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At Viewpoint Gallery, a new perspective on the role of art

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The gallery will host four shows a year and at first, she'll be inviting curators who are more familiar to artists who are often not included in mainstream art shows. This summer, she'll work with the Northeast Association for the Blind on a show of visually impaired artists. 
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Lawrence met Martinez at Albany Center Gallery and after telling Martinez about the work she was doing with her students, Martinez offered Lawrence and her students a slot in the gallery schedule. Only two of the artists in the show, Lake and Darcy, were artists prior to their injuries. All of the artists have suffered a traumatic brain injury that poses challenges to making art. These artists must overcome multiple obstacles, from shaky hands to blindness, to express themselves. 
http://www.timesunion.com/default/article/At-Viewpoint-Gallery-a-new-perspective-on-the-1370534.php

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"Now Eye See You, Now Eye Don't"
A visual artist goes blind in this darkly comic production about art, vision, and the healthcare industry. Complete with dancing doctors, a giant rolling eyeball and other visual effects, this original production by Off-Leash Area and celebrated local playwright Dominic Orlando is a humorous and universal story of loss, dignity and hope not to be missed!
Performances run April 28, 29, & 30 and May 1, 2, 5, 6 & 7 with a special Pay-What-You-Can performance on Monday, May 2nd. For reservations, call 612-724-7372. 

The Show:
Now Eye See You, Now Eye Don't
Created by Paul Herwig and Jennifer Ilse
with Playwright D

Location

The Ritz Theater Studio Space

Organized by Off-Leash Area

Phone 612-724-7372
Email offleash@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.outintwincities.com/resources/calendar.asp

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/*Sculpture for the Blind [I]*/

c. 1920

Constantin Brancusi, French (born Romania), 1876 - 1957


   Constantin Brancusi: 1876-1957
A great deal of uncertainty surrounds the origin of the title and the dating of this sculpture. John Quinn acquired it directly from the artist in 1922 as an "abstract woman's head" after seeing it at the artist's studio the previous summer. Not until 1949 was it published with the title /Sculpture for the Blind/.The provocative title indicates that Brancusi intended this sculpture not only to be seen but to be touched as well, perhaps even touched instead of seen. It related to Henri-Pierre Roché's later recollection that the work was shown in 1917, at the Society of Independent Artists exhibition in New York, "enclosed in a bag with two sleeve-holes for hands to pass through" (cited in Tacha, Athena C. "Brancusi: Legend, Reality and Impact." /Art Journal/ {New York}, vol. 22, no. 4, {Summer 1963}, p. 241). However, no record of this unusual showing has yet been found. The actual use of this title may derive from a later work, slightly larger and made in alabaster (Musée National d'Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris), that was shown in Paris at the Salon in 1926 with the title /Sleeping Muse (Sculpture for the Blind)/ and in New York at the 1933 Brummer Gallery exhibition as /Sculpture for the Blind/.The most commonly cited date is based on Roché's recollection. But given the 1922 date of Quinn's purchase, as well as the development of related works, it seems more likely that the correct date is about 1920. Ann Temkin, from /Constantin Brancusi 1876-1957/ (1995), p. 180. 

https://www.philamuseum.org/collections/permanent/51125.html?mulR=23726%7C15

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Esref Armagan
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3AgO6H0H98
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