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Press Release Checklist Maira Kalman Just Looking April 25 - June 14, 2003 The Julie Saul Gallery is pleased to announce a solo exhibition of gouache paintings on paper by renowned artist/ illustrator/ author Maira Kalman. This is Kalman行 first solo gallery exhibition in New York, and her show will include close to forty works dating from the early 1980s to the present, along with notebooks and vernacular objects and ephemera which have inspired her work. The selection of drawings will include some works done on assignment, and others created independently by Kalman. A predominate theme is the pleasures of cultivated nature- from beaches to lawns and hammocks. Kalman行 world is populated by eccentric but familiar characters. The pets of famous designers featured in their stylish homes make up another series- Armani行 cats line up in their minimalist kitchen, while Ralph Lauren行 shaggy dog lounges in his Adirondack setting. The palette is bold and deeply saturated, owing a debt to Matisse, but also coloring books. The color is so jewel like and joyful that for many years Kalman has preserved the cloths she uses to wipe her brushes, and these will also be part of the installation. Kalman is probably best known for her children行 books and New Yorker illustrations- combining very adult wit and childlike silliness- neither speaking up or down to these respective age groups. Kalman行 first book (twelve have been published to date) entitled Stay Up Late (text by artist/musician David Byrne and illustrated by Kalman) , ushered in a new era of children行 books which delight children but are not childlike. She has created nine covers for The New Yorker Magazine including the brilliant 蒐ewyorkistan map (in collaboration with Rick Meyerowitz) published during the fall of 2001, perhaps the first media image which allowed us to lighten up after 9/11. She also created the poster image for the New Yorker Festival in 2002, and the original art will be included in our show. A portfolio of Kalman行 observations on the fall couture shows in Paris was recently featured in The New York Times Magazine. Kalman was an English major and is self trained as a visual artist. MAIRA KALMAN JUST LOOKING APRIL 25 - JUNE 14, 2003 Entrance: Dear Man, 1985 oil on paper 18 3/4 x 14 Main Gallery: East Wall: La Grandina, 1987 gouache on paper 11 1/4 x 9 1/2" Why Don衡 You, 2000 gouache on paper 10 x 8 1/2 Very Nice, 1996 gouache on paper 10 3/4 x 13 3/4 New Yorker Festival Poster, 2002 gouache on paper 10 3/4 x 16 1/2 Betsy Miller行 House, 2000 gouache on paper 12 x 9 3/4 Amy Spindler行 House, 2000 gouache on paper 12 x 9 3/4 North Wall: She Did, 2002 gouache on paper 16 x 12 She Didn衡, 2002 gouache on paper 15 x 12 Andrew and Bob, 1995 gouache on paper 11 1/2 x 7 Lady Birley, 1995 gouache on paper 11 1/2 x 7 3/4 He Stood in a Pork Pie Hat next to a Chair Named Monique, 1995 gouache on paper 9 1/2 x 8 1/4 Mrs. Walter行 Bangs were like commas across her Forehead, 1985 gouache on paper 13 x 9 Isabel and Ruben, 2001 gouache on paper 12 1/2 X 9 inches Lu Lu行 Wooden Box, 2002 gouache on paper 7 1/4 x 11 Camel Hair Lady, 2000 gouache on paper 10 1/2 x 9 3/4 Celeste Hotel, Petit Salon, 1996 gouache on paper 7 x 5 3/4 Celeste Hotel, Teatime, 2001 gouache on paper 3 1/2 x 5 3/4 Celeste Hotel, 2002 gouache on paper 6 3/4 x 10 Floating Armani Dress, 2001 gouache on paper 12 1/2 x 8 3/4 Dashing Men, 2000 gouache on paper 12 1/2 x 8 1/2 Pink Bed, 2000 gouache on paper 6 3/4 X 6 3/4 inches On That Summer Day, 1998 gouache on paper 11 1/2 x 10 1/4 West Wall: Fishing and Sleeping, 2001 gouache on paper 10 3/4 x 16 1/2 Self Portrait with Teentsy Nun, 1993 gouache on paper 5 3/4 x 5 3/4 Max in Love, 1991 gouache on paper 14 1/4 x 11 1/2 Mondrian行 Studio, 1994 gouache on paper 6 3/4 x 10 Confederacy of Dunces (living room), 1982 gouache on paper 6 3/4 X 9 3/4 inches Polka Dot Present, 2002 gouache on paper 5 3/4 x 9 Lady Birley in Grand Central, 1998 gouache on paper 7 1/2 x 19 1/2 South Wall: James Joyce and Gertrude Stein, 1998 gouache on paper 5 1/4 x 4 1/4 In Rome, 1998 gouache on paper 4 1/4 x 6 1/2 I Don衡 Know, 1998 gouache on paper 5 x 6 3/4 Unfortunately, I Can衡, 1995 gouache on paper 9 1/2 x 11 Little Boys, 2000 gouache on paper 6 1/8 X 5 inches Julia with Rowboat, 1997 gouache on paper 3 3/4 x 5 1/2 Giorgio Armani行 Cats, 2000 gouache on paper 11 3/4 x 9 3/4 Valentino行 Pugs, 2000 gouache on paper 11 1/2 x 9 1/2 Dog, 2000 gouache on paper 7 x 5 1/4 Three Dogs on Green Chairs, 2000 gouache on paper 11 1/2 x 9 1/2 Dear Bucket, 2002 gouache on paper 10 3/4 x 7 3/4 top For additional information contact the gallery back |
          
       
     
 
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