Arts & Culture Magazine - November/December 2007 - (Page 23)

: : Exhibitions Dodi Reifenberg and Bradley Wester Gallery I: Dodi Reifenberg “Bag Academy” Dodi Reifenberg and his assistant, Rosalie Meckmann, both Berlin, Germany natives, will assemble paintings, sculptures and installations from discarded plastic bags. The short life span of these cheap and flimsy bags is extended as the bags are transformed into beautiful objects through the knitting, knotting, tearing, cutting and adhering of their synthetic material. When finished, the bags are barely discernable. The familiar practical tools for containing and transporting material disappear into rather unusual abstract forms that inspire intrigue. Reifenberg’s highly environmentally conscious approach to making art begs artists and institutions to re-evaluate standard techniques and materials, all while reanimating the prescient strategies of the Arte Povera movement. Gallery II: Bradley Wester “Paper or Plastic: 7 Years” This artist living and working in both New York and Sarasota will install an ad hoc retrospective of seven years worth of work. Wester, who considers himself primarily a painter, assembles common stationery store labels and stickers, and rearranges them into images that refer to icons as diverse as computer circuitry, modernist grids, the Italian Baroque, and Japanese anime. The paintings, collages, drawings, digital prints and sculpture invite the viewer to slow down and reconsider their referential components while a new integrated whole is imagined. Wester’s installation provides an opportunity to see the artist’s reassessment of several different modes of his art practice, recycling his own work. Mack b is located at 500 Tallevast Road Suite 107. Gallery hours are 12-6pm, Wednesday through Friday and 12-3pm, Saturday. Call 941.359.0654 or visit www.mackbgallery.com for more information. November 7-8: Showing at Mack b Projects. Opening reception is November 17, 6-9pm. By Tobey Albright. Left to Right: Chrissie by Dodi Reifenberg. Trolley, twig, plastic tube and plastic bags, 49 x 19 x 22. Untitled by Bradley Wester. Dry erase board, paper, plastic, pencils, graphite and mylar, 24 x 22. Coming up in December Charles Reich and Tom Stephens: December 1-31: Charles Reich and Tom Stephens showing at Mack b Projects. Opening reception is December 1, 6-9pm. Gallery 1: Charles Reich “NYC: Above + Below” This photo installation by Charles Reich shows the reorganization of his experiences in New York City by presenting the multiple perspectives of his documentation in an organic bundle of color and form. Gallery 2: Tom Stephens “Red, Right, Return” A body of work inspired by the local waters of Sarasota, Stephens is sensitive to the environmental conditions and imaginative in formal interpretation. arts and culture magazine : : 23 http://www.mackbgallery.com

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Arts & Culture Magazine - November/December 2007 Contents Extra! Extra! Modern Times Gallery Interview - Jopseph Caulkins Exhibitions Dodi Reifenberg and Bradley Wester Profiles Center Stage Carnevale Horse Feathers Grill & Lounge Dancing on the Stage of Life Gallery Guide Calendar of Events

Arts & Culture Magazine - November/December 2007

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