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Now On View: Wonderground

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Déjeuner avec un chat, Oil on Canvas

Wonderground

July 16 – August 5, 2016

 

AG Gallery is pleased to announce a new exhibition, “Wonderground”.

The exhibition and its title are inspired by cats in art that are sometimes depicted as wild, sometimes sweet, and sometime very humanlike by different artists. The title is also inspired by our unique underground gallery space.

“…Going down the rabbit hole (the spiral stairs in the middle of a store), you will get lost in a place where cats behave somewhat like human.

Featured artists: Kyoko Imazu, Naoko Saito,  Natsumi Goldfish, BB&PP INC., and Andrea Lauren. 

The exhibition is opening on Saturday, July 16, 2016. 

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Wind In Eyes | Hiromi Machida

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WIND IN EYES | Hiromi Machida

Exhibition On View: June 1 – June 30, 2016

Opening Reception: Saturday June 4th  6-8PM

 

ABOUT EXHIBITION

Wind In Eyes is a solo exhibition by Japanese artist Hiromi Machida. Machida has been exhibiting her works in galleries in Tokyo, Japan, but this is the first exhibition she is holding in USA. This exhibition features her 54 original drawings and paintings of girls, which is the main subject in her work.

Most of her works are the portrait of girls, and they are drawn as if in fusion with the distinct Modigliani’s female portraits and with features of female characters in Japanese Modern and also Showa-period animation. Rather than femininity or sexuality, which are popular discussions in today’s art scene, her subjects of those portraits are social matters and problems. Using innocent looking girls as a symbol, she talks about social situations and problems, such as air pollution, which are surrounding her at the present moment. If we look closely at the eyes in these portraits, we will notice the world that has been projected into their eyes. Her unusual style of painting and line drawing with modified shapes of girls are what we believe to be one of the latest in contemporary art.

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Are You An Early Bird?

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ART IN BOXES 2015

On View: December 1, 2015 – February 1, 2016
Reception: December 5 (Sat), 6PM – 8PM

We are excited to invite you for this year’s ART IN BOXES, The Annual Holiday Gift Art Exhibition. This year, we are featuring many one of a kind artworks by oversea artists new to exhibit in NYC, along with some local artists.

In this annual exhibition we have about 30 local and international collective artists’ artworks for your holiday gift ideas.

ARTISTS
APAK/Ken Brown/Richard Vincent/ Hanako Sakashita/Naoko Yoshizawa/Kyoko Imazu/Jannese Rojas/Masayasu Tokoro/Andrea Lauren/Philippa Rice/Naoko Tatsumi/Victor-John Villanueva/Maria Montiel/Frank Parga/Minatsu Babe/Milan Strada/Natsumi G./ Harimogura/Studio COOCA: Sayaka Yokomizo, Justine Ikea, Yoriko Yamamoto, Takao Mizuno, Yuri Nishimura & Asuka Mera/ Naoko Saito/Mamaru/ivonna buenrostro/Shinke Satoko/ Brendan Wenzel/Saiki Otsuka/Kazuhiro Nagi
Oil Paintings, Printmaking Original Prints, Sculptures, Drawings, Watercolor Illustrations, Art Digital Prints, Art Zines, Vases, Potteries, Handmade Jewelries, Broaches, Ornaments, Planters, Greeting Cards…, and more.

 

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be an early bird, get something special.

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AG Gallery’s 4th annual holiday gift art show with the theme of “Give the gift of art!” just started.

“ART IN BOXES” is a large group exhibition which shows/sells one of a kind artwork for an idea of the holiday gifts at affordable price. AG Gallery exhibits about a hundred of art pieces from many local and international artists. The show just started this weekend and it’s a bit early for Christmas though, we’ll add more artworks almost every other week from now. Please stop by AG Gallery for your holiday shopping.

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Clay dolls by Mamaru from Japan

The curator selected small to large art pieces which would be great for the artsy gifts, such as paintings, sculptures, prints, potteries, artist books, postcards, accessory and many kind of handmade art pieces. This is the great opportunity for that if people are looking for extraordinary and one-of-a-kind holiday gifts this year or would like to give something special to someone special.

As we have retail space along with the gallery, we do the gift wrapping easily and even take domestic/international shipping! Also, people could take purchased artwork with you, which is impossible at regular exhibition.
We are always willing to help people who would like to find some great gift for holiday season, and we wish Happy Holidays for all.

Artists – Maria Montiel, Kumiko Mizuno, Mamaru, Noriko Tatsumi, Andrea Lauren, MGMY STUDIO, Michiko Shimada, BB&PP INC, Naoko Saito, Hanako Sakashita, Ken Brown, Koji Honda, Lille-lle, Brendan Wenzel, Kerry Layton, APAK, Frank Parga, Victor John Villanueva, Shawn Creeden, Stephanie Griffin, and more…

Hours: Noon – 8pm everyday
(except Thanksgiving day, Christmas day, New Year’s Eve and New Years day)
Contact: chiharu@aboutglamour.net

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SES 2013 week 5 : Works of Three Female Artists

August 9 – 15 | 2013

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NAOKO SAITO

1976 Born in Tokyo, Japan
2003 BFA Tokyo University of the Arts, Department of Crafts
2005 MFA Tokyo University of the Arts, Conservation Craft Studio

She uses old/used paper as a main media of her work because it has a lot of memories and history of life which is the most important theme of her work. At this time, her newest collection of work is on view including some works of Brooklyn’s landscape from her travel sketch in 2012.

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SHOKO KIKUTA

1984 Born in Kanagawa, Japan
2007 BFA Kyoto University of Art and Design

The concept of her work is influenced by Maitreya in Koryu-ji Temple. She is trying to depict a holy space in which all emotions are neutralized, or the ideal figure of human who accept everything as it is without receiving any influences and being under the control of others.

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KUMIKO MIZUNO

1971 Born in Saitama
2008 – 2010 Fashion Art Accessory Course, Hiko Mizuno college of jewelry
2010 Estonia Academy of Arts Exchange program
2011 – 2012 Graduation Course, Jewelry Department, Hiko Mizuno college of jewelry

Gallery space open noon to 8ish everyday during the show period.

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