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Freewheeling interviews with contemporary artists about their processes and inspirations.
Podcast hosted by artist Jennifer Sullivan.
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Jonathan Allmaier is a painter who lives in the Bronx. We talk about the work in his solo show The Howling Wind at James Fuentes Essex (on view through May 2, 2021). We also talk about the writing he does about his process, paintings as personhood, being a student of your work, starting over after moving to NYC, seeing the painting as a space or an object, dissolving the mind-body problem, Pearl Blauvelt, experiencing time through color, the influence of baseball and fatherhood, using the form of painting and altered objects/images as forms of painting, making versus showing, inanimate objects are people too, painting with and without a brush, the stubbornness of being an artist, Paul Thek, and including the space between the paintings.
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JONATHAN ALLMAIER
The Howling Wind
April 9 – May 2, 2021
JAMES FUENTES ESSEX
Wed–Sun, 10am–6pm
81 Essex St, New York, NY
James Fuentes is pleased to present The Howling Wind, an exhibition of recent paintings by Jonathan Allmaier at James Fuentes Essex. This exhibition will be Allmaier’s third solo presentation at the gallery.
Allmaier writes:
“All I can do is try to recognize, and then follow, the personhood of each painting—the fact that, like other persons, a painting is at once an object in the world and a subject apprehending the world.
This personhood implies irreducible complexity—as it does for us all. Like any other person, a painting is at the same time distinct from the surrounding world and an extension of that world. Paintings are at once necessarily always the same (owing to the strong form of “painting”—which is also a physical model of the way we see the world—we know what it is to be a painting; that is, a painting is an idea) and necessarily always different (a painting is a contingent physical circumstance; that is, a painting is a body). But a painting does not offer a solution to the mind-body problem so much as it shows us the undermining of this distinction. This is why we need paintings. We need them to live.”
Allmaier’s radical commitment to this personhood, which implies a concomitantly radical commitment to learning, has led his practice to include writing (Which World, an ongoing cycle of essays, was first published by James Fuentes in 2014, with a second edition forthcoming) and broadly-defined painting (not necessarily involving paint or canvas), some examples of which will be included in this exhibition.
James Fuentes Essex is a temporary off-site exhibition series held at 81 Essex St.
For further inquiries, please contact Katrin or James at jf@jamesfuentes.com.
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James Fuentes is pleased to announce its participation in the 2017 edition of Frieze New York.
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This year’s presentation will include recent work by:
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Jake Cruzen
Jessica Dickinson
Jonathan Allmaier
Joseph Geagan
Joshua Abelow
Lonnie Holley
Marcel Eichner
Noam Rappaport
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Frieze New York
Randall’s Island Park
May 5–7, 2017
Preview May 4, 2017
Booth A4
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For further information please contact Katrin Lewinsky, Polina Dubik or James Fuentes at info@jamesfuentes.com
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New New York
Curated by Liam Davis and Debra Drexler
February 23 — April 15, 2017
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Jonathan Allmaier, Timothy Atticus, Paul Behnke, Amanda Church, Vince Contarino, Paul Corio, Peggy Cyphers, Theresa Daddezio, Lisa Corinne Davis, Rob de Oude, Jon Elliott, Robert Otto Epstein, Enrico Gomez, Clare Grill, Lucas Moran, George Negroponte, Gary Petersen, Jenna Ransom, Jered Sprecher, Barbara Takenaga, Julie Torres, John Zinsser
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The Curator Gallery
520 West 23rd Street
New York, NY 10011
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John & Jonathan
John Ahearn & Jonathan Allmaier
Opening Friday, June 24th, 6-8pm
Exhibition continues through July 29th, 2016
James Fuentes | 55 Delancey St, New York, NY
Press Release
Exhibition Images
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Installation image:
Jonathan Allmaier (three works, front),
Dona Nelson (through doorway).
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Feed the Meter
Curated by Wallace Whitney
September 26, 2015 – January 9, 2016
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Feed The Meter will present works by:
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Jonathan Allmaier / Trudy Benson / Lizzi Bougatsos / Sarah Braman / Matt Connors / Mira Dancy / Joe Fyfe / Chris Hood / Sadie Laska / Lauren Luloff / Dona Nelson / Eric Palgon / Elena Pankova / Jon Pestoni / Tyson Reeder / Amanda Ross-Ho / Adrianne Rubenstein / Spencer Sweeney / Anke Weyer / Wallace Whitney
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Galerie Bernard Ceysson
13 – 15, Rue d’Arlon, Wandhaff
L-8399 Koerich
Luxembourg
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Installation image: Terry Winters (far left), Jonathan Allmaier (front)
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New New York
Curated by Debra Drexler
October 4 – December 4, 2015
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The Art Gallery at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
2535 McCarthy Mall
Honolulu, Hawai’i
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This exhibition examines the phenomenon and reasons for the resurgence of abstraction. Works by approximately 30 internationally recognized New York artists include Elise Adibi, Jonathan Allmaier, Timothy Atticus, Paul Behnke, Joe Bradley, Amanda Church, Vince Contarino, Paul Corio, Peggy Cyphers, Theresa Daddezio, Rob de Oude, Jon Elliot, Robert Otto Epstein, Franklin Evans, Keltie Ferris, Rico Gatson, Enrico Gomez, Clare Grill, Shirley Kaneda, Julie Mehretu, Lucas Moran, George Negroponte, Odili Donald Odita, Gary Petersen, Jenna Ransom, Jered Sprecher, Barbara Takenaga, Julie Torres, Terry Winters, Robert Yasuda, and John Zinsser.
An exhibition catalogue will feature an essay by Marco Antonini, executive director and curator at NURTUREart Non Profit, Inc.
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Love Child
Curated by Eleanna Anagnos
June 12 – July 26, 2015
Opening Reception: Friday, June 12, 6-9 pm
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Ortega y Gasset Projects
The Old American Can Factory
363 Third Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
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Inspired by a bi-coastal love affair between Anagnos and another abstract painter, Love Child highlights the dialogue and exchange that takes place when two creative people make something together. The show includes works by Eva and Adele, Anna Gaskell and Douglas Gordon, Nyeema Morgan and Mike Cloud, Rachel Debuque and Justin Plakas, Maria Walker and Jonathan Allmaier, Carrie Moyer and Sheila Pepe, Jennifer Coates and David Humphrey.
“..the complete fusion in a praxis of two subjunctives, two subjunctives that metamorphose into a third; it is from this collusion that a new author emerges, an absent third person, invisible and beyond grasp, decoding the silence.” – from The Third Mind, William S. Burroughs and Brion Gysin
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Sideshow Gallery
319 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11211
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Golden Age:
Perspectives on Abstract Painting Today
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BOOK LAUNCH:
Wednesday, October 8, 7pm at NURTUREart Gallery
56 Bogart Street, Brooklyn, NY
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Edited by Marco Antonini and Christopher K. Ho and featuring contributions by (in order of appearance):
Marco Antonini, Ariel Dill, Lauren Portada, Stephen Truax, David Geers, Jonathan Allmaier, Vince Contarino, Lane Relyea, Nathlie Provosty, Keith J. Varadi, Christopher K. Ho, Gregory Sholette, David Xu Borgonjon, Keenan Jay and Lauren Martin.
Golden Age features three groundbreaking essays about abstract painting plus newly published postscripts by the authors. Critical texts are interspersed with the voices of the painters themselves, captured by the editors in lively conversations and correspondences.
Golden Age is as much an attempt to summarize existing conversations about the eternal returns of abstract painting as it is an incitement to discuss contemporary art practices (above and beyond specific styles, trends or topics) and how we can further their impact, agency and relevance.
This book was printed thanks to a partial grant from the Wolf Kahn and Emily Mason Foundation.
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BUMP PAINTINGS: 55 DELANCEY ST.
KEY KEY PAINTINGS: 97 ALLEN ST.
DOUBLE OPENING RECEPTION: SUNDAY MARCH 2, 2014, 6-8PM
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Bump Paintings: Exhibition Images
Key Key Paintings: Exhibition Images
Press release
Press: San Francisco Arts Quarterly
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EXTENDED THROUGH MARCH 9, 2014
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NADA Miami Beach 2013
December 5 – 8
James Fuentes, Booth 608
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Press: Hyperallergic
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A PINCH OF SAFFRON, DASH OF VERMOUTH
Curated by Ted Gahl
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On View: September 14 — October 27, 2013
Reception: September 14, 2013, 6-8pm
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Featuring:
Jonathan Allmaier
Ned Colclough
Robert Davis
Joanne Greenbaum
Angel Otero
Meghan Petras
Josh Smith
Johannes VanDerBeek
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DODGEgallery
15 RIVINGTON STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10002
dodge-gallery.com
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Press: Hyperallergic
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Press:
Abstract Critical
From the Mayor’s Doorstep
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A country road. A tree. Evening
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FJORD
2419 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19125
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June 7 -30, 2013.
Opening reception: June 7, 6-10pm.
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Curated by Sean Robert FitzGerald.
Featuring works by: Jonathan Allmaier
, Alice Browne
, Ginny Casey, Jim Lee
, Peter Shear
, Craig Taylor
, Ezra Tessler
, Gavin Toye, and Michael Voss
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ESTRAGON.
We always find something, eh Didi, to give us the impression we exist?
VLADIMIR.
Yes yes, we’re magicians. But let us persevere in what we have resolved, before we forget. (Samuel Beckett, Waiting For Godot)
www.fjordspace.com
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Interview: Five Questions
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Hort Family Installation
Curated by Jamie Hort
Hort Collection
153 Hudson Street, New York
May 11, 2013
9:30am – 12:30pm
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Ice Box Project Space
Crane Arts Center
1400 North American Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122
Opening Reception: Saturday April 6th, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Gallery Hours: Wednesday – Saturday 12:00 – 6:00 pm
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Painter’s Bread Interview:
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LOVE
hosted by Emily Weiner φ Sharona Eliassaf
37 Willow Street, Apartment 3
February 9, 2013
7:00 to 11:00 p.m.
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Laura Piasta ♦ Johan Björck
Ragnheidur Gestsdottir
Clare Grill
Saira Mclaren ‡ Mike Hein
Fran Hostrom
Meredith James × Jonathan Ehrenberg
Benny Merris Δ Alhena Katsof
Lucy Stein
Amelia Midori Miller ♥ Augustus Nazzaro
Kevin Stahl
Maria Walker ♡ Jonathan Allmaier
Guðmundur Thoroddsen ξ Arna Óttarsdóttir
Sharona Eliassaf
Michael Hix ☎ Emily Weiner
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Press: Domus
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extended until March 24
Sideshow Gallery
319 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11211
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January 5 – March 24, 2013
www.sideshowgallery.com
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December 6 – 9, 2012
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The escape from the banal everyday life to the world of the ideal
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NURTUREart Gallery
56 Bogart Street
Brooklyn, NY 11206
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November 2 – November 30, 2012
Opening Reception: Friday, November 2, 7 – 9pm
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Curated by Brooke Moyse.
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Featuring works by Jonathan Allmaier, Tamara Gonzales, EJ Hauser, Stephen Truax, and Maria Walker.
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PROJEKT722
722 Metropolitan Avenue
Brooklyn NY 11211
November 10 – December 9, 2012
Opening Reception: Saturday, November 10, 6 – 9 pm
Curated by Hilary Doyle & Reid Hitt.
Featuring works by Jonathan Allmaier, Korakrit Arunanondchai, Tatiana Berg, Mira Dancy, Jess Fuller, Ted Gahl, Rachel Klinghoffer, Arthur Peña, Leigh Ruple, Matt Rich, Joseph Sossi, and Maria Walker.
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Exhibition Images
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Press:
New American Paintings
New York Magazine
The New Yorker
TimeOut New York
The Two Percent
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EXTERIOR
Rooftop Reading
Saturday, September 29, 2012 at 7:00pm
142 Stockholm St., Brooklyn, NY
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Featuring:
Jonathan Allmaier
Bonnie Chau
Julia Panek
Joshua Sperling
Keith J. Varadi
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Guest Artist Lecture
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March 25, 2012 at 5:00pm
Graduate Fine Art Department
Mason Gross School of the Arts
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
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Guest Artist Lecture
as part of the Art/Work talk series
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March 2, 2012 at 1:00pm
List Art 225
Visual Art Department
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
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MIC : CHECK
Sideshow Gallery
319 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11211
January 7 – March 18, 2012 (extended)
www.sideshowgallery.com
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JAMES FUENTES LLC AT NADA MIAMI BEACH 2011
BOOTH 306
Jonathan Allmaier
Untitled (4 Bumps) (COUNTING BUMP PAINTINGS), 2011
Oil on canvas
34.25 x 51 inches (87.00 cm x 1.30 m)
JAMES FUENTES LLC AT
NADA MIAMI BEACH, BOOTH 306
DEAUVILLE BEACH RESORT, 6701 COLLINS AVENUE, MIAMI
DECEMBER 1 – 4, 2011
FEATURING:
JOSHUA ABELOW
JONATHAN ALLMAIER
SADIE BENNING
BRIAN DEGRAW
NOAM RAPPAPORT
JOHN McALLISTER
BENJAMIN SENIOR
ON VIEW IN NEW YORK:
JESSICA DICKINSON
BEFORE/BESIDE
THROUGH DECEMBER 11TH.
GALLERY HOURS:
WEDNESDAY – SUNDAY, 11 – 6,
GALLERY IS CLOSED NOVEMBER 24 – 25 FOR THE HOLIDAY
INQUIRIES.
CONTACT ADRIANNE OR JAMES AT INFO@JAMESFUENTES.COM OR (212) 577-1201
JAMES FUENTES LLC
55 DELANCEY STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10002
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MAGIC HAND!
JONATHAN ALLMAIER
BEN BERLOW
ROSS BLECKNER
CHERYL DONEGAN
JOANNE GREENBAUM
ELLA KRUGLYANSKAYA
ART BLOG ART BLOG is extremely pleased to announce the opening of “Magic Hand!” curated by Joshua Abelow. This show is the seventh in a series of exhibitions ART BLOG ART BLOG is presenting at a temporary location in Chelsea, NY on the 11th floor of 508 West 26th St. An opening reception will be held on Thursday, September 1st from 6 – 9pm. The exhibition runs through Saturday, September 17th. Open hours are Wednesday – Saturday, Noon – 6pm and by appointment.
A POEM BY CHARLES BUKOWSKI:
working out
Van Gogh cut off his ear
gave it to a
prostitute
who flung it away in
extreme
disgust.
Van, whores don’t want
ears
they want
money.
I guess that’s why you were
such a great
painter: you
didn’t understand
much else.
ART BLOG ART BLOG
artblogartblog.com
joshuaabelow.blogspot.com
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Magic Hand! Press:
Anaba
New York Examiner
MEP
Two Coats of Paint
Art Fag City
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Magic Hand! Installation images :
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Untitled (Plastic Points)
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Untitled (Five Right Palms) (L) with painting by Ross Bleckner (R)
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Untitled (Purple Star) (R) with paintings by Ross Bleckner (L)
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You should also know, O King, that we walk in the sea and see the daylight and the sun and the sky and see the night and the moon and the stars, without being harmed at all. (R)
with painting by Cheryl Donegan (L)
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PURPLE NURPLE
A group show of work that can be identified as purple
Pioneers of Inspiration
114 Forrest St. buzzer #9
Brooklyn, NY
Saturday, June 4 noon to 8pm
Sunday, June 5 noon to 7pm
Participating artists include:
BROOKE MOYSE
JOE BALLWEG
GLEN BALDRIDGE
JONATHAN ALLMAIER
JAY GASKILL
JULIE TORRES
MARIA WALKER
RYAN DAWALT
JOY CURTIS
MIKE NOLAN
MIKE OLIN
ELIZABETH DEASY
DRE BERGART
LIZ AINSLIE
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