Wednesday, October 24, 2007
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Philip Koch
Painter
 Restless with the emptiness found in abstract painting, Philip Koch returned to traditional subject matter - the Landscape. Growing up in the pine forests of Upstate New York, his love of the outdoors is a natural inspiration. In it, he finds new rhythms and process for the way life pieces together. Currently, he is a professor at the Maryland Institute College of Art. Starting November 5, Mr. Koch will have a solo show at J.L. Pierce Gallery at Greenspring Station in Lutherville. For more information, call 410-337-8490.
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Philip Koch
The Lucky Few
Cool Band
 Guitarist/vocalist Tony Waddy of Splitsville got to know drummer/stand-up comedian Joe Parsons of Myracle Brah while the two groups were touring together in Europe. Vocalist/bassist/keyboardist/ slash-and-hyphen-enthusiast Paul Krysiak was a member of both bands at the time. Those two Baltimore-based outfits already had years and miles under their belts as highly regarded standard bearers of "power-pop." Their albums had more than once shared space at the top of various Best Of lists, in music publications from Montreal to Madrid.
They had already shared countless stages on multiple continents, so a side-project combining members of the two seemed natural, perhaps even inevitable. The Lucky Few continue in the tuneful, guitar-pop footsteps of Splitsville, whom Baltimore City Paper called "a perfectly harmonized sound injected with a confident, almost reckless spirit," and The Onion dubbed a "burst of awesomeness." They pepper that sound with influences ranging from Queen to Bernstein and propel it all forward with a driving, muscular rhythm section that puts the punctuation on every nuance of their thoughtful carefully-crafted lyrics.
Be sure to catch their upcoming performances at the Old Bowie Town Grill on Friday, November 16 and The Waterfront Hotel in Baltimore on Friday, November 9.
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The Lucky Few
Inge Morath
The Road to Reno
 In 1960 two Europeans photographers, Inge Morath and Henri Cartier-Bresson, set off from New York City on a car trip across America. Their destination was the city of Reno, Nevada. They'd been hired by Magnum Photos to cover the making of the movie "The Misfits," starring Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe. The film was directed by John Huston and written by Arthur Miller. Tom Beck, UMBC Chief Curator, takes us on a tour of this photographic journey.
The exhibit covers Inge's discovery of America as she sees it for the first time. One sees the United States through her eyes with her unique point of view. She recorded the quirky, varied flavors of this country - region by region, small town by small town, before television and hamburger chains began to erase their uniqueness. At the end of her journey, when they arrived in Reno, Inge photographed stills during the making of "The Misfits".
What her camera caught were not only shots of the movie action for publicity stills, but some telling shots of the crumbling relationship between Marilyn Monroe and her husband Arthur Miller. This marriage would end within months after the movie shooting wrapped. In fact, within a year of their meeting, Arthur Miller would divorce Monroe, marry Inge Morath and start a new family with her that lasted for the rest of their lives. So this was a trip and a shoot that would always have meaning for them both on a personal level.
The exhibit is chronologically arranged to cover the trip from it's beginning in New York, across the country to Reno. (It's especially fun to locate the two Europeans just enjoying being tourists in a couple of these shots.. Cartier-Bresson happily shaking hands with an Indian chief and Morath laughingly perched atop a bucking bronco.) "Inge Morath: The Road to Reno" is on display at the Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery on the UMBC campus in Catonsville through December 10.
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Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery at UMBC
Gil Jawetz
This Week's Salon Artist
 Gil Jawetz is a Baltimore painter who draws inspiration from the living form. Painting people and animals with often bold and bright colors, he seeks to imbue each image with a sense of character and soul. His recent show BIG DOGS at Baltimore's Yellow Dog Tavern featured 14 large paintings of canines Jawetz met in dog parks in Baltimore and New York. One of the paintings will be featured in a silent auction benefiting the Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter at BARCStoberfest in Patterson Park on Saturday, October 27. Currently, he is exhibiting in the show entitled The Nude for Maryland Art Place's Annual Fall Benefit and Exhibition. The exhibition dates are October 23rd through November 3rd with a gala and auction occurring on November 1st. To reserve a ticket for this event, call 410-962-8565. For more information please see his websites listed below.
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Gil Jawetz's web site
Maryland Art Place's web site
Barcstoberfest 2007
ArtChat
with Nate and Rhea
On ArtChat This Week, Nate and Rhea reminisce about the remarkable life and talent of Baltimore jazz vocalist Ruby Glover.
ArtWorks This Week is made possible by the members of MPT. Thank you for your generous support!
Production Funders:
• The Henry & Ruth Blaustein Rosenberg Foundation
• SunTrust Mid-Atlantic Foundation
• James G. Robinson Foundation
• The William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund
• The Baltimore Community Foundation
• The Cordish Family Fund
• Marjorie Wyman Charitable Annuity Trust
• The Harry L. Gladding Foundation, Inc.
• Witt/Hoey Foundation
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