Magic realism reexamined in new exhibition at the Georgia Museum of Art
Brian Connelly (American, 1926 1963), A Night Garden, 1955. Oil and casein on panel, 18 × 30 inches. The Schoen Collection: Magic Realism Image courtesy of Debra Force Fine Art.
ATHENS, GA
.- Long overshadowed by the rise of abstract expressionism in the 1950s, magic realisms reputation is on the way up again. The Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia is presenting the exhibition Extra Ordinary: Magic, Mystery and Imagination in American Realism from February 27 to June 13, 2021, seeking to reexamine how we define magic realism and expand the canon of artists who worked within this category.
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BERRY CAMPBELL PRESENTS FRANK WIMBERLEY: COLLAGE
NEW YORK, New York
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Frank Wimberley, Untitled (Collage), 1971, Newsprint, handmade paper, Color-aid and painted paper on Arches paper, 22 1/2 x 30 inches.
Berry Campbell Gallery is pleased to announce a survey exhibition of collage works by Queens based, African American artist, Frank Wimberley (b. 1926). Since the 1960s, Wimberley has been known for creating dynamic, multi-layered, abstract paintings described in 2001 by
New York Times art critic, Grace Glueck, as “. . . good to behold: beautifully brushed and infused with a light that magnifies their intensity. . ..” This special exhibition will feature both paintings with collage elements as well as traditional collage works on paper and will highlight some of Frank Wimberley’s most important collages to date, including several examples going back to the early 1970s.
Magic Realist Masterworks on View at Jonathan Boos
NEW YORK, New York
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Jonathan Boos has a group of important and rare Magic Realist works on view at our New York gallery by Peter Blume, Henry Koerner, Alton Pickens and George Tooker. We welcome you to call or email the gallery to make an appointment to visit.
On February 27th, the Georgia Museum of Art will open “Extra Ordinary: Magic, Mystery and Imagination in American Realism,” the first sustained survey of Magical Realism in four decades. “Extra Ordinary” celebrates American artists who embraced realism, representation and classical artistic techniques in an era dominated by Abstraction. On view through June 13th, the show features significant works by Ivan Albright, Peter Blume, Paul Cadmus, Philip Evergood, Jared French, Henry Koerner, Hughie Lee-Smith, George Tooker and John Wilde.