Galerie Protege - Past Exhibitions

Look | Sharp:
Art and Fashion from the Edge

On view from 2/9/2012 - 3/29/2012

Avant-garde art and fashion have long been associated with a lifestyle radically expressive of rebellion, the rejection of complacency, and the struggle to draw strength through vulnerability. Look | Sharp: Art and Fashion from the Edge, is a group exhibition of works by five New York-based artists displaying a selection of paintings, photographs, clothing, and accessories evocative of danger, dark glamour and sensuous alternative beauty. In a time characterized by war, protest, and insurgency, these visual manifestations are both a reflection of passionate times and a respite from oppression through beauty. Look | Sharp coincides with the launch of New York Fashion Week.

Images courtesy of:
Carrie Mae Rose
Deborah Brand
Gabriel J. Shuldiner
Franco Lacosta
Eyescream Industries

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Lisa Levy a conceptual artist, performer, comedian and self proclaimed psychotherapist. Her visual art has been widely exhibited at many venues, including White Columns, Artists Space, Printed Matter, The New Museum and the Scope Art Fair. She also performs live; her most popular character is Dr. Lisa, S.P. (self proclaimed) who psychoanalyzes people on stage. Lisa has performed at Joe’s Pub, The Woolly Mammoth Theater and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Dr. Lisa is also the co - host of GalleryBeat, a live talk show and web presence.

	Dana Gentile Unearthed On view from 1/5/2012 - 2/2/2012 Global reconstruction in the wake of climate change, land use and war have incited a new urgency regarding the well-being of the planet. In Unearthed, Dana Gentile introduces a smart and witty perspective to the often heavy dialogue concerning our impact on the environment and its resources. Reclaiming once discarded materials such as vintage newspaper, magazine pages, encyclopedia imagery, and household objects, Gentile’s installation and collage works are singular reflections informed by familiar medium and environmental issues that affect us all. The Sun, 2011 Collage 25 1/4 x 18 1/4 inches Image courtesy of Dana Gentile
	Julian Lorber Everything Has Changed On view 11/17/11 - 12/29/2011 Time, familiarity, and absolution comprise the language of mixed media artist Julian Lorber’s recent works which are layered with intimate and meticulous drawing, paint, and acetate. While maintaining a mindful eye on the history of painting, Lorber commits to the new and objectively questions both modernist, and commercial processes through visual tension, humor, and self deprecation. Dialogic for Andy's Hair, 2009 Acrylic paint, ink, gesso on canvas 60 x 53 inches Image courtesy of Julian Lorber
	DAWN FRASCH NOT MY IDEA On view from 10/13/11 - 11/10/11 Impulses of seduction and repulsion color Not My Idea, the first New York City solo exhibition of contemporary artist Dawn Frasch. Employing art historical reference, dark humor, and the absurd, Frasch works across media from painting to drawing to gruesomely humorous narrative animation portraying her response to the political and religious institutions that have shaped her experience. Rather than prescribing a morality, as she sees the institution doing, Frasch uses her work to take back control of the female body, its functions and aesthetics. Dolphins are the Yuppies of the Sea , 2011 Oil on canvas
Click here to view press release	transFIGURE On view from 9/8/11 - 10/6/11 Mia Berg Meghann Snow Henry Simonds Change is a constant that remains certain. Throughout any transformation whether physical, spiritual, emotional or otherwise, the body works with the mind to traverse the human experience. In transFIGURE, three contemporary artists harness distinct aspects of their identities -- from photographer to chameleon, painter to dancer and producer to interpreter -- to inform work inspired by transformation and the figure.