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New York, NY, United States, 02/24/2009 - The Agora Gallery is proud to present Sonja Olson in The Dexterity of Form. Scheduled to run from February 24th through March 17th, the collection will feature a captivating selection of Sonja Olson’s new artworks.
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Agora Gallery is proud to present Sonja Olson in The Dexterity of Form.
About Sonja Olson
Sonja Olson's work challenges the viewer on multiple levels. She uses vivid colors and images reminiscent of Andy Warhol's silk screens, but while Warhol was interested in celebrity and glamour, Sonja is investigating social issues such as the environment and consumerism. Using text as well as Pop aspects of simple images she draws attention to the sharp divide between American cultural aspirations and reality. In addition, Sonja rethinks the traditional still-life and aims to engage the viewer through the format of the series or repeated image in order to re-contextualize her subject matter. Series work allows her to comment on the repetitiveness of consumer culture as well as explore image influences more thoroughly than she could through a single painting. Her aesthetic strategies of repetition and the reproduction of images draw attention to the interconnection among her chosen images.
Sonja lives and works in Canada and has been invited to participate in the 2009 Florence Biennale.
About The Dexterity of Form
An exciting selection of imagery hovering between abstraction and figuration, this exhibition offers a new understanding of modern social and human issues through art. A balancing act between still-lifes and a perspective of urban life succeeds in capturing a veneration of nature in contrast with a preoccupying social climate. The shift between the boundaries of topics through alternative perspectives gives rise to an intimate glimpse of national and local identities alongside images born of geographic memory.
Featured Artists: Mon Choo, Susanne Jonak, Maryanne Kelly Hand, Sonja Olson, Til O’plan Israel, Michael James Ward
Exhibition Dates: February 24, 2009 through March 17, 2009
Opening Reception: Thursday, March 5, 2009, 6-8 pm
Gallery Location: 530 West 25th Street, Chelsea, New York
Gallery Hours: Tues - Sat, 11am-6pm
About Agora Gallery
Agora Gallery New York (agora-gallery.com) established in 1984, is a fine art gallery dedicated to the promotion of national and international artists, providing quality and original art to established and emerging collectors and catering to special events in support of fine art. The gallery is also the publisher of ARTisSpectrum Magazine and the sponsor of Art-Mine.com.
Angela Di Bello Director
530 West 25th Street,
Chelsea, New York City, NY
10001, USA
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