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THE GOVERNOR'S GALLERY
Album Amicorum - Gems of Friendship
June 6 - August 31, 2008
<center><table border=0 align=center><tr><td><caption><font size=-1 face="Arial Narrow">Iris Nevins, USA, Pink and Gold Sunspot, acrylic, 18.75 x 24.75 horizontal</font></caption><img src=http://sonewmex.com/images/iris_nevinsE.jpg border=1 align=center vspace=5 hspace=5 alt="Iris Nevins, USA, Pink and Gold Sunspot, acrylic, 18.75 x 24.75 horizontal"></td></tr></table></center>
Santa Fe- The Governor's Gallery is pleased to be presenting Album Amicorum: Gems of Friendship an exhibition of marbled and decorated paper inspired by the album amicorum. Latin for "friendship book," the album amicorum dates to the sixteenth century and is the predecessor of the modern autograph book. These special albums are composed of papers, writing and drawings collected by scholars from colleagues encountered in their travels.
Inspired by this antiquarian tradition, master papermaker and marbler Tom Leech invited an artist colleague in Turkey to participate in an exhibition. This invitation was then passed between artists, each inviting another from across an international border. Leech's re-contectualization of the album amicorum grew from his initial invitation into this unique exhibition of marbled and decorated papers from twenty one artists living and working in Europe, Asia, Australia, and South and North America. In addition to the examples of exquisite contemporary paper by these artists the exhibition will also include historic marbled papers from the collection of the Palace of the Governors.
<center><table border=0 align=center><tr><td><caption><font size=-1 face="Arial Narrow">Katalin Perry, France, Untitled, gouache and oil on paper, 19 x 24.5 horizontal</font></caption><img src=http://sonewmex.com/images/0katalin_perryE_paper.jpg border=1 align=center vspace=5 hspace=5 alt="Katalin Perry, France, Untitled, gouache and oil on paper, 19 x 24.5 horizontal"></td></tr></table></center>The artists participating in the exhibition, listed in order of invitation, are Tom Leech (USA), Hikmet Barutcugil (Turkey), Einen Miura (Japan), Susanne Krause (Germany), Renato Crepaldi (Brazil), Milena Hughes (USA), Karli Frigge (Netherlands), Brigitte Chardome (Belgium), Katalin Perry (France), Marianne Moll (Switzerland), Sabine Rasper (Germany), Joan Ajala (Australia), Victoria Hall (England), Nuri Pinar (Turkey), Montse Buxó (Spain), Alberto Valese (Italy), Nedim Sönmez (Turkey), Tini Miura (Germany), Robert Wu (Canada), Iris Nevins (USA), Lucie Lapierre, (Canada/Quebec).
Curator Tom Leech is a master papermaker, marbler and director of The Press at the Palace of the Governors.
The exhibition will open on June 6 from 4:00 - 6:00 PM with a reception hosted by the Women's Board of the Museum of New Mexico from 4:00 to 6:00 P.M. The exhibition will continue through August 31, 2008.
Related Programs:
June 8
The Magic of Marbled Papers
Lecture by Sidney E. Berger, Ph.D., Director, the Phillips Library
Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts
2:00 PM Museum of International Folk Art Auditorium
Sponsored by the Palace Press
For more information contact Tom Leech 505-476-5096
Paper Marbling demonstrations the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Saturdays of June and July
In the courtyard of the Palace of the Governors Santa Fe, New Mexico
The Governor's Gallery is an outreach facility of the Museum of Fine Arts and the Department of Cultural Affairs. Clara Apodaca, former First Lady of New Mexico (1975-1978), founded the gallery in 1975. The Governor's Gallery presents an average of six exhibitions per year, including the annual Governor's Awards for Excellence in the Arts. The exhibits are selected by the gallery curator in coordination with the New Mexico Museum of Art and the Office of the First Lady.
Information for the Public:
The Governor's Gallery is located on the 4th floor of the State Capitol at the corner of Old Santa Fe Trail and Paseo de Peralta in Santa Fe, NM. For more information call 505-476-5072 or visit www.mfasantafe.org (http://www.mfasantafe.org/).
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Admission: Free.
Album Amicorum - Gems of Friendship
June 6 - August 31, 2008
<center><table border=0 align=center><tr><td><caption><font size=-1 face="Arial Narrow">Iris Nevins, USA, Pink and Gold Sunspot, acrylic, 18.75 x 24.75 horizontal</font></caption><img src=http://sonewmex.com/images/iris_nevinsE.jpg border=1 align=center vspace=5 hspace=5 alt="Iris Nevins, USA, Pink and Gold Sunspot, acrylic, 18.75 x 24.75 horizontal"></td></tr></table></center>
Santa Fe- The Governor's Gallery is pleased to be presenting Album Amicorum: Gems of Friendship an exhibition of marbled and decorated paper inspired by the album amicorum. Latin for "friendship book," the album amicorum dates to the sixteenth century and is the predecessor of the modern autograph book. These special albums are composed of papers, writing and drawings collected by scholars from colleagues encountered in their travels.
Inspired by this antiquarian tradition, master papermaker and marbler Tom Leech invited an artist colleague in Turkey to participate in an exhibition. This invitation was then passed between artists, each inviting another from across an international border. Leech's re-contectualization of the album amicorum grew from his initial invitation into this unique exhibition of marbled and decorated papers from twenty one artists living and working in Europe, Asia, Australia, and South and North America. In addition to the examples of exquisite contemporary paper by these artists the exhibition will also include historic marbled papers from the collection of the Palace of the Governors.
<center><table border=0 align=center><tr><td><caption><font size=-1 face="Arial Narrow">Katalin Perry, France, Untitled, gouache and oil on paper, 19 x 24.5 horizontal</font></caption><img src=http://sonewmex.com/images/0katalin_perryE_paper.jpg border=1 align=center vspace=5 hspace=5 alt="Katalin Perry, France, Untitled, gouache and oil on paper, 19 x 24.5 horizontal"></td></tr></table></center>The artists participating in the exhibition, listed in order of invitation, are Tom Leech (USA), Hikmet Barutcugil (Turkey), Einen Miura (Japan), Susanne Krause (Germany), Renato Crepaldi (Brazil), Milena Hughes (USA), Karli Frigge (Netherlands), Brigitte Chardome (Belgium), Katalin Perry (France), Marianne Moll (Switzerland), Sabine Rasper (Germany), Joan Ajala (Australia), Victoria Hall (England), Nuri Pinar (Turkey), Montse Buxó (Spain), Alberto Valese (Italy), Nedim Sönmez (Turkey), Tini Miura (Germany), Robert Wu (Canada), Iris Nevins (USA), Lucie Lapierre, (Canada/Quebec).
Curator Tom Leech is a master papermaker, marbler and director of The Press at the Palace of the Governors.
The exhibition will open on June 6 from 4:00 - 6:00 PM with a reception hosted by the Women's Board of the Museum of New Mexico from 4:00 to 6:00 P.M. The exhibition will continue through August 31, 2008.
Related Programs:
June 8
The Magic of Marbled Papers
Lecture by Sidney E. Berger, Ph.D., Director, the Phillips Library
Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts
2:00 PM Museum of International Folk Art Auditorium
Sponsored by the Palace Press
For more information contact Tom Leech 505-476-5096
Paper Marbling demonstrations the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Saturdays of June and July
In the courtyard of the Palace of the Governors Santa Fe, New Mexico
The Governor's Gallery is an outreach facility of the Museum of Fine Arts and the Department of Cultural Affairs. Clara Apodaca, former First Lady of New Mexico (1975-1978), founded the gallery in 1975. The Governor's Gallery presents an average of six exhibitions per year, including the annual Governor's Awards for Excellence in the Arts. The exhibits are selected by the gallery curator in coordination with the New Mexico Museum of Art and the Office of the First Lady.
Information for the Public:
The Governor's Gallery is located on the 4th floor of the State Capitol at the corner of Old Santa Fe Trail and Paseo de Peralta in Santa Fe, NM. For more information call 505-476-5072 or visit www.mfasantafe.org (http://www.mfasantafe.org/).
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Admission: Free.