first opening: a great success

The June 10th opening of the beginning of now was excellent!  The turnout was huge, the space looked great, and of course Jim's vision was realized in full. Kerianne Goodall, an impersonator of young Jim, attended the opening and perused the work and got introduced to patrons as Jim.  The exhibition is very unique, and it seemed to surprise people.  The show and the book both got really good feedback.  I noticed lots of younger folks were really interested in Jim's older paintings.  I think it's because their color palette graphic style have returned somewhat as a contemporary aesthetic trend.

There is another opening this Friday during the art walk!!! Please come back and bring friends--the show is only up for one more week total!  If you ordered one of the $25.00 books, they have arrived and will be available for retrieval during the June 17th opening.  Thanks to everyone who attended! If you weren't able to, make sure not to miss this Friday.

 

I don't think Jim has talked that much in his life..

This is the image of Jim that was the basis of Kerianne's look.  It's pretty uncanny how much she actually resembles him at that age.

 

gotta say, they nailed it..

...right down to the sock n' stocks.

the first tear-away made a few folks nervous. But they were made to buy and take.

Narcissus Pond..

this photo for some reason is awesome to me.  it somehow summarizes the experience of observing Jim's work.. and of course Teresa is an artist/photographer herself.. look at that flash shadow!

the oversized prints of the windows look amazing.

American Gothic

cast of characters: Kenny Riches (build out and exhibition assist), Andrew Calis (Jim's studio assistant), Jim, Cara Despain (book writer and exhibition producer), Mary Toscano (hand-bound book and cover fabricator), and Tj Nelson (book photographer).