~JOHN SZLASA / ‘HOW DO I MEASURE MY GRATITUDE?’/ AMERICAN ACADEMY of ARTS & LETTERS
SOME PIX FROM THE OPENING, TUES NOV 9, 2021 – PHOTOS BY KATE CERIGO
JOHN SZLASA . . . in:
‘HOW DO I MEASURE MY GRATITUDE?’ – A BIG GROUP SHOW of 46 ARTISTS
CURATED BY SOUHAD RAFEY
AMERICAN ACADEMY of ARTS AND LETTERS, 633 WEST 155 STREET, NY, NY 10032
the show runs thru . . . JAN 26, 2022
HRS:
NOV 12-28 / FRI-SUN 1-5 PM
from thereafter thru . . . JAN 26, 2022 – OPEN BY APPOINTMENT
THE ACADEMY’S curator of 23 years, SOUHAD RAFEY . .
is retiring at the end of 2021 & has . . “organized a farewell exhibit featuring the work of 46 artists
who have supported and collaborated with Souhad during her career in their ‘day job’ at the Academy
as art handlers, museum guards, fine art truckers, and museum colleagues, as a way of honoring them by showcasing their own art work.”
read more & see artist list: ‘How Do I Measure My Gratitude?’ – American Academy of Arts & Letters
Artlovers has run into 5 of those artists over the years, and we are so pleased to showcase their work in the show – on our page – as well !!
JOHN SZLASA, ‘FASTPLANT’, 2020.
polymer modified gypsum cement, pigment acrylic, burlap and construction mesh.
JOHN SZLASA, ‘Untitled (blue, free), 2020.
polymer modified gypsum cement, fiberglass, pigment, and acrylic.
see: JOHN SZLASA on Instagram @johnszlasa
and, from the ARTLOVERSNEWYORK ARCHIVE:
ANTONE KONST, and, on the right . . . JOHN SZLASA.
‘The Socrates Annual 2018’ – Group Exhibit, Socrates Sculpture Park, QUEENS, NY.
March 24, 2019.
Photo: NANCY SMITH