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Witches Bridge

A Conversation with Deborah Buck and Dr. Mónica Ramírez-Montagut, Executive Director of the Parrish Art Museum

Thursday, May 30, 6 PM at 
Jennifer Baahng Gallery

Tracing her 40-year painter’s career, the conversation takes us through the intricacies of Witches Bridge, Deborah Buck’s debut solo exhibition at the gallery, on view through June 29th. The discussion centers on abstraction and surrealism and unravels the narratives of cultural and social domination and unconscious societal habits in her works. It delves into her recurring allegorical scenes and invented landscapes that beckon us to ponder the profound.

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L’Art de la Solitude (The Art of Loneliness)

The Artist Talk & Exhibition Walkthrough with Brandon Ballengée

Saturday, November 18, 2 PM at Jennifer Baahng Gallery

At the gallery on Saturday, November 18th at 2 PM for the Artist Talk and Exhibition Walkthrough of L’Art de la Solitude (The Art of Loneliness) of his solo show, Brandon Ballengée articulated reflections on the intersection of art and activism and the continuing artistic challenge of addressing environmental issues. Focusing on his ongoing “Frameworks of Absence” series and premiering in New York his recent works, “Crude Oil Paintings” and “SOS Paintings,” he also introduced Atelier de la Nature, co-founded an environmental education center in south Louisiana that combines art with science to inspire conservation.  

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Witches Bridge

A Conversation with Deborah Buck and Dr. Mónica Ramírez-Montagut, Executive Director of the Parrish Art Museum

Thursday, May 30, 6 PM at 
Jennifer Baahng Gallery

Tracing her 40-year painter’s career, the conversation takes us through the intricacies of Witches Bridge, Deborah Buck’s debut solo exhibition at the gallery, on view through June 29th. The discussion centers on abstraction and surrealism and unravels the narratives of cultural and social domination and unconscious societal habits in her works. It delves into her recurring allegorical scenes and invented landscapes that beckon us to ponder the profound.

Play Video

L’Art de la Solitude (The Art of Loneliness)

The Artist Talk & Exhibition Walkthrough with Brandon Ballengée

Saturday, November 18, 2 PM at Jennifer Baahng Gallery

At the gallery on Saturday, November 18th at 2 PM for the Artist Talk and Exhibition Walkthrough of L’Art de la Solitude (The Art of Loneliness) of his solo show, Brandon Ballengée articulated reflections on the intersection of art and activism and the continuing artistic challenge of addressing environmental issues. Focusing on his ongoing “Frameworks of Absence” series and premiering in New York his recent works, “Crude Oil Paintings” and “SOS Paintings,” he also introduced Atelier de la Nature, co-founded an environmental education center in south Louisiana that combines art with science to inspire conservation.  

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INTO THE WILD: To Crash is Divine

A Discussion with Deborah Buck and Henry R. Munoz III

Thursday, October 19, 6 PM at
La MaMa Galleria

A dialogue between gallery artist Deborah Buck and Henry R. Munoz Ill centered on the solo exhibition “INTO THE WILD: To Crash is Divine”. The exhibition, guest-curated by Jennifer Baahng, is hosted at La MaMa Galleria and took place on Thursday, October 19th, 2023, from 6 to 8 p.m. Deborah Buck, renowned for her surrealist artistic approach infused with sardonic humor, delves into the daring artistic endeavors behind her recent mural works and the unique challenges faced as a mid-career female artist. Henry R. Munoz IlI, a multifaceted trailblazer in politics, philanthropy, design, cinema, and theater, is also a dedicated patron of the arts. The conversation between these two luminaries revolves around the intricate processes, pivotal decision-making, and the enchantment inherent in the creation and appreciation of art.

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America: Ideomerica and the Terminal Century

A Discussion with R.C. Baker and Sharon Butler

Saturday, February 18, 2PM at Jennifer Baahng Gallery

On Saturday, February 18, 2023, at 2 PM, gallery artists R.C. Baker and Sharon Butler will delve into the ways their work grapples with today’s digital miasma, as well as what culture critic Greil Marcus famously termed “the old, weird, America.” In Butler’s “Idiomerica” series, painted pixels collide with inkjet prints of household tools, layered images that conjure the capitalist sprawl of the suburbs. In his series “The Terminal Century,” Baker’s psychedelically bright, painted collages imagine how the Blues and the Bomb bookended history’s most — at least, so far — violent century.

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Conjunctions, Addenda, Commutations

A Conversation with Raphael Rubinstein and Sharon Butler

Saturday, October 8, at 2PM at Jennifer Baahng Gallery

On October 8, 2022, noted poet and art critic Raphael Rubinstein sat down with gallery artist Sharon Butler to discuss “Next Moves” (Sept 15 – Nov 15, 2022) , Sharon Butler’s latest solo exhibition at JENNIFER BAAHNG. In this BAAHNG SPOTLIGHT, Rubinstein and Butler discuss Butler’s subtle explorations of painting vernacular, in particular, her use of digital sketches as the ground for a recent series of luminous, gridded works. Raphael Rubinstein is a professor of Critical Studies at the University of Houston School of Art.

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Wings of Desire

An Interview with Jaye Moon by Hyewon Yi

April 30, at 5PM at Jennifer Baahng Gallery

On April 30, 2022, in conjunction with the opening of gallery artist Jaye Moon’s solo exhibition “Wings of Desire” (March 25 – April 27, 2022), the artist was interviewed by Hyewon Yi, the Director of the Amelie A. Wallace Gallery at SUNY Westbury. The conversation between Yi and Moon covers Moon’s career trajectory from her days as an art student in Korea to her recent practice, which focuses on visual communication with particular references to film. “Wings of Desire” featured Moon’s ongoing body of conceptual work that utilizes a numerical system and the colors of Legos within the binary logic of Braille.

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Necessary Memories

A Conversation with Marion K. Maneker and Janet Taylor Pickett

Tuesday, September 14, at 5PM at Jennifer Baahng Gallery

On September 14th, 2021, ARTnews President and Editorial Director Marion K. Maneker joined artist Janet Taylor Pickett for a discussion of “Necessary Memories” (Sept 14 – Nov 20, 2021),      her solo exhibition at JENNIFER BAAHNG. The show chronicles Taylor Pickett’s journey as an artist, showcasing selected works from the 1980’s through 2021. In their conversation, Maneker and Taylor Pickett discuss how Blackness functions as what Taylor Pickett calls a “declarative statement” in her work, and the role that history and narrative play in her practice. Born in Ann Arbor Michigan, Taylor Pickett is a mixed media artist whose work is inspired by her life experience as an African American woman.

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Conjunctions, Addenda, Commutations

A Conversation with Raphael Rubinstein and Sharon Butler

Saturday, October 8, at 2PM at Jennifer Baahng Gallery

On October 8, 2022, noted poet and art critic Raphael Rubinstein sat down with gallery artist Sharon Butler to discuss “Next Moves” (Sept 15 – Nov 15, 2022) , Sharon Butler’s latest solo exhibition at JENNIFER BAAHNG. In this BAAHNG SPOTLIGHT, Rubinstein and Butler discuss Butler’s subtle explorations of painting vernacular, in particular, her use of digital sketches as the ground for a recent series of luminous, gridded works. Raphael Rubinstein is a professor of Critical Studies at the University of Houston School of Art.

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Wings of Desire

An Interview with Jaye Moon by Hyewon Yi

April 30, at 5PM at Jennifer Baahng Gallery

On April 30, 2022, in conjunction with the opening of gallery artist Jaye Moon’s solo exhibition “Wings of Desire” (March 25 – April 27, 2022), the artist was interviewed by Hyewon Yi, the Director of the Amelie A. Wallace Gallery at SUNY Westbury. The conversation between Yi and Moon covers Moon’s career trajectory from her days as an art student in Korea to her recent practice, which focuses on visual communication with particular references to film. “Wings of Desire” featured Moon’s ongoing body of conceptual work that utilizes a numerical system and the colors of Legos within the binary logic of Braille.

Play Video

Necessary Memories

A Conversation with Marion K. Maneker and Janet Taylor Pickett

Tuesday, September 14, at 5PM at Jennifer Baahng Gallery

On September 14th, 2021, ARTnews President and Editorial Director Marion K. Maneker joined artist Janet Taylor Pickett for a discussion of “Necessary Memories” (Sept 14 – Nov 20, 2021),      her solo exhibition at JENNIFER BAAHNG. The show chronicles Taylor Pickett’s journey as an artist, showcasing selected works from the 1980’s through 2021. In their conversation, Maneker and Taylor Pickett discuss how Blackness functions as what Taylor Pickett calls a “declarative statement” in her work, and the role that history and narrative play in her practice. Born in Ann Arbor Michigan, Taylor Pickett is a mixed media artist whose work is inspired by her life experience as an African American woman.

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ZONEMA 2006

ZONEMA 2006

Screenings honoring Mexican independent cinema
December 7 - 9, 2006
CAGE NAM JUNE: A Multimedia Friendship, Panel Discussion in Paris

CAGE NAM JUNE: Panel In New York

George Quasha, Jackie Matisse, Charles Stein, Gary Hill, Molly Davies, Tom Johnson
October 28, 2006
CAGE NAM JUNE: A Multimedia Friendship, New York Panel Discussion

CAGE NAM JUNE: A Multimedia Friendship Panel Discussion

Kenneth Silverman, Alison Knowles, Joan La Barbara, David Vaughn, Willam S. Wilson
October 19, 2006
Yooah Park, installation view

Yooah Park: “Writing in the Void”

at The Central House of Artists Museum, Moscow & Center for Architecture and Design, Mexico City
June 28 - July 3, 2006 and August 10 - September 4, 2006