they examine society's treasures-aapj-april 2011
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The role of a curator and the duties they perform are vast.TRANSCRIPT
They examine society’s treasures The role of a curator, in an overall general understanding, is one who is
entrusted with the responsibility to safeguard a cultural organization’s
collection of mainly historical or scientific tangible objects, however
their duties whether it is for a small to large library, an archive, museum
or art gallery, take on other facets such as ‐ they not only decide, but also
oversee the how to care for,
including the documentation as
well as conduct research related
either a single work to an entire
collection. In turn, these findings
are often
placed on
exhibition to
the public. These guardians
of a society’s exist
are all around the
globe and although
some curators are
limited to specific
concentrations
because of giant size
of the institutions
like the Musée
dʹOrsay in Paris or
the Metropolitan
Museum of Art in
New York, but when it comes to the actual
numbers; these leaders command a six figure
tabulation, who dominate huge spaces like the
Frist Center for the Arts in Nashville, Tennessee and
those smaller nestled within huge cities such as
Los Angeles, where Affinity and Lark galleries
staged their collaboration recently entitled, “Spring
Equinox” in
separate opening
receptions that
combined the
visual and
performing arts.
Curated by
Larisa ‘Lark’
Pilinsky and
Tony Clark, the
events under this
dual gallery
spring umbrella
began with Colors
of Life at the
Phantom
Galleries in Long
Beach, →
April 2011
GOERS LOOK ONWARD during the presentation of the Sound Art exhibition awards.
including a Jason Jenn’s Cavafy’s Caress theatrical
production; Artistic Voyage at the Messiah
Lutheran Church in Yorba Linda; Sound Art:
Marriage of Music and Art in San Pedro at the Loft
Galleries; and Sacre du Printemps: Art, Music &
Dance at the 216 The Promenade in Long Beach.
Those who curate as well as reviewers or
scholars not only possesses the specialized
knowledge of the subject, but they also serve as
guiding overseers that alerts a civilization with the
present day events and the people who express
their ‘modernization’ to the links of ago.
One of the winning musical selections for
LarkGallery Online Colors of Life international
competition was by Alan Derian
called, Father and Son and the
artwork teamed with Derianʹs
composition was Broken Earth by
Narine Isajanyan, and reviewed
by Laurence Vittes who said,
“Who could not like a song with
this title, especially when the two
voices, of father and son are so
deeply, affectionately and gently
handled that they cannot help
being reflected in the strange
landscape on a satellite map in
someoneʹs life that the artist,
Derianʹs wife has created. Even
more, there is the composerʹs
ability to create moments of
indelible beauty that must surely
paint the intimacy of his love for
Narine.”
Although Vittes also talked
about S. J. Pettersson’s
performance and who was
honored for the Best in category
classical modern opera and ballet
composition, he had much to say
about all that is recorded
elsewhere, including new to the
LGO community was “…
songstress Kinsey Michal, who
flew in from Indiana for the week to accept her
award as well as perform.” He further added, “The
intrepid Ann Gresham with her Project Evanos
crew captured the intoxicating thrills of opera and
operetta by singers who strolled among the
audience.”
Curator Clark
touched upon the Sacre
du Printemps show
where goers were
greeted “…with the
larger than life
Symphonic Poem
paintings by Roy
Shabla; Water Dance by
William Emboden gave
the essence of the
dancing life forms; the
multi media of j. Retoʹs
classical Greek themes;
Stanley Howardʹs
figure and forms give
the organic forms of
nature; Ray Klausenʹs
Circles and Spiral
sculptures remind one
of the sunʹs approach to
the earth with every
twist; and the Earth
Movements of David
Gardner gave way to
his Dancing Flames”
work.
Beyond the visual arts in the ‘Sacred’
celebration, the music flowed and the rhythms by
the SangoBeat World Music, with Sel and Pashyo
Sarkin playing Jazz to the Congo beats; Marvin
Bond’s sax filled the airways with his sounds of
soul; including the visual movements of the Fred
Sugarmanʹs Medicine Machine Dancers as well as
artist Eva Montealegre painting to the music.
“We had more than 100 entries for these venues,
which were selected by highly gifted jurors, yet
they told me it was challenging because of their
obvious artistic and technical skills,” said curator
Pilinsky. “But they are all winners in my
assessment and they will remain part of Spring
Equinox’s permanent collection and future
exhibitions.”
For a more information on these exhibiting
visual and performing artists: Art Venti, Sandra
Cooper, Felice Willat, Elena Beresnjak, Amy
Galaudet, Kaleeka Bond, Jolanta Badyna‐Budny,
Michael Chearney, Pat Rayman, Georganne Heller,
Ruth Dutoit, Dasha Guilliam, Lark, Juan
Rosenfeldt, Elisse Pogofsky‐Harris, Narine
Isajanian, Vered Galor, Sallie‐Anne Swift, Armineh
Teimourian, Annemarie Rawlinson, Rachael
McCampbell, Roy Anthony Shabla, Randal Reel,
Randall Oldrieve, William Emboden, William
Haugse, J. Reto, Eva Montealegre, Sel Sarkin,
Pashyo Sarkin, SangoBeat World Music, Saule
Piktys, Artie Q, Parviz Azad, Alan Derian, Devin
Galaudet, Burton Goldstein, Kinsey Michal, Kevin
Nolan, Nyee Moses, S.J. Pettersson, Norman Sachs,
Katherine Semple, Andrew Swift, Susan Thampi,
Julia Torgovitskaya, Pamela Stein, Jeannette
Koekkoek Rusty Wickell and Project Eranos ‐ see
larkgalleryonline.com or affinitygalleries.com, as
well as you are also encouraged to contact curators
Pilinsky or Clark direct in regards to future
programming and events. Editor’s commentary
"A rt contains a beautiful purpose to unify people through a common thought, feeling or an experience. Engaging
in this process is the amazing part of being an artist." Kinsey Michal
SINGING ON CENTER STAGE IS PASHYO SARKIN with the SangoBeat World Music performers.
Artist Roy Anthony Shabla (left) and family and (right) Dr. Harvey Abrams with Tony Clark pose for history.
Eva Montealegre stands next to her painting created to the sounds of music and j. Reto talks about his yellow sculpture series and other works.