masters” as Ozgur Gungor, Laura Hamilton, Sue Miller, Dot Paolo, and Joanna Wyzgowska (Mason Gross School of the Arts); Frank Gavere, Patti Jordan, Arlene Kaczka, Pierre McGuffie, and Teresa Owens (Montclair State University); and Richard Buntzen and K. Shelton (New Jersey City University) will be on display at the SICA gallery on Third Avenue in Long Branch. A free, public-invited opening reception will be held in the former canning factory’s gallery and adjoining cafe on Sunday, May 31, from 3 - 6pm. While you’re in Long Branch, make sure to check out the 2009 edition of SculpToure, the SICA-sponsored display that turns the boulevards, boardwalks and building rooftops of the city into an “outdoor sculpture park.” Take it to the SICA site for more information and regular gallery hours.
3D paintings by Darren McManus at Monmouth Museum. Pairs of 3-D glasses handed out at to fine art aficionados, as if this were a screening of My Bloody Valentine? You might say it’s about time the museum caught up with the multiplex, or you might rail against the gimmick-ization of a noble calling that once brought us things like Kostabi World. Either way, you’ll likely be curious enough about this one to drop in at the Monmouth Museum on the evening of Friday, June 5, for an opening reception that runs from 6 to 8pm. Lambertville-based artist McManus is scheduled to be present for the event, and the exhibit of his colorful, intricate designs in acrylic on beveled wood will continue at the facility (on the Lincroft campus of Brookdale Community College) through July 5.Before that, however, it’s…
A CENTURY OF SMILES at Monmouth Museum. The name refers to the hundred-year history of the animated cartoon, and this installation, produced in partnership with Red Bank’s CEL-EBRATION! Animation Art Gallery, traces the history of this great art form through production art that spans the years from the pioneering Gertie the Dinosaur, through the Disney saga and on into the equally pioneering CGI sorcery of the Pixar studios. A collection of original sketches, cels, reproduction art and other materials has been assembled by the folks at the cartoon-colored cubby adjacent to the Dublin House; there’s much to see and even more to learn about storyboards, maquettes, model sheets and then some.
Opening this Friday, May 29, with a reception running between 6-8pm, the exhibit continues during regular Museum hours through July 5, with an appearance by Disney collectibles artist Mike Kupka on the afternoon of June 13. Now Continue Reading for some more things to discover when you’re artin’ about.
Clockwise from top: Works by Anne Leighton Massoni, Mark Mothersbaugh and Clara Gee Stamaty are currently on display around the greater Red Bank orbit.
• The Albumen Photographs of Giorgio Sommer at McKay Imaging Gallery. When you climb the stairs to this walk-up studio space on Monmouth Street in Red Bank, you’ll have to ask the husband/wife team of Robert and Elisabeth McKay just what precisely an albumen print is in relation to other bygone photo-printing processes — but chances are you’ll be too speechless marveling at the clarity and integrity of these oversize antique images by Sommer, the European photographic pioneer whose fascination with natural disaster and the aftermath of ruin produced some of the most amazing captured images of the 19th century. The items are being offered for sale by collector Gary Steven Groves, and they’ll remain on display at McKay’s through the middle of June.
• ClaraGee Stamaty retrospective at JCC of Monmouth’s Gallery on Grant. Monmouth County painter and illustrator ClaraGee Stamaty just celebrated her 90th birthday with the opening of her latest solo exhibition, 90 and Looking Forward, on display at the Gallery on Grant space inside the Ruth Hyman Jewish Community Center of Monmouth in Deal. Featured in the retrospective are works ranging from the artist’s sleek and stylish cartoons (many created with her late first husband, Stan Stamaty) for such national magazines as Better Homes & Gardens, Seventeen, and Woman’s Day — to recent paintings that mix her classic design sensibilities with an interest in Hebrew calligraphy. The show remains up on the walls through mid-June.
• The Visual Art of Mark Mothersbaugh at Parlor Gallery. With DEVO on the verge of dropping its first album in nearly 20 years, the timing couldn’t be better for this major solo retrospective on the often overlooked visual creations of musician, composer and highly unlikely rock star Mark Mothersbaugh. “The Truth About De-Evolution” is that Mothersbaugh had the visual component of the DEVO concept established at least as early as their trademark cyber-neurotic sound (maybe even earlier), through their crude but crucial early videos, distinctive costuming (including the famed “energy dome” flowerpot hats of the “Whip It” era) and memorable album art. Parlor Gallery owners Juicy Jenn, Jill and Michael (who hosted a “live Skype chat” with the artist on May 15) have assembled a quirky and colorful collection of Mothersbaughiana, including photo manips, surprise-bag goodies, posters and wall-hanging rugs based on the custom-crafted postcards that the artist “originally created as his personal diaries, and were never intended for public viewing.” Show continues at downtown Asbury’s pop-art paradise through June 18.
• Serenity by the Sea at Langosta Lounge. With her establishment of the Asbury Park Film Initiative and the For Life series of art/charity events, Langosta Lounge owner Marilyn Schlossbach has often used her popular new place on the Asbury boardwalk for everything from film screenings to musical play previews. On Tuesday, June 2, at 7pm, Chef Schlossbach presents a special six-course Sushi and Sake Tasting keyed in to the opening of the art exhibit Serenity by the Sea, a showcase for the work of local pop artists Tom Yak (of Electric Tattoo in Bradley Beach) and Scott Szegeski (of Lightly Salted Surf Mercado in Asbury Park. Tickets are $50, with $10 of each ticket sold going to the local Habitat for Humanity organization. The exhibit will continue to be exhibited at the restaurant throughout the month of June; call (732)455-3275 to reserve for the opening event.
• Photographer Anne Leighton Massoni at The Bodega Shoppe. Mike Buess and VJ Carbone — who relocated their sought-after home boutique from Red Bank to a spectacular ocean-view perch on the Asbury boardwalk last year — are active and interested supporters of independent film and art, and now through June 15 their Shoppe hosts A Little of This, A Little of That, a retrospective look at art photographer (and Monmouth University faculty member) Anne Leighton Massoni. The Bodega Shoppe is located at 800 Ocean Avenue in the First Avenue Pavilion (enter on boardwalk side); call (732)775-4005 for more info.
• Structure Fire group show at ART629. Asbury Park’s newest art gallery presents its inaugural exhibit, as Jenna Zilincar and Natalie Papailiou of the M Studio design and marketing firm introduce the new display space at 629 Cookman Avenue. The show draws together some dynamic work from three out-of-area artists — LA-based abstract painter/sculptor Danny Jauregui, Connecticut native oil artist Eric Lee Kingman, and Brooklyn painter Tom Costa. And then there’s PUD — Wannamassa’s own rock-band lighting specialist and multi-media creator of conceptual visuals. Call (732)721-0890 or go to the M website for more info.
• MF Gallery at Asbury Lanes. Juicy Jenn Hampton and the crew at Asbury’s atom-age alterna-arts odditorium have given over their walls to Frank and Martina Secondo Russo of NYC’s MF Gallery, with featured comix/ tattoo/ stencil/ pop artists including Nicoz Balboa, Mike Bell, Alonso Estrada, Drew Maillard, Angie Mason, Rodrigo Melo, Morg, Paper Monster, Mark Riddick, Joe Simko and Aaron Tompkins. The art show stays on display while bands play and films screen, through June 16.
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