Art About Time

New York, NY, June 03, 2014 --(PR.com)-- Time Frames Marking Time is a multi-media exhibition featuring the work of 19 artists who engage time as a palpable presence. The show highlights major installation pieces along with exquisite individual works.

Each artwork tells its own story, bringing attention to the temporal nature of life and inviting contemplation and dialogue about our relationship to time.

Artist-curators Elisa Decker and Barbara Lubliner further the dialogue by presenting special events in tandem with the exhibition. Many avenues are explored – dance, an artist’s talk, and live drawing – in this exciting and thought-provoking three-week extravaganza.

Participating Artists
Mara Alper, Fran Beallor, Stefan Beltzig, Elisa Decker, Gwen Fabricant, Liza Folman, Tony Foster, Ellen Grossman, Valerie Huhn, Suzanne Kelser, Gwyneth Leech, Barbara Lubliner, John Mendelsohn, Elaine Norman, Jeffrey Allen Price, Ronnie Seiden-Moss, Drew Shiflett, Linda Stillman, Tamara Wyndham

Time Frames Marking Time
May 24 - June 15
Westbeth Gallery
55 Bethune St, New York, NY 10014
Gallery Hours: Wednesday-Sunday 1-6 pm

Special Events Held In The Gallery
Wed, June 4, 6-9 pm
Artists Reception

Wed, June 11, 6:30-8:30 pm
“Painting Everest,” a slide talk
Tony Foster, master watercolorist and wilderness adventurer, discusses the connection between being totally immersed in his subject and the making of his “watercolor diaries.”

Fri, June 13, 6:30 pm
Site-specific dance performance by Sally Gross And Company

Sat, June 14, 6:30 pm
Site-specific dance performance by Sally Gross And Company

Sun, June 15, 3-6 pm
Several of the exhibiting artists will be on hand drawing in the gallery

Curators' Bios
Painting, dance, and photography are all integral parts of Elisa Decker's life. She studied painting at the Maryland Institute College of Art, and her photography evolved from documenting landscapes and portrait models. Decker sees the world through a painter's eyes, focusing on color, texture, movement, and ambiguity of scale. Her artwork has been exhibited nationally and internationally. She put together the landmark exhibition "The Male Nude: Women Regard Men" in 1986, and has been curating ever since. She has won many awards and residencies, including from the Camargo Foundation and the MacDowell Colony. She currently teaches drawing and painting at the City University of New York and writes reviews for Art in America.

Barbara Lubliner moves fluidly between performance art, works on paper and sculpture both large and small. Her art practice is a confluence of art and life, each twist and turn driven by the desire to use current life concerns as a springboard for her art. The Brooklyn Museum's online feminist art base includes Lubliner's artwork inspired by her experiences giving birth and mothering. In recent years Lubliner's public installations and studio work have involved re-purposing trash into playful art, shifting the focus from environmental blight to creative production. Curatorial projects include "Upcycled," artwork created out of plastic post-consumer waste; "Art & Alchemy," featuring artists who use found materials; "A Place At The Table," a feminist performance event at the Brooklyn Museum; "Break the Mold: Honoring Walt Zucker," and "Dog, Dog, Cat!" celebrating the bond humans share with all living creatures.

About Westbeth Gallery
The Westbeth Gallery is a nonprofit gallery operating on the first floor of the Westbeth Artists Housing. It exhibits work of resident artists and independently curated exhibitions.

Located in the far West Village of New York City, Westbeth Artists' Housing provides affordable living and working spaces for artists and their families. Opened in 1970 through funding provided by the National Endowment for the Arts and the J.M. Kaplan Foundation, Westbeth continues to offer affordable artists' housing and an array of cultural activities.