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â3 â ONE OF A KINDâ EXHIBIT AT AMERICAN PRIMITIVE GALLERY w/1 cut
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NEW YORK CITY â â3 â One of a Kindâ at American Primitive Gallery features the art of Curtis Cuffie, Anthony Dominguez and Max Romain. Each of these urban outsiders bring a different visual approach to expressing divergent views in different materials that sets them apart.
Cuffie was a New York City fixture in the east Village as a street artist building sculptural assemblages on fences, lampposts and the sidewalks. Using found materials pulled from his roving cart, his art was created from street performances into improvisational forms that could evolve from hour to hour and day to day.
Dominguez has been making black and white pictures for over a decade using bleach, Wite-Out or paint applied to black cloth or canvas. His art reflects his transient life freed from constraints of job or home yet keenly observant of life in the city.
Romainâs art references his Haitian roots and voodoo along with multicultural perspective of other beliefs and influences from city life. Working in trancelike concentration, Maxâs paintings are filled with visionary images with labyrinthine figural forms forming and combining in surreal scenes.
The show will be on view through February 5. Gallery hours are MondayâSaturday, 11 am to 6 pm. The exhibition is in conjunction with Outsider Art Week January 25â30, and the gallery will once again be exhibiting at The Outsider Art Fair. American Primitive Gallery is at 594 Broadway, second floor. For information, 212-966-1530.
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slug: American Folk Art Museum To Hold A Panel Discussion On âAutism/Aspergerâs/Artâ Jan. 25
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NEW YORK CITY â The American Folk Art Museum will host a panel discussion on âAutism/Aspergerâs/Art,â at 6 pm on Tuesday, January 25. The discussion, organized by Ricco/Maresca Gallery and coordinated by Dr Larry E. Dumont, will include leaders in the field of autism research and art, and family members of people with autism.
Members of the panel include: Mary Terresa Canha, mother of 15-year-old artist Justin Canha; Valerie Paradiz, director of The School for Autistic Strength, Purpose, and Independence in Education; Roger Ricco, co-owner and director, Ricco/Maresca Gallery; and Pamala G. Rogers, EdD, director of Expressive Art Programs, Pure Vision Arts, The Shield Institute, New York City.
The American Folk Art Museum is at 45 West 53 Street. For information call the education department of the American Folk Art Museum at 212-265-1040, ext 102. For reservations call the visitor services department at the American Folk Art Museum at 212-265-1040, ext 160.
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MAISON JAN 20 PRESALE
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WALLINGFORD, CONN. â When the hammer comes down on the last lot of some 300 to be offered at Maison Auction Companyâs January 20 sale, it will also sound the final note in the 40-year history of the gallery. The final auction, scheduled to begin at 7 pm, will disperse the firmâs contents â from the decorations, display cases and tools to a small collection of antiques from the estate of Laraine M. Smith, the late co-founder of Maison. Also being offered for sale is property from a Woodbridge, Conn., estate.
Auctioneer Bill Ulbrich downplayed the event as ânothing special,â but it will cap a long career that he admittedly embarked upon inadvertently. âWe bought a lot of stuff that we were going to sell to another auctioneer, and somebody said âWhy donât you sell it yourselves?ââ he said.
He added that he has seen a lot of changes in the industry over the past four decades. âItâs not like it was. Competition is greater. Itâs a dog-eat-dog business,â said Ulbrich, who looks forward to the impending downtime eagerly. âI donât have any plans, but I will probably still be doing charity auctions.â
From Smithâs estate comes a Victorian walnut hat/coat rack with umbrella stand and a collection of hand painted Nippon and Japan vases.
Other furniture highlights include a round front curio cabinet, an Empire mahogany sofa from a house in Hamden, Conn., with carved legs and hairy paw feet and covered in a rich, maroon velvet upholstery. Other furniture selections are a pair of mahogany bookcases, glass doors, oak kneehole desk, canopy and pencil post beds, a Hitchcock dining table, iron leg table with mosaic top, dictionary stand with glass shelves, marble top iron table, pine book case, oak three-drawer night stand, patio set, pine Mission-style bookcase, and wicker chair and headboard.
There will be a wide range of glass and china crossing the block. Besides the aforementioned Nippon and Japan vases, highlights include a cobalt blue water pitcher, majolica jardinière and several antique china match holders.
A watercolor depiction of a Polish wedding scene measuring 13½ by 19 inches leads the selection of collectibles and decorative items. A doll collection includes examples with bisque and porcelain heads, along with doll clothes. An Elgin Watch Co. sign proclaiming âMy Elgin is All Right,â a sign advertising âFresh Milk,â and one encouraging âTake A Biscuitâ are among the features lots. A Lyman Coal company thermometer, âBlack Beauty sign, probably from a sleigh, paperweights, sterling porcelain and other decanter labels will be offered. Other items include antiques reference books, auction catalogs, a large âAntiquesâ sign, display and showcases, tools, picture frames and more.
Items may be previewed on the day of the sale from noon to 2 pm and from 5 to 7 pm.
Maison Auction Company is at 128 East Street. For information, 203-269-8007.