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SUMMARY:The Continuum of Connection: Sooo-z Mastropietro & Julie Peppito
DESCRIPTION:The CAMP Gallery is pleased to present The Continuum of Connection\, a group exhibition where Sooo-z Mastropietro and Julie Peppito embrace the breadth of layered planes of existence in modern American society. \n  \nThe gallery will be hosting an artist reception on May 6\, 2023 from 4 to 6pm\, as well as their signature High Tea with the artists on May 13\, 2023 from 4-5pm. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe exhibition explores connection through art and social practices\, positing a new direction for acceptance in communities. Among the works to be exhibited are Mastropietro’s Microfiberorganism-Spandasaurusex (2020-2022)\, an ever-growing and evolving fiber installation comprised of repurposed fiber and new satellites since it last showed at SCOPE Art Show in Miami Beach\, and Peppito’s Cake Series (2022)\, a playful presentation of how difference can work together once directed by the creative mind\, named for the famed Marie Antoinette quote. \nCurated by gallery director\, Melanie Prapopoulos. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Continuum of Connection is available for viewing in our Westport gallery at 190 Main St. from April 12–May 27\, 2023. Hours of operation are Wednesday–Saturday\, 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM. \n  \nFor more information or to schedule a private visit\, please reach out to hello@thecampgallery.com
URL:https://artinamericaguide.com/event/the-continuum-of-connection-sooo-z-mastropietro-julie-peppito/
LOCATION:The CAMP Gallery Westport\, 190 Main Street\, Westport\, CT\, 06880\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Not So Silent Witnesses: Lydia Viscardi and Rita Valley
DESCRIPTION:Artists Lydia Viscardi and Rita Valley\, through their works\, take on many areas of social behavior and dress up these qualities through their artistic  language with the sole objective of asking that we accept culpability for the world we all  both create and inhabit. Focusing on language and universal memory\, both artists approach the arena of social discontent\, something greatly inflamed in this current era and bring forth realities which are found in their work. \nLydia Viscardi through her soft touch often seems to look back to times that present safe vignettes into a more stylized and maybe better time. Taking for example\, in her series: Hear and After\, with obvious connotations towards what lies beyond our existence\, the works present a version of what could be heaven above and an inferno below and somewhere ‘stuck’ in the middle are Viscardi’s characters often ‘caught’ in idyllic settings of a life presumably  undisturbed. The disturbance though permeates the canvas suggesting\, naturally a balance but also the limitations of all  that lives – lives perfectly packaged and presented not only to the viewer\, but also to the artist  The struggle though between the ‘above’ and ‘below’ is clearly seen and understood in Travel Agency. Starting just with the name – the idea of a woman being the agency of travel\, even though all births travel through her body\, the association of the feminine to the phallic vessels of transportation\, are not expected. Viscardi\, though is not having this – instead in the above mentioned work\, the middle vignette focuses on a woman – possible a woman from the Antebellum who on one surface stimulates notions of Scarlett O’Hara\, but also in the same moment\, when looking at the complete composition – invites comparisons with the archangel Michael\, thereby elevating the position of the feminine and affording her with characteristics of a guide\, and not the subjected follower many want her to be.  \nRita Valley\, deeply political and confrontational in her work tackles all social trends\, morality and political behaviors and turns them all around and into art – art that stands up and will be heard. Valley\, as with Viscardi\, also has a soft touch\, part of that is the medium used\, fiber\, the other part\, also connected to her medium\, is the mixing of fibers – creating multilevel patchworks of statements that draw one in with their unabashed taunts\, but that also get softened by fringes\, sequins\, and the like.  Valley seems to have no discomfort in calling us all out – wether one is wealthy and living on the brink of destruction along the coasts\, whether one is trying to live their best life\, exhausting every moment\, or the reduction of the art world and those involved to be naught much more than whores – the intent is there bellowing that we all stop\, turn around and look into who we are and what we do\, what we aspire to – and are these things good for us all? For anyone?  Wrapping her lambasts at society\, Rita confuses us a little\, catches us off guard as we are initially drawn into the works by the luxury of her works\, only to be slapped by our behavior calling us out\, betraying the perceived self idol we all formulate to lighten our burden of not being who we should be.  \nCombined these two artists make up The Not So Silent Witnesses of our current in gallery exhibition\, both artists gently reminding us not to be the A**holes that we often are – the question is\, will we listen? Will we become the people we think we are\, will we just be and do better?  \nMelanie Prapopoulos
URL:https://artinamericaguide.com/event/the-not-so-silent-witnesses-lydia-viscardi-and-rita-valley/
LOCATION:The CAMP Gallery Westport\, 190 Main Street\, Westport\, CT\, 06880\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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SUMMARY:Liz Leggett: Abstractly Frenzied and Separate\, Unified by a Line
DESCRIPTION:A solo exhibition featuring works from Westport artist\, Liz Leggett. \nAbstract art has always been deeply rooted in the seeming undefined\, but when looking at the works of Westport artist\, Curator and mom\, Liz Leggett one encounters an apparent frenzied depiction of the depths of life on the contemporary woman who does it all and finds balance and meaning through her paint brush. \nAbstract Expressionism is not a new trend in the art world\, originally ascribed to the male artist who through his stroke and often wild application of paint reinforced his masculinity through the new movement\, understandable considering the movement begins after WWII when men came back from war and needled to elbow the women out of their jobs. But what does it mean when a contemporary artist\, and woman\, employs the same drama and dynamics to her application of paint and subject? Is it a means to equalize the art world? A way to consume and redefine patriarchal artistic language and practice? Does this type of paint application mean certain emotions\, is it all just symbolic of something else\, something more personal\, something inherent in the artist? All good questions\, and one can argue that all of the above are behind this artist’s venture in Abstract Expressionism and in so doing much of the work can be seen as a response to the questions posited here.  After Party\, for example\, presents the viewer with an initial explosion of color\, drips\, and squiggly lines\, but after closer inspection one is able to discern why the piece is titled so – martini olives are all over the place\, a green pumpkin and what could be an electric heater. With a color palette of blues\, black\,  greens and red there are levels to the piece and ways in which to interpret – the background is blue – suggesting daylight\, the day after a party and what many encounter the morning after – but in that ‘mess’ are memories\, good\, uncomfortable\, but also hassles; did the kids get enough sleep\, did we make too much noise\, “ugh\, I have to clean this mess”- was the party worth it? What is different in Leggett’s work\, unlike that of Pollack\, is she is documenting and explaining her life and what she does and in so doing she creates a new language that is not masculine\, patriarchal or expected – this is the language of Liz Leggett. Leggett’s powerful language is further seen in Holding Pen\, another large scale work that through palette and line creates a grid and other geometric shapes that in their entirety suggest a mask – is this the intent? Is this the artist\, why are some lines stronger than others\, why this palette – all these questions and others are what is central and behind any kind of abstraction – what does it all mean? Abstraction can be looked at in many ways – easily one can apply psychoanalytical theory\, color theory\, and even feminist theory\, and in the case of Liz Leggett all these theories find comfort in her work – but the greatest attribute that affords all these associations and approaches are found in her lines. It takes great courage to create a line that stands out and alone yet unifies\, and Leggett’s lines do just that\, they unify the artist and the viewer in the field of interpretation. The are the entrance into the work\, and hold everything together – they break expectation\, order\, and award the viewer with distinct vignettes into this person’s life and in so doing give meaning to what we often consider the mundane\, which though through this artist’s hand are elevated to the sublime. 
URL:https://artinamericaguide.com/event/liz-leggett-abstractly-frenzied-and-separate-unified-by-a-line/
LOCATION:The CAMP Gallery Westport\, 190 Main Street\, Westport\, CT\, 06880\, United States
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SUMMARY:Caprices\, a Contemporary Homage to Goya
DESCRIPTION:In the next CAMP gallery exhibition\, Caprices\, a Contemporary Homage to Goya\, artists Aurora Molina\,German Molina\,Violeta Caldrés\, Jac Lahav and Luis Alonso all draw directly upon the original Caprichosof Francisco de Goya y Lucientes and\, like the original concept\, draw attention to the inherent folly in society\, whether that folly be a direct interpretation of a piece\, or our reaction to what we encounter as other. The original pieces by Goya were etchings\, simply because the artist found that a line would be the ideal means of expression\, but because no one in Spain at the time was creating etchings\, Goya had to look to artists that he admired—in this case Rembrandt and Tiepolo. Combining their techniques with his deep respect and understanding of nature\, he was able to develop and make a blatant statement about the society in which he existed\, often finding that same society to be ignorant\, superstitious\, and limited. The timeliness of these new interpretations\, and treatments of the idea to call a society into check is also timely today\, as we\, too\, inhabit a modern world still weighted with ignorance and superstition\, and are often limited. \nGoya\, and the artists above\, stand fast in their self-imposed role as witnesses to society\, documenting what they see\, what they encounter\, and insisting that we\, the audience\, join them in taking on the identity of a witness\, accept what is being shown to us\, and hopefully become the entities of change and awareness. \n\nCaprices\, a Contemporary Homage to Goya will be on display in The CAMP Gallery Westport from June 15–July 15. An opening reception will be held on June 17 from 6–8 PM.
URL:https://artinamericaguide.com/event/caprices-a-contemporary-homage-to-goya/
LOCATION:The CAMP Gallery Westport\, 190 Main Street\, Westport\, CT\, 06880\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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SUMMARY:The Rooms of Joseph Ginsberg
DESCRIPTION:The Contemporary Art Modern Project (The CAMP Gallery) is please to announce the opening of our April exhibition: The Rooms of Joseph Ginsberg\, and the exhibition celebrating our two year anniversary on display at our Westport Gallery space at 190 Main Street\, CT.\, 06880 from April 29 – May 24\, 2022.  \nExhibition Highlights include an array of works from Joseph Ginsberg covering not only his fine art works but also elements of his design eye and expertise. Visitors will be able to see first hand his creative approach to both art and design and quickly be able to discern that although the media and matter are varied\, the line and expression of the artist spreads through all he touches\, be it works on canvas\, hand blown glass works\, designed and woven floor coverings to design elements in fibers. \n  \nOpening April 29\, 2022\, The Rooms of Joseph Ginsberg\, will be on display until May 24\, 2022\, at The CAMP Gallery: 190 Main Street\, Westport\, CT 06880. The opening reception will be held on April 29\, 2022\, from 5–7 PM; private viewings can be scheduled by emailing hello@thecampgallery.com
URL:https://artinamericaguide.com/event/the-rooms-of-joseph-ginsberg-2/
LOCATION:The CAMP Gallery Westport\, 190 Main Street\, Westport\, CT\, 06880\, United States
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SUMMARY:Not Dior’s New Look III
DESCRIPTION:In November of 2021\, The Contemporary Art Modern Project formally announced a partnership with Fashion Fights Cancer\, a non-profit organization founded in 2004 that offers innovative and therapeutic programs in fashion and design. To celebrate the partnership\, The Contemporary Art Modern Project will exhibit works from Anya Anti\, Elly Azizian\, Franck de las Mercedes\, Isher Dhiman\, Alice de Kruijs\, Vicky Martin\, Fares Micue\, Miss Aniela\, Nikolina Petolas\, Evelyn Politzer\, Christy Powers\, Sonya Revell\, Julie de Waroquier\, Naomi White and Hans Withoos in the third installment of Not Dior’s New Look\, during National Cancer Prevention Month in their Westport\, CT locale. \nThis exhibition stands as a statement of the legitimacy of fashion within the fine art realm\, but more importantly\, it stands as a reclamation of the power that has historically been denied to marginalized perspectives on the basis of appearance. It is a breathtaking exploration of the ways in which self-perception and aesthetic choices are mutually influential. Not Dior’s New Look presents a collective prioritizing of understanding with oneself\, one’s need\, one’s wants and that is where the true power of fashion lies- the power to change the perception of others and your perception of yourself. \nOpening February 22\, 2022\, Not Dior’s New Look III\, will be on display until March22\, 2022\, at The CAMP Gallery: 190 Main Street\, Westport\, CT 06880. The opening reception will be held on February 22\, 2022\, from 5:00-9:00PM; VIP showings will be available February 22-26\, 2022.
URL:https://artinamericaguide.com/event/not-diors-new-look-iii/
LOCATION:The CAMP Gallery Westport\, 190 Main Street\, Westport\, CT\, 06880\, United States
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SUMMARY:Margaret Roleke’s March on Society
DESCRIPTION:The Contemporary Art Modern Project is honored to present March On Society\, a Margaret Roleke solo exhibition that provokes deeper investigation into what the American legacy truly is—not what the age-old myth of American Exceptionalism has preserved\, but what the day-to-day lived reality is cementing into history. \nWe are pleased to invite you to the opening reception on Friday\, Jan 14th 6-8pm to see Margaret Roleke’s sculptural and cyanotype works. \nMarch on Society will open at The CAMP Gallery’s Westport location\, 190 Main St\, Westport\, Connecticut\, on January 5th\, and be on view through February 5th\, 2022.
URL:https://artinamericaguide.com/event/margaret-rolekes-march-on-society/
LOCATION:The CAMP Gallery Westport\, 190 Main Street\, Westport\, CT\, 06880\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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SUMMARY:Franck de las Mercedes — A New Materialist Myth for His Being: No God\, No Quetzalcoatl
DESCRIPTION:When reading about New Materialism\, one of the key ingredients seems to be a strong move away from the dependence on traditional\, foundational forms of belief. Gone are ideas of a higher power or social structure\, and in its place\, a melding of varied actions and realities that commingle to create realities more akin to experience outside of the European model that has influenced much of how the Western world thinks and reacts.   \n  \nArtist Franck de las Mercedes has had to keep a proverbial foot in two identities\, being the product of a Nicaraguan birth\, and so\, not constructed through the Eurocentric model\, but growing up in New York\, which places him in a cloak that Quetzalcoatl would never imagine. Both of his identities cannot fully come close to offering him\, or other immigrants or first-generation citizens\, one thing to hold onto that will properly give them the foundation they need to actualize an identity that the surrounding society will tolerate. It is because of a still-present sense of otherness that those like de las Mercedes need to forge their own codex\, their own language\, and their own path towards a sense of wholeness that satisfies them and\, quite possibly\, beguiles the community around them.   \n  \nIn his series of Archetypes\, de las Mercedes incorporates two contrasting philosophies: that of Jungian archetypes\, and spiritual ideas affixed to tarot cards. In so doing\, he entwines concepts of science and spirituality\, and logic and emotion through his self portraits. This effectively makes him the vessel that both carries and acts on these variances\, and at the same time he becomes\, in his world\, the ideal—the character that embodies not only the characteristics of the two conflicting worlds\, but illuminates balance through a fundamental understanding of these dualities.   \n  \nOne result from this commingling is an abundance of energy best found in the artist’s painterly manner\, which often seems to mimic an attack on the canvas or the battle of birth. It becomes abundantly clear through the application of paint that not only is this innate to de las Mercedes’ approach\, but that in addition to creating his universe on canvas\, he recognizes and welcomes energy—a sense of electricity\, which is desperately needed for any entity to survive. There is a certain respect for energy in the many floral works and worlds that de las Mercedes scratches out and paints into existence. Interestingly\, his interest in bouquets and floral arrangements preclude his archetypical self-research\, allowing one to assume that as akin to any Creator\, he looks to creation and discovery in the natural world and its struggle into existence.  \n  \nThis exhibition of works from de las Mercedes\, in effect\, becomes a creation myth of the artist born from a being forced to exist in two differing parallels that just will not come together\, forcing him to look for an ontological sense of being\, which only he can create\, interpret\, and express.  \n  \nMelanie Prapopoulos \n  \nFeatured image is Franck de las Mercedes’ Human Gold\, 2019. Acrylic and ink on canvas. 50 x 60 in.
URL:https://artinamericaguide.com/event/franck-de-las-mercedes-a-new-materialist-myth-for-his-being-no-god-no-quetzalcoatl/
LOCATION:The CAMP Gallery Westport\, 190 Main Street\, Westport\, CT\, 06880\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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SUMMARY:Dominik Schmitt — Solo Exhibition in Westport\, CT
DESCRIPTION:The Contemporary Art Modern Project (The CAMP Gallery)\, a Miami-based gallery and art platform\, is pleased to announce the opening of its second gallery space in Westport\, Connecticut\, launching with the works of German artist Dominik Schmitt. \n  \nOpening late September 2021\, the gallery will present a program of contemporary art works by international and local artists all the while remaining true to our interest in reactionary art. With regards to our premiere exhibition featuring works by Dominik Schmitt\, the artist is known for his often satirical representations of the world that both surrounds and consumes—internally and externally. \n  \nOften drawing from both memory and culture\, the artist creates scenarios that often mix different moments in his own life\, making him a storyteller reminiscent of those of the Magic Realism movement in Germany of the 1920’s\, with the goal of presenting a new understanding of Realism and showing an ever-changing social experience\, all the while incorporating the internal of emotion\, magic and wonder.
URL:https://artinamericaguide.com/event/dominik-schmitt-solo-exhibition-in-westport-ct/
LOCATION:The CAMP Gallery Westport\, 190 Main Street\, Westport\, CT\, 06880\, United States
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