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New Photography 2006: Jonathan Monk, Barbara Probst, Jules Spinatsch
September 21, 2006–January 8, 2007

Photography Galleries
Third floor

New Photography is the annual fall showcase of significant recent work in contemporary photography. This year’s exhibition features three artists from Europe. The Berlin-based British artist Jonathan Monk contributes a series of tongue-in-cheek photographs and two slide projections that play with the idea of falsified documents, interweaving moments of personal history with art history. German artist Barbara Probst experiments with the temporality and point of view of the shot/counter-shot technique of film by presenting multiple photographs of one scene shot simultaneously with several cameras via a radio-controlled release system. The Swiss artist Jules Spinatsch presents a selection of works from his major photographic project Temporary Discomfort—making its New York premiere in this exhibition—which documents the towns of Genoa, Davos, New York City, and Geneva/Evian during the 2001 and 2003 World Economic Forums.

Organized by Roxana Marcoci, Associate Curator, Department of Photography.

The New Photography series is made possible by JGS, Inc.

Jonathan Monk
“Keep Still (Baldessari),� 2001
found black & white photograph with Letraset type
3-1/4 x 4-1/2�

For further information, please contact the gallery at any time.
CHANA BUDGAZAD
CASEY KAPLAN
525 WEST 21ST STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10011
TEL. 212.645.7335
FAX. 212.645.7835
WWW.CASEYKAPLANGALLERY.COM

Recent Paintings by Gu Gan
22nd September – 12th October 2006

Private View: Thursday, 21st September 2006, 6-8pm

Goedhuis Contemporary
42 East 76th Street (between Park and Madison Avenues)
New York, NY 10021
T: 212 535 6954
F: 212 535 0256
http://www.goedhuiscontemporary.com

Gallery Hours: Monday – Friday, 10 am to 6 pm, Saturday, 11 am – 5 pm

Many artists of the avant-garde in China, however “cutting edge� their current styles, have an attachment to tradition. They will often return to ink painting in order to refresh their thinking and reinforce their links with their cultural source.

Gu Gan however has always remained within the ink painting medium while at the same time breaking the mould of the classical canon in order to make it relevant and meaningful to the contemporary world. He uses different Chinese scripts in the same pictorial area and, more radical still, expressionistic patches of vibrant colour, all of which represent a bold departure from the traditional black ink on white paper.

Born in 1942 in Hunan Province, Gu Gan is internationally recognized as the pioneer of the modernist movement in calligraphic painting in China. Of the figures who spear-headed the movement, Gu Gan is the youngest and has gone furthest in breaking tradition and exploiting the potential of abstract art.

The works in this exhibition show more recent developments in his style, including the use of acrylic colour, the inclusion of highly textured papers, and a continued experimentation with oil paint.

In 1998 Gu Gan was invited by Baroness Philippine de Rothschild to design the wine label for the Mouton Rothschild 1996 vintage. He is the first Chinese artist to ever have been thus honored. His work is held in the collections of museums around the world, and he currently lives and works in Beijing.

For further information and images, please contact Michael Goedhuis, Christine Barberi or Jeannie Kenmotsu at 212.535.6954 or newyork@goedhuiscontemporary.com.

ARTSPACE opens its New Space at
378 Aylmer Street N., Peterborough

OUR CENTRE IS CHANGING, BUT OUR ADDRESS ISN’T.
As of September 22nd, our new location presents a great opportunity to extend our mandate.

• The new ARTSPACE includes:
• An expansive main gallery with improved street level exposure.
• The MUDROOM - a project space for screenings, speakers, symposiums and workshops, within which local artists can share, produce and perform.
• The Tool Box - a resource centre welcomes both members and the public to further their understanding of contemporary art through a library, media archives and lending services.

It’s an exciting time for the arts community in Peterborough. As one of the hubs for artistic endeavour in the region, and as a centre whose ambitions are national in reach, our momentum depends on your support, interest and involvement. Artspace invites you to come and see what you haven’t yet seen, to do what you haven’t yet done, and to realize that there is the potential to see and do and experience so much more, right here in Peterborough.

Grand Opening:
Friday, September 22, 2006 at 7pm. After party, 10pm

Featuring an exhibition by Thomas Bégin and a screening of short films by Lester Alfonso.

Contact: Iga Janik, Director
PO Box 1748, 378 Aylmer St. N. Peterborough, ON K9J 7X6
T: 705.748.3883 F: 705.748.3224
www.artspace-arc.org info@artspace-arc.org