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THE ARMORY GALLERY
145 North Raymond Avenue, near Old Pasadena
Gallery
Hours: Tuesday through Sunday, noon- 5 p.m. Free admission. Free
group tours are available with reservations.
Jirayr
Zorthian / Richard Feynman: A Conversation In Art
June 29 – August 31, 2008
Opening reception, Saturday, June 28,
7-9 p.m.
This exhibition will document one of the most famous artist
and scientist collaborations in the history of Southern California,
that between artist and public personality Jirayar H. Zorthian
and Caltech and Nobel Laureate physicist Richard P. Feynman. Zorthian
was a Yale University-trained artist who created respected paintings,
murals, and drawings throughout his life. As a mural painter his
reputation became well established, with forty two completed murals
throughout the United States. His career also included forty-seven
years of constructing and designing buildings and serving as an
architecture and design consultant. Even though he spent many of
his years living in Altadena on the edge of Los Angeles - one of
the most vital centers for contemporary art in the world - his
visual art was rarely shown. Zorthian’s most important artistic
influences may have been on Feynman. Feynman was extremely open
to exploring new areas of inquiry beyond his world-famous expertise
in science. Zorthian agreed to teach Feynman to draw, and Feynman
agreed to teach Zorthian physics. The scientific instruction did
not continue long, but Zorthian’s influences on Feynman led
to the physicist’s life-long involvement in art making. Much
of Zorthian’s art had an emphasis on drawing the human figure,
particularly the beautiful and frequently erotic female form. Feynman
embraced the discipline and pleasures of figure drawing as well
as the challenges of portraiture. This exhibition is made possible
by a generous grant from the Pasadena Art Alliance. Jay Belloli,
curator. On view in the Caldwell Gallery.
IN
THE COMMUNITY ROOM & ON THE MEZZANINE
at 145 North Raymond Avenue, near Old Pasadena
Ragan
Art Academy
June
29 – July
27, 2008
Opening reception, Saturday, June 28, 7-9 p.m.
Organized
by Nicola Vruwink On view in the Community Room.
Cody
Bustamante: Drawings
June 29 – August 31, 2008
Opening reception,
Saturday, June 28, 7-9 p.m.
Cody Bustamante’s drawings are intimate, intuitive and intricately
unique in their subjectivity. His otherworldly vessels embody ancient
spirits circumventing contemporary shoals. Josine Ianco-Starrels,
guest curator. On view in the Mezzanine Gallery.
Angel
Frames: Villa Esperanza Services
August 10 – September 7, 2008
Opening reception,
Saturday, August 9, 2-4 p.m.
Organized by Alex Paschal from
Villa Esperanza Services On view in the Community Room.
THE
ARMORY AT ONE COLORADO
The Courtyard at One Colorado, Old Pasadena
(located
between Colorado Blvd. and Union St. and between Fair Oaks and DeLacey)
Armory
Public View: Yoko Ono
August 2 – November
8, 2008
The third large-scale installation for Armory Public View,
a series dedicated to the commissioning and presentation of site-specific
artworks that challenge conventional notions about art in urban
spaces. This program continues with an installation by Yoko Ono,
who is known for her work as an avant-garde artist, including temporary
outdoor art.
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