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IDA KOHLMEYER: ESTATE REPRESENTATION In the 1980s, Kohlmeyer abandoned the grid and allowed geometric shapes to float in watery, atmospheric spaces, again evoking Hofmann’s legacy. In a variation termed the Mythic series, she introduced a new symbolic element in forms suggestive of balls, arrows, and architectural and landscape motifs. She brought together strands of her earlier art in her Circus Series, depicting her distinctive semi-abstract hieroglyphic symbols and signs in complex spatial relationships. She had adopted a new flatness arranging bolder, brighter more clearly defined forms in arrangements that are either open or gridded. Stronger in their patterns, these works have been related to the New York-based Pattern and Decoration movement begun by a group of artists in the early 1970s, including Valerie Jaudon, Joyce Kozloff, Miriam Schapiro, and Kohlmeyer’s friend, Kendall Shaw. [Ida Kohlmeyer “Untitled” (Circus Series) 1983 oil, acrylic, charcoal on canvas 24 x 36 1/8 inches] #idakohlmeyer #kohlmeyer #abstraction #abstractart #womenartists #hieroglyphics #signsandsymbols #circusseries #patternanddecoration #neworleansartist #artgallery #chelseagalleries #nycart #estaterepresentation #berrycampbell (at Berry Campbell) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDh_tEBlZg7/?igshid=1ek2x4sa8nkzm

COMING NEXT. “Ida Kohlmeyer: Cloistered (Paintings and Sculpture 1968-1969)” at Berry Campbell, March 19 - April 18, 2020. #idakohlmeyer #kohlmeyer #kohlmeyercircle #cloistered #1960s #neworleansartists #nola #multimediaart #installationart #soloexhibition #5womenartists #2womenartdealers #womenshistorymonth #artgalleries #nycart #chelseagalleries #berrycampbell (at Berry Campbell) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9spDe-F5Jp/?igshid=wo3u7301q8e4

REVIEW IN TUSSLE MAGAZINE Thank you Jonathan Goodman for writing on a body of work that hasn’t been examined before. Ida Kohlmeyer: Cloistered at Berry Campbell, New York. Exhibition review by Jonathan Goodman “Kohlmeyer’s engaging, attractive paintings make it clear that the recognition afforded by this show, somewhat belated, will hopefully re-establish her achievement for the viewing public. This is needed. The artist likely did not intend her work to be seen in a mystical fashion, yet the paintings do remind us of the recently re-found Swedish artist Hilma af Klint’s mystical efforts. The interesting thing about abstraction is that it can be seen simply as it is, or more than as it is--it depends as much upon the viewer as it does the artist in certain bodies of work. In the case of Kohlmeyer, it is wise not to find evidence of cultural, or spiritual, import beyond the forms themselves--this is the crux of any abstract work made in a secular time. But as I have said, her forms imply all sorts of things, which we might, or might not, pay attention to. A show like this is not only an advance for Kohlmeyer, but also for abstract painting’s ability to stand self-sufficiently, on its own--or, possibly, convey meanings that move beyond the actual experience of the forms.” @berrycampbell @tusslemagazine #artreview #jonathangoodman #abstraction #spiritual #cloistered #artmagazine #installationart #soloexhibition #idakohlmeyer #kohlmeyer #berrycampbell #nyc #tusslemagazine (at Berry Campbell) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAMaJF8Fep8/?igshid=1532g38msixa

THE ARTIST Ida Kohlmeyer with her work from the late 1960s. View “Ida Kohlmeyer: Coistered” from home (link in bio). #idakohlmeyer #kohlmeyer #kohlmeyercircle #womenshistory #arthistory #5womenartists #abstraction #1960s #artistportrait #installationart #nola #nolaarts #womenartists #artgallery #nycart #chelseagalleries #artfromhome #berrycampbell (at Berry Campbell) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-5ysVpFdKs/?igshid=xynagtyta8jo

This is an early Sam Gilliam painting. On view in our “Summer Selections” exhibition opening next week. [Sam Gilliam “Ribboned II” 1965 acrylic on canvas 35 3/4 x 35 3/4 inches] #samgilliam #abstraction #gilliam #1960s #colorfield #africanamericanart #summerselections #galleryinventory #chelseagalleries #nycart #artgallery #galleryhopping #ribboned #berrycampbell (at Berry Campbell) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0sIgjJF6T9/?igshid=1ajjduok3u1kr

JOHN OPPER Vivian Raynor called the works Opper exhibited at the Stable Gallery in 1962, “handsome objects” that afforded “contemplation of color for its own sake.”During the 1960s, Opper assumed a Color Field sensibility, further controlling the gestural quality of his art and playing colors off each other “with the elegance and panache of a master juggler,” as noted by Hilton Kramer in 1979. [John Opper “Brown Dominant” 1968-1970 acrylic on canvas 54 x 48 inches] #johnopper #opper #colorfield #colorpainting #cleveland #clevelandinstituteofart #wpa #americanabstractartists #hofmann #egangallery #stablegallery #abstractart #abstraction #artgallery #nycart #chelseagalleries #modernart #estaterepresentation #berrycampbell (at Berry Campbell) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-n9zBJF-_G/?igshid=5dn5ejhfc3yj

JUDITH GODWIN. Born in Suffolk, Virginia, Godwin was encouraged in her aspirations to paint by her parents. In 1948 Godwin enrolled in Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, Virginia. There, as president of the athletic association, she proposed that the school establish a dance program. At the time Martha Graham was on tour, Godwin made arrangements for the company to perform at the college. Graham and Godwin felt an immediate affinity—both later recalled that on their initial meeting, they had a long conversation, while sitting on wicker chairs, in which Graham urged Godwin to study dance in New York. Godwin knew that dance was not her calling, but Graham’s recommendation inspired her to come to New York and study painting. When she first arrived, she stayed at the Barbizon Hotel, down the street from Graham. They would become good friends, and Godwin often would attend Graham’s performances and watch from the wings. [Judith Godwin “Nucleus” 1950 oil on canvas 39 x 30 inches] #judithgodwin #godwin #womenofabstractexpressionism #abstractart #abstractexpressionism #virginiaartist #womenartists #womenabstractartists #nycart #chelseagalleries #nycart #berrycampbell https://www.instagram.com/p/B7u5V5cFsFJ/?igshid=7dqauq2ezspc

GALLERY OPENING. Berry Campbell is pleased to announce an exhibition of paintings by the renowned Abstract Expressionist painter, Perle Fine (1905-1988) newly acclaimed for her inclusion in the 9th Street Show (1951). This exhibition at Berry Campbell focuses on Perle Fine’s “Accordment Series” (1969-1985) and includes several prominent examples that have not been exhibited since the artist’s 1978 retrospective exhibition at Guild Hall Museum, East Hampton. “Perle Fine: The Accordment Series”will open with a reception on Thursday, February 13, 2020 from 6 to 8 pm and will continue through March 14, 2020. [Perle Fine “Freshening Breeze” c. 1977 acrylic on canvas 38 x 38 inches] #perlefine #fine #accordmentseries #abstractart #womenartists #womenofabstractexpressionism #grid #openingnight #ninthstreetshow #ninthstreetwomen #openingreception #chelseagalleries #thursdaynight #galleryhopping #chelsea #estaterepresentation #berrycampbell (at Berry Campbell) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8fkJXYl5oB/?igshid=1ch6utcm9ugas