“Dying Alone”
Mixed media on canvas 12”x12”
$300.
"APOCALYPSE NOW?" : ELLEN BURNETT
This is where the fears and nightmares slip out —
apprehension demanding attention.
The long quiet hours, and
the days of anger and sorrow and worry and longing;
turmoil resolving itself with paint and ink on paper.
"APOCALYPSE NOW?" : KIFFI DIAMOND
"APOCALYPSE NOW?" : VERNITA N'COGNITA
Pandemic Poem #4/ version 4
My cat is my only companion
as I kill time & negative thoughts
in this pandemic of the moment.
Sheltering in place
I confess there are 2 cats, but
the other one sits by himself
somewhere else.
This one sits with me
in the sunlight.
The sun feels
other-worldly.
Everything is different,
As if it's coming
from outside worlds,
but reality is
just outside the window.
Memories & almost
philosophical koans
proliferate my brain.
5/2020
"APOCALYPSE NOW?" : MARIE-ANGE HODA ACKAD
In this painting, toilet paper is wrapped around what looks like a head and floating on a yellow background.
A dried rose on the side makes it look fashionable but signifies the passage of time. The time seems long but the mood is playful and joyful. In this new pandemic world , we are no longer able to see one another but people can still find joy in this new normal.
My painting talks about finding the silver lining in all of this. My experience during this Coronavirus pandemic has been to keep a positive attitude by trying to continue getting groomed in the morning , having a routine, and taking advantage of this shutdown, in terms of more sleep, more homecooked meals , more exercise etc...
"APOCALYPSE NOW?" : JENNY BELIN
How to be a “Dada Darling”: The future of NYC Parties and Gallery Receptions:
These intricate leather bras reflect my feelings of uncertainty during the time of quarantine. I spend a lot of time thinking about what will happen when we emerge from our lockdown…I expect there to be some social awkwardness as a result of so much social distancing. The very idea of going to a party seems surreal and absurd.
I began this lingerie series at the beginning of 2020 – the original incarnation were ink drawings on paper embellished with pink and gold pigments. In March I began creating brassiere appliqués: painting ornate designs directly onto vinyl and faux leather. I sewed my first brassiere appliqué to a black turtleneck sweater, which I had hoped to wear to the opening reception of the “Herstory” show at Viridian. Sadly, NYC lockdown began the day after we installed the show and the opening reception was cancelled.
The 15 bras that I have designed during quarantine are inspired by the Baroness Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven and her experimental style. For now the bras hang from clothespins in my studio as an installation piece. My hope is to have a post-apocalyptic Dada Bra party, some day when the lockdown ends and we can be light again.
Jenny Belin
May 2020
"APOCALYPSE NOW?" : ALAN GAYNOR
"APOCALYPSE NOW?" : JOHN NIEMAN
“Goodnight Mask”
12”x 15”f ramed, Watercolor
$500.
"APOCALYPSE NOW?" : MEREDETH TURSHEN
“Chernobyl”
8"x 8", Paper collage
$350.
Deprived of access to my studio, I'm stuck at home making COVID collages; most are about disasters. Here's one based on Mark Neville's photos for an article that appeared in the NY Times Magazine on March 24th, "Why would anyone want to visit Chernobyl?"
Meredeth Turshen
May 2020
"APOCALYPSE NOW?" : ARLENE FINGER
"APOCALYPSE NOW?": BRUCE ROSEN
Emergence
Gradually or explosively, life is always becoming. Out of the surrounding
darkness appears a shape or a light, at once sinister and innocent, wild and contained,
dream-like and real. Awareness of the void serves to delimit, to define sharply
the moment of emergence. At such a moment we feel joy and terror. We are
on the edge of being.
"APOCALYPSE NOW?": MAY DEVINEY
"APOCALYPSE NOW?": ROBERT SMITH
The human race is a marathon, not a sprint. And the beat goes on.
"APOCALYPSE NOW?" : RENEE CUNY
“Art of Detritus: Recycling with Imagination" : Part III
“Art of Detritus: Recycling with Imagination" Curated by Vernita Nemec
A Virtual Show Exhibition
April 21–
Press Release
“Art of Detritus: Recycling with Imagination" : Part II
“Art of Detritus: Recycling with Imagination" Curated by Vernita Nemec
A Virtual Show Exhibition
April 21–
Press Release
“Art of Detritus: Recycling with Imagination" : Part I
“Art of Detritus: Recycling with Imagination"
Curated by Vernita Nemec
A Virtual Show Exhibition
April 21–
Press Release
"HERSTORY: All That Women Are"
"HERSTORY: All That Women Are"
A Virtual Exhibition
March 17- April 18, 2020
Click Here to see works in the show
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Please List
"HERSTORY: All That Women Are"
March 17- April 18, 2020
Opening Reception: Cancelled
Kelynn Alder * Deborah Beck * Jenny Belin * Renee Borkow * Ellen Burnett * Irene Christensen *
May DeViney * Kiffi Diamond * Michael Drakopoulos * Samantha Dziubek * David Fitzgerald *
Arlene Finger * Elizabeth Ginsberg * Juliette Gordon * Joshua Greenberg * Chris Tucker Haggerty *
Yu Huang * Kazuo Ishikawa * Yasmine Iskander * Bernice Sokol Kramer * Angela M. LaMonte * Marco Lando *Gabrielle Lundy * Rosemary Lyons * Lynne Mayocole * Ron Moore * Sai Morikawa *
Vernita N’Cognita * Stacey Clarfield Newman * Nancy Nicol * Petronia Paley *
Srividya Kannan Ramachandran * Sarah Riley * Susan Sills * Katherine Ellinger Smith *
Fances Vye Wilson * Sharon Wybrants *
“We have to behave as if everything we do matters”
Gloria Steinem
Chelsea NY: Viridian Artists is pleased to present an exhibition of outstanding art about women. The show extends from March 17- April 18, 2020.
“Herstory”, the word, came into prominence in the early 70’s when second wave feminists began to fight back regarding the male dominated culture of planet Earth. At that time, to get a credit card or take out a loan a woman would have to bring a man to co-sign. Some credit cards still charge women a higher interest rate.
Not until the1930’s could women choose professions such as law, but then even with a degree, most could not get a job as a lawyer. Not even Ruth Bader Ginsberg.
During World War Two Rosie the Riveter came into prominence because the men were at war and women had to go out into the work world. But in the 50’s more traditional roles returned for women and wives, bringing them back into housework and motherhood while men went out to work and to “bring home the bacon”. The marriage rate increased, the baby boom brought more then 76 million births and the divorce rate decreased.
In the 60’s though, we women became bored, went back to work and The Pill came into being. But still, even Betty Friedan’s Feminist Mystique and the ERA (Equal Rights Amendment) couldn’t give us the equality we demanded though many of us began to reclaim our names rather than carry on with that of our husband.
As recently as 2019 women made but 79 cents in comparison to man’s dollar earned though in 1963, JFK instituted the Equal Pay Act. According to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research it will be another 40 years before women make as much as men and even longer for women of color.
The gender wage gap is not the only way in which women are still undergoing discrimination. Of more than 5000 public statues in existence in the US, only 200 are of women. During most of history including the 20th century, married women have been the property of their husband with no right to own property or borrow money without their husband co-signing. It wasn’t until 1965 in France that women were given the right to work without their husband’s consent.
It’s interesting that women had far more legal rights in early Egypt & Rome than we did in the 20th century. They could represent themselves in court, own property, free slaves and sue. We can now work the jobs we want, but we also must still often carry the primary burden of the home. The Guerrilla Girls say that at the Met, less than 4% of the artists are women, but 76% of the nudes are female. Pussy Riot faced a 7 year prison sentence for their punk performance at a Russian church, and a woman is yet to become President. So, to honor women, we again resurrect “Herstory”.
Due to the COVID19 pandemic our gallery is currently closed. “Herstory” is a virtual show that can be viewed on our website. Please click here to view the works in this show.
For further information please contact Vernita Nemec, Gallery Director at 212-414-4040 or viridianartistsinc@gmail.com
or view the gallery website: www.viridianartists.com
"HERSTORY: All That Women Are": A Virtual Exhibition
Jenny Belin
“Dream Big, Fight Hard”
13 ½ x 11 inches; Acrylic and ink on wood panel (framed)
$500.
A Portrait of Senator Elizabeth Warren, painted three days prior to her dropping out of the 2020 presidential race: #Mostqualified, #MissedOpportunity, #unconscioussexism