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Sculpture Springs Anew in New Hope
Many of us are becoming convinced that the natural
habitat
of sculpture is the great outdoors. New Hope Arts opens "Sculpture
New Hope 2003, Indoors and Out" this week, an exhibition featuring
more than 70 pieces by 35 artists and including seven long-term
outdoor
sculpture installations in and around New Hope. The celebratory
opening
is at at Union Square on West Bridge Street on Saturday, June 14,
from 7 to 9 p.m. Admission is $15 per person and includes food and
an open wine bar.
The show’s featured artists include Christoph Spath, Kate Brockman,
Harry Gordon, Rob Ressler, Dana Stewart, Dan Kainz, and Bob Emser.
Also represented are Ava Blitz, Rain Harris, Dan Kaimz, Charles
Kumnick,
Julia Stratton and many more.
The outdoor host sites include Union Square, New Hope Solebury
Library,
the Wedgwood Inn, New Hope Historical Society, Golden Door Gallery,
and the New Hope Mule Barge.
On Sunday, June 15, at 3 p.m., New Jersey artist Susanne Pitak Davis
and New York artist Mary Shelley will give a gallery talk at the Union
Square site about their work and about some of the adversity they
fact creating work that defies conventional definitions. Whether high
art, low art, folk art, or pop art, this work remains popular with
the public.
Davis is well known for her colorful sculptures and whimsical angels
embedded with found objects. Shelley creates carved, painted, and
gold-leafed narrative bas reliefs that immortalize such local features
as the Frenchtown Launderette or the Melrose Diner.
The exhibition includes an Indoor Exhibition housed at Union Square
in 4,500 square feet of raw warehouse space and seven monumental scale
works installed throughout New Hope. All works on exhibit are for
sale. A guide to outdoor installations will be available at the show
and other key locations throughout New Hope.
Exhibition ,
Union Square, West Bridge Street and Union Square Drive, New Hope,
215-862-3396. New Hope Sculpture Exhibition Food and spirits. Indoor
exhibit open through June 24; outdoor works remain on view through
April, 2004. $15. Saturday, June 14, 7 to 9 p.m.
215-862-3396. Susanne Pitak Davis and Mary Shelley give a slide
talk about their work and contemporary arts issues. Free. Sunday,
June 15, 3 p.m.
Indoor exhibition hours are Sunday to Thursday, 1 to 6 p.m.; Friday
and Saturday, 1 to 9 p.m. On view to June 24.
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