Opening at the Nave Gallery!

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Kitchen Stories

The Nave Gallery
October 17 - November 15, 2008
Opening reception: Friday, October 17, 6-8 pm
Artists' talk: Sunday, October 26, 2 pm

Contact: James Zall <jzall@navegallery.org> 617.864.7082

Gallery website: www.navegallery.org

images available on request

 

The American kitchen has evolved from a dark, private room at the back of the house to a bright, gleaming showplace that's often the social focus of a home. In Kitchen Stories, fourteen artists explore the highlights, low spots and dark corners of this complicated space. They tell stories about the social, economic and political aspects of the kitchen and, in doing so, they tell us stories about ourselves.

Rita Lombardi shows part of her extensive series of photographs of the inside and outside of the home refrigerator, that big electric box that often displays art and household reminders on its surface as it preserves our nourishment inside. Linda Niemann sees the kitchen as a complex mechanical organism that envelops us even as it serves us.

Lisa Link and Io Palmer draw on the stories people have told about their favorite recipes to develop multi-layered works that delve into the familial and global issues that are wrapped up in the food we eat and how we prepare it. Dilla Gooch Tingley's large quilt reminds us that the kitchen serves as the conduit connecting the family home to the global corporate economy.

Ellen Shattuck takes a knife to the linoleum, cutting through the fabric of routine kitchen activities that wrap up a family's life, exposing the tensions and conflicting emotions that may lie underneath. Karen Davis's photographs and Jason Aponte's painting hint, in quiet and personal ways, at some of the complicated household dramas that are acted out against the backdrop of the kitchen.

Martha Friend, Carlotta Michel and Joanne Kaliontzis deploy an assortment of materials to create views of kitchens as they used to be, or perhaps never were. Nadine Boughton and Terry Arena also look to the past, raising questions about what has changed, and what hasn't changed. Joetta Maue and Anne Russell frame scenes of quiet beauty in the midst of the utilitarian present.

There will be an opening reception for Kitchen Stories at The Nave Gallery on Friday, October 17, from 6:00 to 8:00pm. On Sunday, October 26, at 2:00 pm, most of the artists will re-convene for a free, public gallery talk in which they will describe their work and answer questions.

 

The Nave Gallery is an important partner in Somerville’s vibrant arts community. The gallery is a noncommercial art space featuring work of both emerging and established artists. All exhibitions are free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Friday 6 to 8 p.m. and Saturday & Sunday 1 to 5 p.m. It is located at the Clarendon Hill Presbyterian Church, 155 Powderhouse Boulevard, Somerville, MA.

Parking is available in the West Somerville Neighborhood School after 5:00 p.m. and on weekends. The lot is located on Raymond Street. At the intersection of Powderhouse and Curtis Street turn right onto Curtis and take the first left onto Raymond.  The lot is located about 1 block down on the left.

MBTA: From Davis Square take Bus 88 - Clarendon Hill Highland Avenue. Exit at Broadway and Curtis St. and walk 3 blocks north on Curtis Street. Turn right onto Powderhouse Blvd. and the gallery will be immediately on your left.

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