REINVENTING RITUAL at The Jewish Museum
September 13, 2009 - February 07, 2010
"Recycling and the use of fragments is a thematic thread in the show. Norm Paris created a mezuzah, Rubble Fragment 1 (2007), out of what looks like a rough, old piece of concrete with a frazzled strand of cable attached to its side. The work is meant to invoke the ravages of conflict in the Middle East and throughout Jewish history. Here the material is as important as the form because it suggests construction and collapse. Concrete is made of dust and becomes dust, yet again. 'I am not entirely sure whether this object is a protective talisman, a religious reminder or a symbol of territorial struggle,' the artist wrote. What he was sure of was his desire to make the piece look recycled, 'Rubble Fragment I has been fabricated to look like a remnant from a military-industrial site, retrofitted to become an awkward religious marker.'"
The Jewish Museum
1109 5th Ave at 92nd St
New York NY 10128
September 13, 2009 - February 07, 2010
"Recycling and the use of fragments is a thematic thread in the show. Norm Paris created a mezuzah, Rubble Fragment 1 (2007), out of what looks like a rough, old piece of concrete with a frazzled strand of cable attached to its side. The work is meant to invoke the ravages of conflict in the Middle East and throughout Jewish history. Here the material is as important as the form because it suggests construction and collapse. Concrete is made of dust and becomes dust, yet again. 'I am not entirely sure whether this object is a protective talisman, a religious reminder or a symbol of territorial struggle,' the artist wrote. What he was sure of was his desire to make the piece look recycled, 'Rubble Fragment I has been fabricated to look like a remnant from a military-industrial site, retrofitted to become an awkward religious marker.'"
The Jewish Museum
1109 5th Ave at 92nd St
New York NY 10128
NORM PARIS in VINTAGE VIOLENCE
Space 414 will present its debut exhibition with a group show titled “Vintage Violence,” featuring 16 artists’ work including painting, sculpture, and works on paper – all depicting various manifestations of violence. The exhibition is curated by John Gordon Gauld. There will be an opening reception on Friday, May 29th from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
PANEL DISCUSSION: THREE VIEWS OF THE OLD MASTERS
Tuesday, April 7, 6:00pm
Join us for a special gathering bringing together exhibiting artists Jennifer Bornstein, Norm Paris and Andrew Raftery,Shelley Langdale, Associate Curator, Philadelphia Museum of Art, and Nadine Orenstein, Curator, Metropolitan Museum of Art to discuss the exhibition.
The Print Center
1614 Latimer Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
[Between Spruce + Locust Streets]
Open 11 am – 5:30 pm, Tuesday–Saturday
Tuesday, April 7, 6:00pm
Join us for a special gathering bringing together exhibiting artists Jennifer Bornstein, Norm Paris and Andrew Raftery,Shelley Langdale, Associate Curator, Philadelphia Museum of Art, and Nadine Orenstein, Curator, Metropolitan Museum of Art to discuss the exhibition.
The Print Center
1614 Latimer Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
[Between Spruce + Locust Streets]
Open 11 am – 5:30 pm, Tuesday–Saturday
PULLING FROM HISTORY
February 26 – May 16, 2009
Jennifer Bornstein, Ernesto Caivano, David Fertig,
Sarah McEneaney, Norm Paris, Andrew Raftery,
Kiki Smith and Anton Würth
Thursday, February 26
Gallery Talk by the Artists and Curator 5:30 pm
Opening Reception 5:30–7:30 pm
For information on related programs go to www.printcenter.org
The Print Center
1614 Latimer Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
[Between Spruce + Locust Streets]
Open 11 am – 5:30 pm, Tuesday–Saturday
February 26 – May 16, 2009
Jennifer Bornstein, Ernesto Caivano, David Fertig,
Sarah McEneaney, Norm Paris, Andrew Raftery,
Kiki Smith and Anton Würth
Thursday, February 26
Gallery Talk by the Artists and Curator 5:30 pm
Opening Reception 5:30–7:30 pm
For information on related programs go to www.printcenter.org
The Print Center
1614 Latimer Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
[Between Spruce + Locust Streets]
Open 11 am – 5:30 pm, Tuesday–Saturday
WEEKEND VIEWING: NORM PARIS AT STUDIOSCOPIC
Saturday, March 01, 2008
Post by roberta
Norm Paris in his studio talking with David Kessler in a new Studioscopic episode.
Our pal, David Kessler, just finished another wonderful video over at Studioscopic (click the link to get over there and see it). This one features Norm Paris in his studio talking about his classic installation, Michael Jordan Save the World (shown in a Fleisher Challenge exhibit in 2005). Norm talks about his fascination with sports icons as impossible heroes, and he's got something to say about the Philly art scene, too! We've written about Norm and if you search his name in the blogger search you'll unearth the posts.
http://fallonandrosof.blogspot.com/search?q=norm+paris
Saturday, March 01, 2008
Post by roberta
Norm Paris in his studio talking with David Kessler in a new Studioscopic episode.
Our pal, David Kessler, just finished another wonderful video over at Studioscopic (click the link to get over there and see it). This one features Norm Paris in his studio talking about his classic installation, Michael Jordan Save the World (shown in a Fleisher Challenge exhibit in 2005). Norm talks about his fascination with sports icons as impossible heroes, and he's got something to say about the Philly art scene, too! We've written about Norm and if you search his name in the blogger search you'll unearth the posts.
http://fallonandrosof.blogspot.com/search?q=norm+paris
"MICHAEL JORDAN, SAVE THE WORLD" ACQUIRED BY THE WEST COLLECTION
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
Some news, some olds
Post by libby
Norm Paris' fabulous piece Michael Jordan, Save the World is now included in the West Collection, the amazing but little-known collection of contemporary artists in Oaks, Pennsylvania. The sculptural installation, depicting multiple Michael Jordans leaping up to catch bombs before they explode, got its first big exposure in a Fleisher Challenge in 2005. Jenny Jaskey announced in her gallery newsletter that the piece will be shown in future exhibitions organized through the collection's loan program.
http://fallonandrosof.blogspot.com/2008/01/some-news-some-olds.html
Some news, some olds
Post by libby
Norm Paris' fabulous piece Michael Jordan, Save the World is now included in the West Collection, the amazing but little-known collection of contemporary artists in Oaks, Pennsylvania. The sculptural installation, depicting multiple Michael Jordans leaping up to catch bombs before they explode, got its first big exposure in a Fleisher Challenge in 2005. Jenny Jaskey announced in her gallery newsletter that the piece will be shown in future exhibitions organized through the collection's loan program.
http://fallonandrosof.blogspot.com/2008/01/some-news-some-olds.html
HUDDLE: Norm Paris and Cara Erskine at Tower Gallery to March 31.
Saturday, March 03, 2007
Look! It's Episode 3!!!
Post by roberta
Huddle: Norm Paris and Cara Erskine at Tower Gallery to March 31.
Finish/Line Borowsky Gallery, Gershman Y to April 13. Works by Matt Curtius and Gina Triplett, John Gibbons and Isobel Sollenberger, Anne Krinsky and Rebecca Rutstein.
See all three episodes of Look! It's Libby and Roberta here. Produced by the awesome David Kessler.
http://fallonandrosof.blogspot.com/search?q=norm+paris
Look! It's Episode 3!!!
Post by roberta
Huddle: Norm Paris and Cara Erskine at Tower Gallery to March 31.
Finish/Line Borowsky Gallery, Gershman Y to April 13. Works by Matt Curtius and Gina Triplett, John Gibbons and Isobel Sollenberger, Anne Krinsky and Rebecca Rutstein.
See all three episodes of Look! It's Libby and Roberta here. Produced by the awesome David Kessler.
http://fallonandrosof.blogspot.com/search?q=norm+paris
Weekly Update - Tower Gallery Sports
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Weekly Update - Tower Gallery Sports
Post by roberta
This week's Weekly has my Editor's Pick preview of Cara Erskine and Norm Paris's “Huddle” at Tower Gallery. Below is the copy with some pictures.
In 2005 at his Fleisher Challenge exhibit Norm Paris presented a small army of cast-plaster Michael Jordans with tongues hanging out attempting to catch falling bombs. In this new two-person exhibit, Paris and his Yale classmate Cara Erskine present a dialogue of works in paint, sculpture and prints in which the sports metaphor again presents issues of hero-worship and hope—and the impossibility of false heroes saving the world. Tower’s owner Jenny Jaskey says Paris created a massive concrete and forton MG sculptural installation, and this time the hero is a baby—”Son of Arnold (Schwartzenneger)”—who appears to be bench-pressing a pile of concretized rubble in a rubbish-strewn urban construction zone. Whether the reference is Iraq or Ground Zero, baby Superman or baby governor of California, the idea of misplaced hopes and failure are tied together in a sad package.
Erskine, represented by six works (including a 13-foot-long diptych), presents the ambiguity of winning with works that show victorious players whose faces register everything but happiness.
PS. See Rob Matthew's post about the show's opening for more pix and commentary.
Cara Erskine and Norm Paris: Huddle. Through March. Free. Tower Gallery, 969 N. Second St. 215.253.9874.
Weekly Update - Tower Gallery Sports
Post by roberta
This week's Weekly has my Editor's Pick preview of Cara Erskine and Norm Paris's “Huddle” at Tower Gallery. Below is the copy with some pictures.
In 2005 at his Fleisher Challenge exhibit Norm Paris presented a small army of cast-plaster Michael Jordans with tongues hanging out attempting to catch falling bombs. In this new two-person exhibit, Paris and his Yale classmate Cara Erskine present a dialogue of works in paint, sculpture and prints in which the sports metaphor again presents issues of hero-worship and hope—and the impossibility of false heroes saving the world. Tower’s owner Jenny Jaskey says Paris created a massive concrete and forton MG sculptural installation, and this time the hero is a baby—”Son of Arnold (Schwartzenneger)”—who appears to be bench-pressing a pile of concretized rubble in a rubbish-strewn urban construction zone. Whether the reference is Iraq or Ground Zero, baby Superman or baby governor of California, the idea of misplaced hopes and failure are tied together in a sad package.
Erskine, represented by six works (including a 13-foot-long diptych), presents the ambiguity of winning with works that show victorious players whose faces register everything but happiness.
PS. See Rob Matthew's post about the show's opening for more pix and commentary.
Cara Erskine and Norm Paris: Huddle. Through March. Free. Tower Gallery, 969 N. Second St. 215.253.9874.
