Inside the Gallery

Sage Sohier

2009-10-28T12:36:00.000-07:00

Sage Sohier
Six-Year Old Boy with His Mother, Facial Nerve Center,
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, 2008
24 x 20 inch Chromogenic Print

Sage Sohier's project About Face is a photographic series on reconstructive surgeries at the Facial Nerve Center at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary in Boston. Sohier takes a documentary approach to her photographs of the patients before and after the reconstructive surgeries, while containing an element of intimacy between her and the patients. Six-Year Old Boy with His Mother has been purchased by the Museum of Modern Art.

Some Like it Hot: Aperture Summer Party Benefit

2009-10-28T14:04:00.001-07:00

Aperture hosted a wonderful benefit party. There was even a band, The Willowz. It was a blast.

Tom Allen also donated a limited edition print for the occasion!

Andrea Mastrovito at the Museum of Arts & Design

2009-10-28T11:54:00.000-07:00

Andrea Mastrovito is just one of the selected artists commissioned to create a site-specific installation that displayed the wide range of art forms paper can take on. Located on the lobby ceiling of the Museum of Arts and Design for their exhibit Slash: Paper Under the Knife, Mastrovito's paper installation depicted Christopher Columbus's ship battling through stormy waters. Among Andrea Mastrovito, and alongside his exhibit Love is a four-letter word at the Foley Gallery, Daniel Alcalá and Tom Gallant have also contributed to MAD's examination of the diverse use of paper as an art medium.

Lydia Panas in February!

2009-10-21T14:50:00.000-07:00

Foley Gallery is proud to announce the upcoming exhibition for Lydia Panas' stunning series The Mark of Abel. Her portraits explore the psychological complexities and intricacies that are inherently wound throughout the lives and relationships of people and its affect on later relationships. While some of her subjects assume natural positions, others are wary of the presence of a camera. The interactions between the people and between the camera subconsciously unfold the defining manner in which one wants to be viewed.

The opening reception for Lydia Panas will be on February 4, 2010.

Good Times with Lise Sarfati and Mitch Epstein

2009-10-24T12:39:00.000-07:00

Last week, Sasha Wolf and I attended a delightful talk at Christie's with Lise Sarfati and Mitch Epstein moderated by Susan Bright. The panel discussion was great...and there was wine. Two talented photographers, art, and wine. What more could you ask for?

12th Night

2009-07-17T16:02:00.000-07:00

Have you seen Twelfth Night in Central Park? It's a little late if you haven't, but the production of The Bacchae is set to start on August 11th. My advice on waiting 7 hours on line is...bring a dog. Natasha was a like a magnet for all good things...including Mimosas from my neighborly friends Sarah & Carrie.

And please...give the guy with the flute a little change. He will mumble little angry words if you don't. I think he's a nice guy.

Breakfast with the Mayor

2009-07-16T13:24:00.000-07:00

Yes, I know what you're thinking. A carboard cutout of the Mayor. But, there I am with Mayor Mike Bloomberg at Gracie Mansion back in June. I was invited along with 20 other small business owners from Chelsea and Hell's Kitchen to share breakfast in the early morning hours. It was a surreal event. Pancakes and fruit salad. A little bacon on the side (none for me, thanks). As interesting a personality as he is, the real meet was with Amy Scherber from Amy's Bread. It was perfect timing, as I was just preparing to do my research on opening KOFFIE (more details soon).

Andre Sie

2009-06-30T14:35:00.000-07:00

a view from the Light & Sie gallery

I just received the news today that Andrew Sie passed away. I met Andrew several years ago when I was doing the Photo SF fair. He introduced me to his good friend Stanley Light from Dallas and we quickly became friends. Stanley acquired some work of Thomas Allen that day. I could never imagine that several years later they would open a gallery together in Dallas, Light & Sie and that they would extend an invitation to Tom to show at there.

When Andrew came into town, I always dined well. He did his restaurant research from his computer in Dallas and then he would take me to the newest restaurant here in New York, always a hot spot. Not from being trendy, but by serving fantastic food. He was a great friend and inspired me here to raise the bar with my own gallery. I will greatly miss him. It is a loss to the community. He was a creative mind and had a keen awareness for talent. A gentle soul and a spirited friend.

Openings

2009-06-25T13:22:00.000-07:00

I am a little late with this post. Tonight, we are headed to Daniel Cooney and a quick stop at ATM. From last go around, we had a nice adventure. We started on Wednesday at the Museum of the City of New York for the opening of the Dutch Photography show. Honestly, I got as far as the patio. It was such a RARE beautiful night in our rainy nyc spring and the exhibition hall just too attended. There was plenty of room to meet most of the photo world, all seeming to be in attendence. I was met with the "Dutch Ambassador," Rifko from the Witzenhausen gallery. After, a nice talk with Amy Arbus, I exited stage left and headed to see Mary Stuart. If you haven't already, go see it.

The next day it was quite a scene on our floor. The new addition to the 5th floor, Sputnik gallery from Russia, were having their grand opening. Specializing in Russian photography, they are a welcome addition. A few doors down, Witzenhausen opened with the star from the Museum's Dutch photography show. Amazing work and everyone was very intent on getting as CLOSE as they could. Perhaps this is a little too close!

I then traveled to Daniel Cooney (who has another opening tonight). Dan and fellow artist (and my evening's dinner companion) Carrie Levy were right in the thick of things to begin. Tonight should be a special night there with many of my favorite local photographers on the wall or at least leaning against the wall with glass in hand.

Dolly's well worn boot was dealt a lager wash. But really, who would notice...? Well, she did and I did and the camera quickly reappeared before the suds got all soaked up...in the leather and to the sock.

On the street, a new site and not a mirage (although I was a little wobbly at that point) was the food cart from Le Gamin. Also seen, Naomi Harris and Darren Ching form Klompching Gallery. Alway a good sight and the light was particularly kind that night.

The opening spree ended nicely with guest bartender Lori Nix at ClampArt. Packed as usual, but always worth the squeeze.

Some Like It Hot!

2009-06-19T13:25:00.000-07:00

Tom Allen has been in town the last few days to help celebrate the Aperture Foundation's first Some Like it Hot! Party. What a Night. Allen was seen throughout the evening with his brand new flip phone...hoping to post the movie sometime soon!

Foley & Allen on our first cocktail of the evening, but not our last.

Christina Caputo and Thomas Allen

Many attendees including John Cowey, Brian Clamp, Denise Wolff and Gerald Slota.

Wilson & Katz Opening

2009-06-13T09:44:00.000-07:00

It has been a few weeks, but thought these photos still have shelf life from our opening for Sarah Wilson and Colby Katz. The exhibition runs until the end of July.

Sarah with Darren Ching.

A visit from fellow NYU alum Hank Willis Thomas joins Colby at the opening.

Sam showing off her freshly minted and originally designed tattoo with fellow dealer Sondra Kitchen.

The two stars for the evening say 'night.

Thomas Allen

2009-02-14T12:53:00.001-08:00

Tom Allen is enjoying a lot of attention at Ogilvy right now. Curator Jun Lee has chosen 10 significant photographs to exhibit at Ogilvy headquarters on 49th Street. Art Director Dustin Copleand blew everyone away with his hand cut book sculpture that projected Thomas Allen's name in shadow form. This workt is used on the poster to announce the show. Unbelievable.

The Village Pet Store

2008-10-30T13:39:00.000-07:00

Much discussed and well traveled at this point, but you have until Midnight Friday October 31st to stop by at this Banksy created installation on 7th Avenue and Bleecker. Not to be missed. The pictures here will not really give things away, the special treats await you inside. Pure genius.

At Work

2008-10-24T13:32:00.000-07:00

Cal Lane has been working all summer long on her now opened installation at the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park . Her steel sculptures of manipulated oil drums reach epic heights on the terrace just off the museum's second floor. Although not permanent, the installation is slated to be in place for at least two years. The DeCordava is a beautiful museum, nestled in a hillside in Lincoln, MA. Well worth the drive, especially at this time of year.

Standing Room Only

2008-10-20T11:13:00.001-07:00

A group of over 75 art enthusiasts streamed into the gallery on Saturday to hear Casey Ruble speak about the work in her current exhibition. It was a pleasure to once again host a group on one of Raphael's art tours. I know how selective he can be.
You can read a wonderful interview with Casey Ruble on Art Slant and also find her work posted on Cool Hunting this week. The exhibition closes on November 15.

Pittsburgh, PA

2008-01-23T15:00:00.000-08:00

I received the call this week that confirmed the Martin Klimas exhibition at The Andy Warhol Museum. The exhibition opens March 22nd and will feature between six and eight photographs...hopefully including the one pictured as framed expertly at Color Services in Needham, MA.

Miami Heat

2008-01-19T08:39:00.001-08:00

It's been a little over a month since the marathon week in Miami. The gallery represented twelve artists at the fair and visitor attendance started off with a visit from Bill Mindlin and Dolly Meieran from PHOTOGRAPH in New York. Bill and I certainly seemed to be thinking along the same wardrobe lines...Miami gave us a chance to show off our summer suits in January.

Note the two beautiful Chris Scarborough drawings to the right. I Look forward to his show here in April along side photographer Jessica Dimmock.

Speaking of showing off, the gallery has been invited to participate in ShowOff, a contemporary art fair held this October in Paris. Situated conveniently near FIAC, the third installment comprises 40 international contemporary art galleries. We are thrilled to be a part of this event.

Foley Gallery at Aqua Wynwood

2007-11-30T14:20:00.001-08:00

Foley Gallery is happy to announce that we will be participating in the Aqua Art Miami in the Wynwood district of Miami. If you are in the Miami area please come and visit us at booth number 3. General information is as follows.

grand opening & preview
Tuesday, December 4, 5-8pm
the preview is free & open to the public

fair dates:
December 5, 12-5pm
December 6, 7, 8, 11am-7pm
December 9, 11am - 4pm

general admission $10
admission ticket is good for the whole week at both venues
free admission with Aqua VIP pass or Art Basel VIP pass

Thomas Allen on Cover of Fine Books and Collections Magazine

2007-07-11T11:08:00.000-07:00

This just in! Thomas Allen's image "Stranger" is appearing on the cover of the July/August issue of Fine Books and Collections Magazine. We are very proud of Tom. You can check this publication out at Barnes and Noble and other book retailers.

Thomas Allen Uncovered

2007-11-10T16:01:00.001-08:00

It's hard to believe (actually, not really) that I haven't posted since July! I guess it was just a very long birthday celebration that brings me now to November. On the cusp of the Miami Fair and coming down off a great opening for Michelle Hinebrook and Doug Keyes here at the gallery on November 1. Instead of unleashing all news at once, I need to backtrack a little....

The Thomas Allen monograph has been out now for a little over 2 months and a 2nd printing is underway. That was quick. We do have some signed first editions here available for sale.

Tom's book was on press with Goose on the Loose Goose. A nice pairing (so to speak).

On Press and on the Wall

2007-11-17T13:32:00.001-08:00

A few weeks ago, Michelle Hinebrook and I took a trip to up to New York Press & Graphics in Albany to print Michelle's catalogue. Between the unlimited supply of Mountain Dew's in the fridge and a very fun dog, we had a great time and walked away with a handsome catalogue. Her exhibition opened November 1 and remains on view until January 5th.

Long Overdue

2007-05-22T15:18:00.000-07:00

A big long overdue thanks to Jonathan LeVine for hosting the event of the year, Ruas de Sao Paulo, at the Hiro Ballroom. This event which coincided with his gallery exhibition survey of Brazilian Street Art, was a great way to show off the talent that this city has to offer. Foley Gallery artist Alexandre Orion comes from the same generation of street artist and it was so good of LeVine to bring that work to NYC. Long overdue.

Great hanging out with Jonathan and Joyce.

PowerHouse

2007-05-11T15:34:00.000-07:00

For the third year in a row, I participated in the PowerHouse portfolio review. The event is held in their large Arena headquarters in DUMBO. What a space! This year was incredibly well organized and the morning pastries provided to the reviewers were as good as ever.

I enjoy doing these portfolio review events for several reasons. First, it gives me the opportunity to see at least 12 new artists who work with photography in some fashion. Second, it's a great way to catch up with a whole host of colleagues...thanks to Tom Gitterman for letting me hitch a ride to the event. Third, the pastries.

I was incredibly fortunate this year to meet Kent Rogowski who shared his work with me. His project, BEARS, has just been released by PowerHouse books and I have scheduled an exhibition at the gallery to open June 21. I found the work to be incredibly intriguing and confounding all in the same view. I look forward to the show.

Bonus for me: I sat between Larry Fink and Stephen Frailey during the day. Thankfully, the reviewers are seated alphabetically!

Kereszi

2007-03-24T15:06:00.000-07:00

Bopped on over to the Lisa Kereszi opening on Thursday at YRG. A big turnout as I expected, but what did surprised me was the selection of work. A selection of newer (2006) and older (2002) work of very stark interior and exterior environments, it's Kereszi at her most distilled. Stop by, let me know what you think.

Another show not to miss is Ben Donaldson at Jen Bekman Gallery in SoHo. Ben has covered a lot of territory in his career in addition to turning me onto the camera I use for most of these shots - CASIO Exilim. The show he has up now is one of my favorite slices from the pie of his career. Photographs of individuals while under hypnosis. Yes, it's as good as it sounds.

PDN

2007-04-21T14:59:00.000-07:00

Much to my chagrin, I have been chosen to be one of PDN's "Players" in the upcoming May issue. Part of this entails being photographed. I thought I could submit a casual digital snap, but the folks at PDN sent over the big lens of David Leventi. This was a first for the gallery and certainly for me. David was so cool with me and put me right at ease. As easy going as I am, being photographed usually turns up the tension knob. Looking forward to seeing the results...not just of my photograph (please...) but the spread which will feature several gallery artists including Polixeni Papapetrou who will have a full page backdrop in the contents page.