Take Five and Art100: Panel Discussion and Exhibition

Panel Discussion at Art100 New York, Friday March 3rd, 5-7pm

This Friday Kharis Kennedy will be attending the Take Five/Art100 Panel Discussion: Nationality, Ethnicity, Identity and the Consumption of Contemporary Art. The discussion about the consumption of contemporary art will expand the dialogue that Kennedy started with Take Five in St. Croix in December 2016.

Over the past several decades, the nationality, ethnicity, sexuality and identity of an artist have increasingly become considerations and markers in how their art is evaluated, appraised and qualified. The panel will share their experiences in this regard and will probe the concept of art beyond identity in both the museum and commercial realms

TAKE FIVE, a survey exhibition of identity, race, gender, power and the environment took place in the U.S. Virgin Islands, in December 2016.  TAKE FIVE is now collaborating with ART100 New York to to discuss the role that commercial and non-profit sectors play in the consumption of art that highlights issues of nationality, ethnicity, and identity in the global art market.

RSVP: events@alainasimoneinc.com
www.alainasimoneinc.com/take-five-and-art100

Exhibition, Art100, April

Exhibtion at Art100 – more information coming soon. Subscribe to newsletter to make sure you don’t miss it!

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Can’t kick me out now!

Good news: the National Association of Women Artists has juried me into its ranks!  Even better news: following the induction I asked the obvious question and the answer was “yes, once you’re in you can’t be kicked out.”  I smell carte blanche!

I’ve also been honored to have work selected for inclusion in the upcoming 11th Biennial Exhibition at A.I.R. Gallery.  I’m excited about this one as Nancy Princenthal (critic, former Senior Editor of Art in American, etc.) was the curator and she chose “White Collar Goes Black : Group Bespoke” which is one of my larger paintings and hasn’t been shown before:

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Opening night is Thursday, Dec 4th (see you soon NYC!) and I have outfit concern – do you think that without a shirt this outfit will make it look like I’m one of those sad artists who are “trying too hard” or “desperate for attention?”

Blog-fluff-pants

Tah-Dah: Introducing LYLE!

Kevin and I are delighted to introduce the newest addition to our family: get an eye-full of Lyle Jack Stewart!  We’ve only known him a week but we’re in love.

On Oct 29th the docs announced that (due to various complications with the pregnanacy) they would be “delivering me.” “Looks like it’s time to deliver you.” Disappointingly my role turned out to be somewhat more active than this terminology led me to believe however Lyle and I are both doing great.

Kevin and I are taking the month off to enjoy our new addition; we return island-side and back to work on Dec 5th so until then I’m afraid that I must deprive the world of my artwork.

L and Mom

 

L sleeping

 

Kevin and Lyle at pediatrician

Brother and sister meeting for the first time:

Penelope and Lyle meet