Art News

An inside look at events and happenings in the contemporary art world.

Eileen Murphy, In the Ponds Broken Off From the Sky My Feeling Sinks, oil on panel, 24 x 18"Fading Edens
A solo exhibition of paintings by Eileen Murphy, hosted by Garvey|Simon, is currently on view at DFN Projects in New York City. The gallery notes, “Murphy weaves together gossamer fantasies with Old Master details and allusions, conjuring up visions that simmer with memory. Her paintings are a mirage of disparate memories. Lived experience, borrowed art historical footnotes, and imagery drawn from literary references swirl together and coalesce into shimmering sylvan scenes.” Eileen Murphy: Fading Edens remains on view through December 30.

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Betty Merken, INTERVALS. #08-22-08, oil on canvas, 24 x 40"

Intervals and Illuminations
A new exhibition at Gebert Contemporary, based in Old Town Scottsdale, Arizona, features the contemporary abstract artwork of Betty Merken. Titled Betty Merken: Intervals and Illuminations, the show features new works on canvas and monotypes and will be on view through December 31. “My work interfaces along a continuum of painting, printmaking and sculpture,” Merken says. “Color and materiality are paramount.”

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The new Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State. View from the Overlook Pavilion in the Arboretum. Architect: Allied Works. Rendering: Courtesy MIR.

New Palmer Museum in 2023
The Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State is set to begin a phased transition in early 2023 in preparation to move from its existing building into a new facility. Currently under construction, this new 71,000-square-foot space will directly neighbor the H.O. Smith Botanic Gardens, all located within the Arboretum at Penn State. The larger facility will allow for flexible event spaces, a teaching gallery and educational space, as well as nearly twice the exhibition space of the current museum, allowing for expanded student, faculty and public access to Penn State’s collection of more than 10,000 works of art.

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Abby Pucker (left) and Zoe Lukov. Photo credit: Julieee Logan.Art in Common
Curator and producer Zoe Lukov and cultural producer Abby Pucker recently announced the launch of Art in Common, a non-profit creative enterprise dedicated to charting new avenues of access to contemporary art nationwide through the development of large-scale and site-responsive group exhibitions and programs that speak to a variety of creative, sociopolitical and spiritual issues existing today. Transforming unusual found spaces, Art in Common seeks to create new public commons that are free and open to all, engaging local art and community organizations, schools, residencies, museums, art fairs, local businesses and more. —