Gallery Aferro is located at 73 Market St. Newark, NJ
Read about each of the shows below:
Personal Effects
September 10 - October 23, 2011
Opening Reception September 10, 7-10 PM
Closing Reception October 21, 7-10 PM with special performance by Irvin Morazan
Part of the 10th annual Newark Open Doors Studio Tour
Main Gallery
Personal Effects is a sprawling exhibition presenting the idiosyncratic, street art based collection of photographer Eric Wolfe, and featuring works by more than 65 international artists including SWOON, Banksy, Shepard Fairey, Faile, Bast, Kara Walker, Brian Eno, Claes Oldenburg and Anna Gaskell.
In 2004, Wolfe purchased a wheatpaste graphic mounted on wood from a high school student known as Gaia. In the following years, his collection grew rapidly, with works being purchased from galleries, at auction, or directly from the artists, sometimes using trade or barter. Many of the artists Wolfe became interested in were in the early stages of their gallery careers or were still relatively unknown outside of a small community.
Wolfe's collecting impulses connect with his ongoing need to collect and preserve bits of ephemera from his own life as well as the detritus of strangers. Aligned with the burgeoning market for street art, Wolfe's modus operandi has led to the creation of a collection that eventually no longer fit under one roof. As the years passed, Wolfe's taste and purchases have evolved along with changes in his own life - a reflection of the deeply personal nature of this collection. While street art remains at its heart, other forms of contemporary art are well represented and thematic groupings crossing all genres and eras have developed, such as works inclusive of the F-word, rabbit imagery and a significant collection of Peter Norton Christmas gifts. A variety of mediums are also represented, including stencil, collage, painting, papercut, spray paint, screen printing and sculpture.
From Bushwick to Bristol and beyond, Personal Effects brings together Wolfe's collection of over 100 pieces of artwork on simultaneous display for the first time.
Artists: Armsrock, Kenseth Armstead, Banksy, Bast, becca, Kelsey Brookes, Kate Bingaman Burt, Borf, Kelsey Brookes, Liz Brown, C215, Mary Ellen Carroll, Peter Coffin, Christo, Dain, Elboe-Toe, Camilla d'Errico, Faile, Shepard Fairey, Mia Feuer, Jacques Fleichmueller, Ian Francis, Gaia, Anna Gaskell, Graham Gilmore, Rodrigo Gonzalez, GoreB, Mark Grotjahn, Hera, Imminent Disaster, Paul Insect, Jane Hammond, Know Hope, Jeff Koons, Melora Kuhn, Robert Lazzarini, Miyeon Lee, Anthony Lister, Tessar Lo, Jen Mazza, Mirf, Irvin Morazan, Aiko Nakagawa, Aakasha Nihalani, Claes Oldenburg, Yoko Ono, Paper Monster,Peripheral Media Projects, Peru Ana Ana Peru, Sesper, Laureen Simonetti, Lorna Simpson, Chris Stain, Stickman, Do-Ho Suh, SWOON, Concha Vidal, Kara Walker, Susan Weil, Lawrence Weiner, Pae White & Brian Eno
Scabs, Bandages and Skeletons
Caroline Mak
September 10 - October 23, 2011
Opening Reception September 10, 7-10 PM
Closing Reception October 21, 7-10 PM
Part of the 10th annual Newark Open Doors Studio Tour
Project Room
"Like a mad scientist or surgeon, I have constructed disjointed protruding bones (re-imagining the internal skeleton of a piece of furniture) and have obsessively attempted to repair used kitchen towels by stitching every piece back together again. Not content with trying to repair such mundane every day objects, I've also attempted to create 'scabs' for old wooden floors, plugging up the gouges that decades of use have wrought."
Can an inanimate object be "healed?" '10 Aferro Studio Resident Caroline Mak's attempted mimicry of this organic, biological process led to a new series of sculptural objects from found and discarded materials from everyday life, as well as from the vast resources of eBay where barely functioning goods can still have a second life.The objects that have been "healed" or repaired range from broken ladders and chairs, to punctured inner tubes and tangerines.
Facts and Figures
Barbara Wallace
September 10 - October 23, 2011
Opening Reception September 10, 7-10 PM
Closing Reception October 21, 7-10 PM
Part of the 10th annual Newark Open Doors Studio Tour
Liminal Space
'09 Studio Resident Barbara Wallace's spare, confrontational installation in the Liminal Space consists of two large scale sculptures representing the full-sized figures of a man and a woman, and a series of sculpted portrait heads based on the individuals from the artist's inner circle. The works are created in the faux-bronze technique that Wallace has mastered
Wallace is interested in the meaning of creating a portrait: the physical likeness of a person vs. their inner essence. The process that the artist uses has more to do with her experience and memories of the person involved than of the actual features of the person she portrays. Wallace is inspired by the words of the great 19th century photographer Julia Margaret Cameron: ". . . my whole soul has endeavored to do its duty towards them in recording faithfully the greatness of the inner man as well as the features of the outer man."
GlassRoots: Collaborations with Matter
September 10 - October 23, 2011
Opening Reception September 10, 7-10 PM
Closing Reception October 21, 7-10 PM
Part of the 10th annual Newark Open Doors Studio Tour
New Media Room
Gallery Aferro and GlassRoots are proud to unveil an exhibition that includes works created by young artists, teaching artists and artist friends of GlassRoots. The exhibition takes inspiration from the three states of matter. Through a highly collaborative process, the works on exhibit represent the artists' attempt to interpret and reflect the unique qualities of glass and its ability to be transformed into expressions of themselves. Made of glass, all works were manipulated by fire and heat over open flames, in kilns to temperatures exceeding 2000 degrees.
Some pieces on exhibit were created by students who only six weeks prior had no experience or knowledge of glass making. Others were created by highly trained and practiced professionals. All, however, reflect the life experiences, personal beliefs, influences and creativity of their creators.
Artists: Anita Barringer, Tinisha Cook, Deja Flowers, Paris Jones, Stephanie Lopez, Keila Mella, NyAsia Pencile, Tania Ehouloutte, Tianee Gonzalez, Rajeeyah Hayes, Alitishe Lancaster, Yesenia Ocasio, Ayannah Richardson, Kassim White Coleman, Dynayah Gray, Rolene Herod, Jazmin Kemp, Xavier Jiminez, Fantasia Williams, Quasin Williams, Joshua Paul, Kaylah Smith, Maya Curry, Ya'zmine Graham, Kate Dowd, James Blake, Kate Haigney, Jason Minami and others
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