The “Mondrian Class” exhibited paintings for ten weeks, from mid-March to the end of May, at the Ethical Humanist Society in Skokie.
This was a great opportunity for students to experience hanging a show, a rotating show in this case. The space is not a gallery, per se, but the large meeting room of the Ethical Humanist Society. The painters had a chance to show their work without costs or complications and the people meeting in that spacious, high ceilinged room with one wall all glass, enjoyed the works and the inspiration it brought them—a winwin arrangement.
We got this space because I attended Darwin’s birthday party there in early February, saw the drawings displayed there and had an aha-moment. By coincidence, they were eager to have a new exhibit. Ta-tah! Not only that, I mentioned that I could give a talk on “Morality in Modern Art” and, ta-tah, there was a day open for a presentation, April 24. These things happen, you know. The talk was well received and I hope to give it again this fall, at another venue.
Artists showing their work in “alternative” spaces is a well-established strategy. Eateries of all kinds have been doubling as galleries for a long time. Now, consider your living room as a gallery.
Shown in these photos are works by Robert Frankel, Harold Bauer, Keven Wilder and Terry Fohrman.
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