BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Westbeth - ECPv6.16.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://westbeth.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Westbeth REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250205T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250223T170000 DTSTAMP:20260519T212127 CREATED:20250108T225701Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250226T184502Z UID:10000709-1738742400-1740330000@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Future Proof : Group show that examines intergenerational and career-long dedication to abstract art DESCRIPTION:The New Criterion: Critics Notebook\nFebruary 2025\nFuture Proof\,” at Westbeth Gallery\, New York (through February 23): Founded in 1936\, the American Abstract Artists association continues to attract artist-members of high quality. “Future Proof” is an exhibition of seventeen of them\, now on view at Westbeth Gallery in the West Village. The show ranges from the biomorphic transfers of Stephen Maine to the casual geometries of Jason Stopa\, the oceanic currents of Joanne Freeman to the crystalline edges of Sonita Singwi. Curated by Jared Linge\, the colorful exhibition reveals abstraction’s continued vitality. —JP\nThe New Criterion \nInstallation Shots\nClick image to start slideshow\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \nVideo of Exhibition Feb 8\, 2025\n \nClick to enlarge \nFebruary 5 – 23\, 2025\nOpening reception Wednesday February 5th\, 6-9p \nWestbeth Gallery\n55 Bethune Street\, New York\, NY 10014\nGallery hours: Wed – Sun\, 1 – 6p \nFeatured Artists: Jeffrey Bishop\, Jacob Cartwright\, Joanne Freeman\, Lynne Harlow\, Carl E.\nHazelwood\, Pinkney Herbert\, Jane Logemann\, Stephen Maine\, Russell Maltz\, Tom McGlynn\,\nManfred Mohr\, Lisa E. Nanni\, Jim Osman\, Sonita Singwi\, Melissa Staiger\, Jason Stopa\, and Li\nTrincere \n“Art has political consequences\, which is to say\, it reorganizes society and creates\nconstituencies of people around it.” – Dave Hickey \nFuture Proof is a group show curated by Jared Linge for American Abstract Artists\, featuring 17\nof the group’s members. \nThis exhibition examines the way that longevity in art can meaningfully\nshape communities and cultural landscapes over time. Here\, “longevity” refers to the ability of\nart to endure\, develop\, and proliferate on its own terms\, regardless of trends and\ncircumstances. In an industry where social media and the art market reduce discourse to an\nendless succession of changing fashions\, Future Proof positions communities of career-long\npractices as an alternative model. In this context\, longevity is achieved both in open systems of\nmaking\, and an intergenerational collaborative spirit. \nThese seventeen artists define abstraction in our present day by exploring a range of material\,\nformal\, and methodological approaches. Works have been selected with an eye towards range\nand contrast: from more coolly conceived formal viewpoints to the immediacy of space and raw\nmaterials. With a knowledge of abstraction’s history and the potential reinterpretation of its\nvariables\, these artists collectively champion the legacy of non-objective art as a vehicle for\nembodying critical thought. \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nAAA was founded in NYC in 1936 to counter critical neglect of abstract art made in the United\nStates\, and is one of the world’s longest continually active artist organizations. Westbeth Artists\nHousing in New York City is the world’s largest artists’ residence community. Westbeth and AAA\nshare a common commitment to the lifelong fostering of artistic community\, making Westbeth\nGallery the ideal location for this exhibition. \nJared Linge (b. 1985) received a classical education in Drawing & Painting and Art History at\nthe Laguna College of Art and Design. After eight years of experience working in contemporary\nart on both coasts\, he founded High Noon in New York’s Lower East Side in 2017 with an\ninterest in exhibiting under-represented artists with a gallery model that is collaborative and\nartist-centered. He has curated over 70 exhibitions throughout his career\, focusing on work that\nis grounded in art historical context with an emphasis on craft and hybrid practices. In the fall of\n2024\, the gallery moved to a new permanent location in New York’s TriBeCa neighborhood. 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