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Sunday Painters: Discarded Paintings by Gifted Amateurs July 11, 2008 – January 3, 2009 Opening reception July 11 from 5 – 8pm Since its inauguration, Intuit's permanent collection has grown considerably due to our generous supporters. Every year, Intuit presents an exhibition composed of recent gifts to its permanent collection, but never before has an entire exhibition been donated. In 2007, Ricco/Maresca Gallery and Richard Rubenstein did just that when they donated 25 thrift store paintings by unknown amateur artists. Acquired from collectors and collections from 1999-2003, these paintings were part of a larger exhibition of the same name at Ricco/Maresca Gallery in 2003. Each painting represents the maker’s attempt to communicate through art, and range from surreal to banal, comically absurd to erotic. Lost and rediscovered, they are attempts by unknown Americans to communicate through their art; and presented at Intuit to an audience the artist may never have dreamed of reaching. These paintings are readymade works of art with no creator to claim them and give them context. As such, they become a record of Americana and documents of an experience to which many can relate. Twenty-four of the 25 paintings were donated by Frank Maresca and Roger Ricco, co-owners of Ricco/Maresca Gallery (NY). The additional painting was a gift of Richard Rubenstein from his collection. The Exhibition opens Friday, July 11, 2008. Intuit will host an opening reception July 11 from 5 – 8pm. The exhibition runs through January 3, 2009.
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Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art promotes public awareness, understanding, and appreciation of intuitive and outsider art through education, exhibition, collecting and publishing. Intuit defines ‘intuitive and outsider art’ as the work of artists who demonstrate little influence from the mainstream art world, and who instead are motivated by their unique personal vision. This definition includes art brut, non-traditional folk art, self-taught art, and visionary art. |
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