{"id":6995,"date":"2012-01-22T21:31:44","date_gmt":"2012-01-23T02:31:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artoronto.ca\/?p=6995"},"modified":"2012-11-30T18:30:48","modified_gmt":"2012-11-30T23:30:48","slug":"in-the-end-a-good-story-is-all-that-remains-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/v2.artoronto.ca\/?p=6995","title":{"rendered":"In The End A Good Story Is All That Remains"},"content":{"rendered":"

January 12 – February 19, 2012<\/strong>
\nOpening: Thursday, January 12, 6\u20138 p.m.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\u00a0Fran Hill and New York curator Edward Rubin<\/p>\n

Stepping into the gallery a day before the opening, I saw Ed Rubin<\/strong> talking on the phone with his usual enthusiasm, inviting people to the show. Then Rubin, an international art writer, curator, traveller and renaissance art man, gave me a tour of the exhibition.<\/p>\n

The eight New York artists represent a great diversity both in their age, artistic approach and style. Rubin was talking about\u00a0 Ejay Weiss’s Seascape with Venus comb<\/em>, and how strikingly beautiful it is.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Ejay Weiss, Seascape with Venus comb<\/em>, murex, 2010<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Paintings of Ejay Weiss (left) and Ernest Concepcion (right). Photo: Ed Rubin<\/p>\n

Ernest Concepcion<\/strong> was\u00a0the only artist who came to Toronto\u00a0for the opening. His black, white and gray Power Dream <\/em>is a twisted interpretation of the words, showing all the natural powers unleashed around the peacefully sleeping figure.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Artist Ernest Concepcion and curator Edward Rubin<\/p>\n

Lori Nelson<\/strong>‘s teenage girl seems almost pretty surrounded by red flowers\u2014until we have\u00a0a closer look and see that she is actually throwing up.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Lori Nelson, Pretty, pretty on the inside, 2010<\/p>\n

Heidi Johnson<\/strong>‘s paintings are radiating happiness with their strong colors juxtaposed by Jason Stopa<\/strong> more monocrome cityscapes.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Scott Walden’s photographs (left) and Heidi Johnson’s\u00a0paintings (right). Photo: Ed Rubin<\/p>\n

Then we talked about New York and Toronto, and that was the first time someone called this city laid back to me. The show could easily fill a much larger gallery, and Rubin is looking into that possibility.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Steve Rockwell, publisher of dArt International. Photo: Fran Hill<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Canadian activist, artist Franke James,\u00a0Chris Mitchell, Penny Rose, Edward Rubin and Fran Hill<\/p>\n

Emese Krunak-Hajagos<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Opening: Thursday, January 12, 2012, 6–8 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

FRAN HILL GALLERY<\/strong><\/p>\n

The eight New York artists represent a great diversity both in their age, artistic approach and style.<\/p>\n

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