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This week, don’t miss Lisa Dillin’s new solo exhibit at Jordan Faye Contemporary – it opens on Thursday, June 12. Also on Thursday, a panel (free for students) sponsored by the BMA’s Friends of Modern and Contemporary Art group: Illuminating Nauman is happening at Notre Dame of Maryland University. If you are a fan of John Waters, head to Atomic Books that same night for a reading and signing party for his new book about hitchhiking across the country.

On Friday, Gallery CA presents Blush, a group exhibit of Xinyi Cheng, Curtis Miller, and Jeffrey Dell. Also, in the space vacated by sophiajacob, a new gallery named for an invented persona opens up: Freddy’s grand opening is Friday night. The ICA Baltimore presents a survey of Allison Yasukawa’s work on Saturday at the Chicken Box and Fleckenstein Gallery opens a show of paintings by Mark Barry.

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Lisa Dillin: Windows & Floors

Thursday June 12 / 6:30pm at Jordan Faye contemporary
Exhibit runs June 12 – July 26, 2014, with an Artist Talk June 28 at 12 pm

The Window Series indicates a philosophical search for nature ‘inside’ and ‘outside’. ‘Outside’ symbolically equates to ‘the great outdoors’ i.e. ‘nature’. Yet cityscapes contain very few examples of flaura + fauna and suburban landscape architecture, in its orderly manner, offering precious little variety, cannot be considered ‘the great outdoors’, where then is this line between the Tamed & the Wild? Manmade & Natural?

Our gallery is located in a historic brownstone in Mount Vernon at 823 Park Avenue (around the corner from The Baltimore School for the Arts). And just down the Street from City Cafe. We are open Tuesdays thru Thursdays & Saturdays from noon until 5pm and also by chance some evenings (later than 5p) & by appointment.

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SPECIAL EVENT: Illuminating Bruce Nauman’s Career and Influence
Thursday, June 12, 6 p.m.

$15 FoMaCA Members
$20 general admission
Free at the door for students with ID

Hear fascinating insights on the innovative career of Bruce Nauman, one of the most important artists of our time, during a lively conversation moderated by Curator of Contemporary Art Kristen Hileman.
Participants include:

· Juliet Myers, Bruce Nauman Studio Manager for the past three decades;
· Paul Schimmel, former Chief Curator of The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles and Vice President and Partner of Hauser Wirth & Schimmel gallery whose essay Pay Attention appeared in the 1994 Nauman retrospective catalog; and
· Peter Plagens, celebrated art critic, Newsweek Contributing Editor, and author of the new biography, Bruce Nauman: The True Artist. He currently contributes to The Washington Post, The New York Times, and The Los Angeles Times among several other prominent publications.

Signed copies of the biography will be available at the BMA Pop-Up Shop. Become a Member today to save 20% off the cover price and 10% off all Shop purchases throughout the year!

The event will be held at Notre Dame of Maryland University’s Knott Auditorium, 4701 N. Charles Street, Baltimore. Use campus entrance on Homeland Avenue for easier access to parking.

Tickets can be purchased at the door. To reserve your ticket in advance, email [email protected].

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BLUSH: New Paintings & Prints by Xinyi Cheng + Curtis Miller + Jeffrey Dell

Friday, June 13 at 7 pm at Gallery CA
Exhibit June 13 – July 9, 2014

BLUSH celebrates the work of artists Xinyi Cheng, Curtis Miller, and Jeffrey Dell. The three comparable artists use a soft key color palette, aspects of printmaking technique, narrative, and emphasis on refined surfaces to create prints and paintings with varying shades of pink that retain an unusual inner light.

Xinyi Cheng graduated with an MFA at Maryland Institute College of Art. This summer she will be in-residence at the Skowhegan School of Sculpture and Painting.

Curtis Miller currently lives and works in Baltimore, MD. He received his MFA from Maryland Institute College of Art’s Hoffberger School of Painting in 2013. He has exhibited his paintings throughout Texas and the East Coast.

Jeffrey Dell lives and works in San Marcos, Texas. He is an Associate Professor of Printmaking in the School of Art and Design at Texas State University-San Marcos.

More information here.

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Grand Opening: Freddy Gallery