AMERICAN EXPRESSIONISM
During the mid-1930s a group called The Ten emerged, including such notables as Joseph Solman, Mark Rothko, Adolph Gottlieb, Louis Schanker, Ilya Bolotowsky and Ben-Zion. The Ten drove a resurgence of modernism and experimentalism in New York that grew during the years going forward. They came to define American Expressionism which offered a link between modernism and socially conscious art. Today the Mercury Gallery shows works from this era onward, including these artists along with others who share a similar philosophy.
Featured Artist
Deborah Epstein
No Words
Meditations on Being Stalked and Stabbed
A Series of Eleven Prints
“When I was 21 my ex-boyfriend tried to kill me,” says Epstein. “What remains from that time, over forty-five years ago, are three scars on my scalp; a two-inch-thick file of my father’s phone notes, court documents, and correspondence; anger and a deep lack of trust in the systems that are supposed to protect….I call the piece No Words, in part because in that two-inch thick file there are so many words–my father’s, the school’s, the lawyers’, the court’s–but none of them is mine.”
In a series of hand-manipulated screen prints, Epstein reclaims the narrative from which she was largely excluded. Though Epstein’s attack took place in the 1970s, the frustrations and injustices remain relevant today.
Opening & Meet the Artist: Saturday, June 15th, 3:30-5:30
Gallery Talk: June 22nd 3:30
Show Runs Through July 7th
Shown: Sentence, 30 x 22, Hand-colored Screenprint
Artists
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- PAMELA PENGLASE BALDWIN
- ILYA BOLOTOWSKY
- BEN-ZION
- BYRON BROWNE
- NICOLAI CIKOVSKY
- GEORGE CONSTANT
- RALSTON CRAWFORD
- BEN ENELOW
- DEBORAH EPSTEIN
- LEE GATCH
- ADOLPH GOTTLIEB
- HARRY GOTTLIEB
- HANANIA HARARIE
- CARMEN JABALOYES
- PHILLIP JONES
- ALAN JOSLIN
- EARL KERKAM
- KARL KNATHS
- LEON KROLL
- STEPHANIE MALLIS
- JON MARSHALL
- MICHAEL MCKINNELL
- JULIA VON METZSCH
- ANTHONY MOORE
- HERMAN ROSE
- LOUIS SCHANKER
- WILLIAM SCHARF
- DONALD SHAMBROOM
- HARRY SHOULBERG
- MAURICE SIEVAN
- JOSEPH SOLMAN
- ANN STRASSMAN
- HANK VIRGONA
- LUCETTE WHITE
- SOL WILSON
- KARL ZERBE
Joseph Solman
(1909–2008)
Joseph Solman was in the vanguard of Expressionist painters that gained critical notice in New York in the 1930s and was a founding member of The Ten.
His works are in collections worldwide, including the British Museum, the Whitney Museum, the Hirshhorn Museum, and The Phillips Collection, among many others.
This superb video by 1623 Studios and Heather Atwood explores this fascinating artist’s life and work.
Visit Mercury Gallery
Mercury Gallery exhibits paintings and works on paper by over thirty established artists, whose work has received international recognition and acclaim. The Gallery emphasizes the important historical and visual link between the 1930s New York expressionist group known as The Ten and its contemporary artists, who share the same philosophy.
In 1994, Mercury Gallery opened on Newbury Street in Boston, and in 2001 a second location was opened in Rockport, Massachusetts, the current gallery location. Amnon Goldman, Director, has vast experience as a gallery owner, a private art dealer in London, designer, teacher and curator.
