NEW DOCUMENTARY FEATURING WAYNE WHITE

White on stage in his act, "You're Supposed to Act All Impressed" at Largo in West Hollywood

Just released - "Beauty is Embarrassing," a feature-length documentary on the life and work of artist Wayne White. Presenting a goofy, imaginative, inspiring look at the ups and downs of the career of an artist from Tennessee living in Hollywood, the film features White's puppetry, installations, paintings, and other quirks, from Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986 - 1991) to the 22-foot, motorized George Jones puppet head for Rice Gallery in 2009 to his most recent hilarious, one-man show titled "You're Supposed to Act All Impressed."

With a line up of interviews with designer Todd Oldham, actor Paul Reubens, co-creator of Pee Wee's Playhouse Gary Panter, The Simpsons creator Matt Groening, Los Angeles art critic David Pagel, and co-directors of Little Miss Sunshine Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, the film attempts to recreate "a fantasyland called Wayne's mind" and explore the imagination of a man who continues to create iconic images.


White discusses construction of George Jones puppet head for "Big Lectric Fan to Keep Me Cool While I Sleep" at Rice Gallery, Houston

More information:
beautyisembarrassing.com

Additional videos: http://beautyisembarrassing.com/video/

Stay posted for updates. Contact Marty Walker Gallery for inquiries.

DION JOHNSON, ART FORUM CRITIC'S PICK

Aero, 2011, acrylic and Flashe on canvas, 72 x 48 inches

Dion Johnson's exhibition of colorful paintings has caught the attention of art critics, and currently featured as a "Critic's Pick" for Artforum magazine online.

Read full reviews available by following the links below:

"Johnson's paintings have a hybrid genealogy that invites novel connections." ~Benjamin Lima, Artforum

"We can recognize a sophisticated abstract work through a combination of colors and his use of repetition without exactly repeating the shapes... Johnson's muses on past hard edge color field artists like Karl Benjamin and John McLaughlin, but with refreshingly less jazz or pure minimal quality." ~Todd Camplin, Modern Dallas

"Critic's Pick" by Benjamin Lima, Artforum

"Dion Johnson," by Todd Camplin, Modern Dallas

KEMPER MUSEUM FEATURES BARRY ANDERSON

Video artist Barry Anderson exhibits two video installations in The Big Reveal at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, on view September 23, 2011 - April 15, 2012. The exhibition highlights new acquisitions to the museum's permanent collection.

Janus (2), 2011, two-channel HD video animation (no audio) from Barry Anderson on Vimeo.

Barry Anderson's enigmatic and captivating video installations are constructed worlds of rumination that deftly but subtley counter the cult of speed that frequently plagues our society. Experiencing his works, we must slow down, engage, and, ultimately, reflect upon that which is overlooked -- a process of discovery that is all too often absent or underemphasized in much of contemporary art today. --Elizabeth Dunbar, Curator, Arthouse Texas

installation view of Janus 2 at Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art

installation view of Pigeon at Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art

Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art

4420 Warwick Blvd.

Kansas City, Missouri 64111

Tel 816-753-5784

Open Tues.–Thurs. 10–4, Fri.–Sat.10–9, Sun. 11–5

Free admission and parking

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ROLAND FISCHER @ Von Lintel Gallery

Facades on Paper III: Metropolitan Plaza, 2007, screenprint, part of suite of 8 prints, 35 x 25, edition of 100

German artist Roland Fischer opens exhibition of new works, titled Roland Fischer: New Facades at Von Lintel Gallery, New York, featuring Fischer's newest large-scale photographs of modern building facades.

Lyle Rexer writes of Roland's print in his book The Edge of Vision: The Rise of Abstraction in Photography:

. . . He carefully frames details of highly schematic building facades in such a way that they are read as patterned two-dimensional surfaces with only telltale hints of their physical origin. This schematizing emphasizes the relentlessly geometric, repetitive and regular character of the social and political worlds these buildings embody.

New prints show bold color and dynamic lines that seem to deny the strict structure of such facades, leaving one lost in pattern and separated from the physics of such existence.

Exhibition runs September 6 - October 8, 2011

Von Lintel Gallery
520 W 23rd Street
Ground Floor
New York, NY 10011
www.vonlintel.com
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KATHY WEBSTER @ Brand10 Art Space

Earbuds, 2005, fiberglass and auto paint, 27 x 21 x 11 inches

Sculptor Kathy Webster opens an exhibition of new work in Selfless. Selfish. Selfiness, a group exhibition including artists Annie Arnold, Carol Benson, Shelby Cunningham, Val Hunnicutt, Wura-Natasha Ogunji, Kerry Pacillo, Terri Thornton, Kathy Webster and Tiffany Wolf at Brand10 Art Space, Fort Worth, Texas.

Webster, in addition to exhibiting new work, partnered with Christine Bisetto, Matthew Clark, and Heagan Bayles earlier this year to launch Brand10 Art Space, a non-profit venue for contemporary art work to fill a missing niche in Fort Worth. Read about the group's vision for the new space in this Fort Worth Star-Telegram article.

Exhibition runs September 9 - October 15, 2011

Brand10 Art Space
3418 W 7th Street
Fort Worth, TX 76107
www.brand10artspace.com
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JEFF ZILM @ TCU

Arrowheads #1, 2010, iron-on transfer on pre-printed canvas, 22 1/4 x 18 inches

Jeff Zilm and Kevin Todora pair up for an exciting new exhibition, Gaffes and Informations at the Fort Worth Contemporary Arts, part of The Art Galleries at Texas Christian University.

Exhibition runs September 17 - October 30, 2011.
Opening reception for the artists: Saturday, September 17, 6 - 8 pm.

Fort Worth Contemporary Arts
2900 West Berry Street (at Greene Street)
Fort Worth, Texas 76109
HOURS: Thursday - Sunday: 1pm to 6pm
Admission: Free
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In case you missed Zilm's last exhibition - read reviews about his recent work here:

ArtLies, by Michael Odom, January 2011
RegularMain, by June Mattingly, January 2011
Visual Art Source, by Charissa Terranova, January 2011

ALLISON HUNTER in 3D

Allison Hunter, Honey Bee, video still, 2011, stereoscopic 3D video, color, sound, approx. 10 minutes

Just announced!

3D screening of Allison Hunter's Honey Bee, an experimental video exploring the Western honey bee that combines both actual and computer-constructed 3D footage, is scheduled for August 23rd at the Texas Learning and Computation Center (TLC2) Visualization Theater, University of Houston.

Hunter's video was produced as part of the 2010-2011 University of Houston and TLC2 Artist in Residence program that selects artists who blend art and science and developed to further interdisciplinary research and education.

Open House and Screening in 3D

August 23, 3:00 - 6:00 pm

University of Houston

TLC2 3D Theatre

Hoffman Hall

2nd Floor, Room 216

Houston, TX (directions)

Free and open to the public

ALLISON HUNTER @ UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS

Allison Hunter, Untitled #1 (from the Blue Butterfly series), 2011, digital c-print

Photographer and video artist Allison Hunter to present Natural Perceptions: Allison Hunter and Marylin Jolly at the Beatrice M. Haggerty Art Gallery on the campus of University of Dallas, on view September 3 - October 2, 2011. Exhibit will include new work where Hunter isolates various animals with serene backdrops. Each artist shows colorful and subtley sentimental contemplations of natural life in the context of abstracted environments.

Allison Hunter, Untitled #2 (from the Blue Butterfly series), 2011, digital c-print

Allison Hunter, Untitled #7 (from the Blue Butterfly series), 2011, digital c-print

Allison Hunter and Marilyn Jolly

Haggerty Gallery

University of Dallas

Irving, TX

September 3 - October 2, 2011

Opening reception: September 9, 2011, 6:30-8:30 pm

Free and open to the public

JAY SHINN @ LUXPLUS

Jay Shinn, Scissor Square, 2011, light projection and paint

"Harmony, the appeal of colour and the potential of shaping space, or merely suggesting this, are characteristics common to both Axel Anklam and Jay Shinn's work. Although both artists work very differently in their approach, they complement each other remarkably well in this show. Both depend on light to achieve the desired effect." - Dr. Martin Steffens, kunsthistoriker

Opening August 19 in Berlin, artist Jay Shinn and German artist Axel Anklam present new work in the exhibition Luxplus at kunstraum t27, on view through September 18, 2011.

Poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's last words, "Luxplus," or "more light," describes the metaphysical experience presented by the two artists who, by using light, time, and innovative materials, create a strong sense of ethereal infinity. Jay Shinn continues to juxtapose perception with reality, creating imaginary spaces and textures, seeking to transcend material limitations. Shinn's luminescent objects are reminiscent of holograms and appear to float while also embodying a startling sense of three-dimensionality, while Anklam uses light through translucent materials, questioning the durability and elasticity of the object itself.

Luxplus

Axel Anklam and Jay Shinn

Kunstverein Neukölln, Berlin

August 20 - September 18, 2011

Exhibition opening: Friday, August 19, 2011, 7.30 pm

kunstraum t27 / Kunstverein Neukölln e.V.

Thomasstraße 27, 12053 Berlin

Gallery hours: Wednesday - Sunday, 3-7 pm

www.kunstraumt27.de

info@kunstraumt27.de