Event Title
Icons of the 50's & 60's: Images by Leigh Wiener
Name Ordover Gallery
Address NEW LOCATION: 410 S. Cedros Ave
City Solana Beach
State CA
Zip 92075
Opening Hours The opening reception is Saturday, January 17, 5pm - 8pm. The public is welcome.
Location North County Coastal
Telephone 858 720 1121
Email info@ordovergallery.com
Web Site http://www.ordovergallery.com
   
Contact Abe Ordover  
Fee Free
Reception Date 01-17-0000
Dates Starts On 01-17-2009   Ends On 04-12-2009
Opening Days Gallery hours are Tuesday – Saturday 10am - 5pm; Sunday 12pm – 5pm (closed Monday).
Event Description The Ordover Gallery is pleased to present Icons of the ’50’s and ’60’s: The Historic Black & White Photography of Leigh Wiener, January 13 – April 12, 2009 at the gallery’s Solana Beach location. Wiener’s powerful black and white photographs poignantly capture famous American figures of the 1950’s and 1960’s. Wiener’s accomplished career included freelance work for Life, Time, Fortune and Sports Illustrated. The public is invited to meet Leigh Wiener’s surviving son, Devik Weiner, during the opening reception on Saturday, January 17, 5pm - 8pm. During his lifetime, 1929 – 1993, Leigh Wiener photographed numerous accomplished Americans, including presidents, musicians, Hollywood stars, and sports heroes. Among his most compelling images is Grace Kelly, Beverly Hills, CA, 1955. Wiener captures the renowned actress in a stunning profile portrait. Kelly’s upswept hair mirrors the curve of her parted lips, high cheekbones, and arching eyebrows. Wiener’s masterful employment of chiaroscuro serves to highlight the icon’s great beauty as well as simultaneously shrouding her in mystery. Also included in the exhibition are character study portraits: a studious Paul Newman, an ebullient Marilyn Monroe, and an outrageous Milton Berle. Wiener’s cadre of imagery includes singers and musicians Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday, and Miles Davis, as well as sports heroes Sandy Koufax, Willie Mays and Don Drysdale. From the political arena, images of JFK, the Kennedy brothers, and Lyndon Johnson will be on view. The gallery will display thirty-three prints as well as twenty additional images in a Lightroom display. Regarding his work, Wiener said, “I am a photographer of people…that makes the job very difficult, because we all carry two images with us, one the mental image and one the physical image which I look at…I try very hard to get people as they are.” This quote, from a video short created by Devik Wiener, can be heard in the video’s live interview with Leigh Wiener. The video can be accessed at: http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid934108501/bclid2205419/bctid422535591. Leigh Wiener’s background includes growing up in New York City, where his father worked as a newspaperman. Arthur “Weegee” Fellig, the famous newspaper photographer, was a family friend who taught the young Wiener how to view photographs. Wiener sold his first image for publication when he was 15 years old. Wiener’s career included employment as a staff photographer for the Los Angeles Times, and later, freelance work for Life, Time, Fortune and Sports Illustrated, among others. Wiener’s photography is in the permanent collection of the National Portrait Gallery, he has authored eight books on photography, and he hosted the television series “Let’s Talk about Pictures”(1975 – 1979). Wiener’s Hollywood imagery was featured in a large show at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2001, and his work has been included in numerous museum and gallery exhibitions. The Ordover Gallery will also show Shona sculpture by Spirits in Stone, as well as sculpture by Charles Sherman. Fine art photography by Abe Ordover, Peter Fay and Lisa Ross, as well as paintings by Saphire, will be on view. The gallery will display glass by Dick Ditore, and handmade jewelry by Saphire.


Event Title
NTC Barracks Artist Studios Leasing Open House
Name NTC Promenade
Address 2690 Historic Decatur Road at Dewey Road at NTC Pr
City San Diego
State CA
Zip 92106
Opening Hours
Location Central San Diego
Telephone 619.573.9315
Email aziter@ntcfoundation.org
Web Site http://ntcfoundation.org
   
Contact Alan Ziter  
Fee
Reception Date 00-00-0000
Dates Starts On 01-17-2009   Ends On 01-17-2009
Opening Days
Event Description Tour the building! Check out floor plans! Meet the Architect! Reserve Your Space! *Newly Renovated Historic Building in Arts & Culture District* *Loft-like Space with Historic Character Preserved* Perfect for Whatever Your Creative Interests Are! Arts/Design Retail * Working Artists and Designers * Art & Design Studios * Galleries


Event Title
Sanctuary143 Presents CONSPIRE
Name Sanctuary143
Address Community at The Martin Building+Flats, 401 Olive
City San Diego
State CA
Zip 92103
Opening Hours 6-10:00 pm
Location South San Diego
Telephone
Email info@sanctuary143.com
Web Site http://www.sanctuary143.com
   
Contact Stacy Kelley  
Fee $5 donation
Reception Date 00-00-0000
Dates Starts On 01-17-2009   Ends On 01-17-2009
Opening Days Saturday, January 17th, 2009
Event Description Sanctuary143 in collaboration with Community presents CONSPIRE: artists and musicians collaborating in the rooms of a 1920s apartment building that once was a hotel. S143 will take over rooms at the newly opening Community at The Martin Building + Flats in Bankers Hill for CONSPIRE. Each room will host a featured artist and musician who will collaborate and co-inspire each other with a music installation created in response to paintings, sculpture, and other artistic creations. Artists and musicians include ACAMONCHI, JOSH HIGGINS, MIKE MAXWELL and JOSH + JEREMIAH ZIMMERMAN of THE SILENT COMEDY, JOSH SHELTON and SEAN KELLEY, JOEL P WEST and WES BRUCE, SANDEE MANUEL and KEIKICHI HONNA, JEFF FAETH and SEAN CHRISTOPHER, & TOCAYO and WILL REDD. Meaningful merchandise from indie shops including Velo Cult, Subtext, and Hi Octane Jewelry will be on display so bring your coin purse. Appetizers will include tasty meatballs from North Parks farm-to-table eatery The Linkery and soup shooters from the culinary masters of The Pearl Hotel in Point Loma. (Check em out.) This is an indoor/outdoor event so bundle up! Created by the team behind The Pearl Hotel, Community merges historic architecture, modern design, and artist installations to create an engaging urban environment that allows residents common interests to emerge and thrive. Groove247.com music plays in common areas and the residents enjoy a community garden and bikes and bags to borrow as they cruise around the park and hood. Stay tuned for further details and watch the conspiracy unfold at s143s ongoing documentary of the work in progress and check out the sneak peek at Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sanctuary143/sets/72157611915940353/ RSVP at http://www.sanctuary143.com/2009/01/conspire/


Event Title
OF LIGHT AND SHADE: Opening Reception
Name East Village Company
Address 906 10th Avenue, Suite 209
City San Diego
State California
Zip 92101
Opening Hours Opening reception begins at 6pm and ends at 10pm.
Location Central San Diego
Telephone 6192310494
Email coco@eastvillagecompany.com
Web Site http://www.eastvillagecompany.com
   
Contact Coco Jarboe  
Fee
Reception Date 01-17-2009
Dates Starts On 01-17-2009   Ends On 02-10-2009
Opening Days
Event Description Our first salon of the year is here! Mark your calendars for January 17th. This show is the combined collection of two very different artists. Eileen Bell--who is a dear friend of mine---a remarkable expressionist whose use of strong vibrant colors have always lifted my spirits, and Greg Duncan---my favorite pop industrial artist, whose works continuously surprise and delight. Come join us for an intimate evening with these artists and explore their two very different perspectives dancing along the continuum between Light and Shade.






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