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University Daily Kansan / Wednesday, August 24, 1988
Exhibit brings a taste of the Big Apple
By Grace Hobson
Kansan staff write
The monumental paintings of seven established New York artists comprise the "New Work New York" exhibit, which opened Sunday at the Spencer Museum of Art.
The paintings present everything from brightly colored geometrical moor-like scenes, all enclosed in black backdrops.
New York art critic Kay Larson curated the 21 paintings by Gregory Amenoff, grand painter. The exhibit displays three paintings each by Gregory Amenoff, Ross Blecker, Chris Costen, Vernor Fossen, Snaa Lauffer, Eliza Zinn and others.
The artists are known for their individualist approach to art, and the large, bold paintings exemplify their vigorous style. Explains Larson in the exhibit catalog, "Our work . . . demonstrates a commitment to the continuity of American art, expressed singly instead of groups."
The paintings explore abstract and new forms or art with the bright use of color and the size of the paintings, most more than 6 feet tall and 6 feet wide. Each artist also experiments with varying shapes and textures, displaying tones and themes that differentiate his works from those of the other.
For example, Elizabeth Murray's paintings are sculpture-like. In the largest of all the works, "Traveler's Umbrella," she uses canvas on pieces of wood nailed together diagonally. The result, a huge structure, steers clear of conventional paints.
Vernon Fisher's paintings juxtapose a harsh white and a white and a contemporary palette one color.
"Across the Great Divide" shows large black and white circles with black battlehats moving across the large white canvas. In the center is a young boy standing in a small boat in a pond.
Dense Low, a part-time lecturer in English at U who was at the exhibition Sunday, pointed out the height of the statues.
"The element of time is obvious in his work," she said. "He layers it throughout his paintings."
She said she noticed that some of the artists were contemporary, but some of the paintings could have been done at any time throughout history. "I'll put it in context," but Fisher's is very contemporary," she said.
Whether the art has a old-fashioned or modern flavor, they are all contemporary works. To enhance the contemporary mood of the display, you can use only those paintings completed in the last few years.
Viewers said the New York tones came through strongly, Tony Allard, Lawrence painter and performance artist, said he was bothered by the New York paintings being shown in Kansas.
"I have to wonder what it means in Kansas. The artists were obviously working within a context,"
For her, this abstractness was positive.
"I think we should view a variety of art, even if it isn't what we usually enjoy." she said.
Another painter, Suzie Munz of Lawrence, felt the New York art was a positive influence.
"It gives more culture," she said. "Kansas art is confined to things people can recognize. It is more down to earth. This doesn't remind me of anything I've seen before."
Janet Todd, Lawrence resident, expressed the attitudes Munn found common among Kansas art goers. The dark, bold colors did not appeal to her; pastels were more her taste, she said.
"I like conservative art, the kind you know what it is." she said.
Larson selected the works from galleries and private and public collections. The exhibit will be on display until Oct. 2. In conjunction with the exhibition on Sept. 3, 4 and 10 and a symposium Sept. 11.
'Sesame Street' to introduce baby in 20th season
The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — The 20th season of PBS "Sesame Street," which begins this November, will lead up to the birth of a baby for Maria and Luis, two of the characters who were married last season.
This season also will mark the 20th anniversary of two of the show's charter cast members — singer-
actor Bob McGrath and Caroll Spinney, the man inside Big Bird.
"When I first heard about it, I didn't think I wanted to be involved with a new children's show because there was nothing that exciting in terms of children's shows at that point," said McGarth, who had been featured on the "Mitch Miller" show and who joined "Sessame Street" in
1969. "But when I saw some of the film and animation that Jim Henson and some of the other people had done, I knew this was really something quite out of the ordinary from what had been on television before."
pher-artist William Wegman this season, a likely response to the trend toward multi-media *shows* such as "Pee-wee's Playhouse."
The producers of the show expect to add new graphics and use more films, including ones by director Jonathan Domee and photographer
One of the major episodes last season was the wedding of characters Luis and Maria. This season's finale will be the birth of their baby, whom the producers hope to see grow up on the show.
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