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Michael Rosenthal Gallery

April 18 - May 15, 2009

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http://www.rosenthalgallery.com/
(415) 552-1010

365 Valencia Street San Francisco, CA 94103

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Mixed Metaphors and Obsessive Compulsive Behavior

Opening reception: Saturday April 18, 4 to 9 pm The show title and work created for this exhibit run together. The artist curator Mona Hatoum expressed it best when she declared: “The best art is that which complicates things for you by exposing impossible contradictions, which makes you question your assumptions about the world so that you walk away with more question than answers.” The exhibition at Michael Rosenthal sets out to explore Hautoum’s statement by presenting an array of work in different forms, conceived by a divergent group of artists that explores the idea or random relationships and mixed metaphors. The compulsive side of the exhibition sets out to let chance and circumstance present itself in the form of a 4” x 4” painting as multiplied by 101 artists working independently to create the whole of the installation. The installation will present hundreds of 4 x 4 paintings without attribution. The artist’s name will be revealed after the purchase ($50) of a painting. The works will be incorporated into a wall painting by Terry Hoff. Large works by: Amy Casey, Cleveland, Ohio James Sansing, The Headlands, Marin Michael Mazur: Boston, Mass. Lisa Adams: Los Angeles, Ca Elizabeth Mooney, Pittsburg, PA Adriane Colburne, San Francisco, CA Jane Hambleton, Oakland, CA Lauren Lavitt, Los Angeles, CA 4x4 participating artists: (more or less) Participating Artists: John Trenholm Abrahams,Troy Alders, Tim Armstrong, Amanda Ault, Carl Auge, Drew Bennett, Kim Bennet, Renee Billingslea, Joan Blackmer, Sara Blaylock, John Blythe, Nicholas Bohac, Timothy Buckwalter, Amy Casey, Susan Chen, Dewitt Cheng, Regina Clarkinia, Mary Fernando Conrad, James Cordas, Mick Cripps, Ilana Crispi, Melissa Day, Veronica De Jesus, Daniel Dent, Lauren DiCiccio, Leah DiTullio, Inga Dorosz, Gillian Dreyer, Chris Eckert, Christina Empedocles, Robyn Engel, Catherine Haley Epstein, Alicia Escott, Renee Fadiman, Marcella Faustini, Jonny Fenix, Tara Foley, David Fought, Karen Frankel, Kim Frohsin, Erica Gangsei, Jen Garrido, Matt Gordon, Sheldon Greenberg, Kathryn Gritt, Jane Hambleton, Connie Harris, Jan Harrison, Terry Hoff, Katty Hoover, Misako Inako, Lucas Irwin, Caitlin Johnson, Kara Joslyn, Namita Kapoor, Patch Keintz, Cheol-sa Kim, Michelle King, Angela Knowles, John Koch, Christine Kuper, Cynthia Lait, Lauren Lavitt, Carrie Lederer,Carrie Leeb, Michelle Longosz, Bruno Mauro, William Matlock, Stephanie Metz, Darla McKenna, Claudia Middendorf, Jennifer Murray, Kristofer Mills, Alyssa Minadeo, Niland Mortimer, Julia Nelson-Gal, Jenna North, Catie O'Leary, Dennis O'Leary, Suzanne Onodera, Suzy Poling, Steve Pon, George Rivera, Kristen Rivera, Leah Rosenberg, Catherine Ryan, Michael Ryan, Emily Servier, David Sleeth, John Smiddy, Son & Son, Gareth Spor, Livia Stein, Robert Syrett, Samantha Szakolczay, Meryl Theopress, Andie Thrams, Tracy Timmins, Calvin Turnwall, Anna Ura, Sieglinde Van Damme, Jamie Venci, Andy Vogt, Victoria Wagner, Tracy Wheeler, Jennifer Wofford, John Wood About Michael Rosenthal gallery: Michael Rosenthal focuses on innovative gallery programming, and exhibiting work by emerging and established artists. In September 2008, Michael Rosenthal opened at 365 Valencia Street, San Francisco. The gallery actively participates in major national and international art fairs, including: Bridge (London), Red Dot (Miami), Aqua (Miami), Art Now (NYC) and Art21 (Cologne).