For Immediate Release
Kent, CT (May 23, 2023) Carol Corey Fine Art is pleased to present She Then Turned Away, an exhibition curated by James Salomon with furniture and objects from Maison Gerard, a top design gallery in New York. The concept is based on a fictional short story written by Salomon, where the protagonist’s living room is created within the gallery.
An excerpt reads:
”After a good moment, she began to turn her head slowly around the room. The furniture, the paintings, the objects… each piece was deeply embedded into her worldliness, her many lives. Objects sometimes keep us warm with the memories that glow within...”
Artist List (in formation):
ALDUS, Alexis Rockman, Anna Condo, Barry Blitt, Bill Jensen, Cynthia Wick, Donald Baechler, Dozier Bell, Fitzhugh Karol, John Gordon Gauld, Kara Walker, Mark Mennin, Matthias Meyer, Ned Smyth, Nicholas Howey, Peter Gerakaris, Richard Pasquarelli, Robert Wilson, Roz Chast, Tim Nighswander, Tina Scepanovic,
Toni Ross, and William Stuart.
The exhibition opens Saturday June 10th at 10am and there will be a reception from 5 to 7pm.
Gallery hours: Thursday - Sunday, 11am to 5:30pm.
ABOUT JAMES SALOMON
James Salomon got his start in the art world with Mary Boone Gallery from 1999 to 2009. In 2005 he simultaneously opened Salomon Contemporary Warehouse in East Hampton, NY, a summer exhibition space dedicated to regional and international artists. He continued his program from 2010 to 2016 as Salomon Contemporary Gallery in Chelsea. He has curated in the Connecticut / Berkshire region with 3 exhibitions at the Judy Black Memorial Parks and Gardens in Washington Depot in 2016-2017, then an outdoor sculpture exhibition at the Berkshire Botanical Garden in Stockbridge, MA, in 2018. Salomon has collaborated with Maison Gerard on several projects, since their first at Art Dubai in 2008. He occasionally writes and takes photographs for art and lifestyle publications like Artnet, Galerie, Whitehot Magazine for Contemporary Art, XIBT Magazine, and C&G Publications.
ABOUT MAISON GERARD
Maison Gerard was founded by Gerardus A. Widdershoven in 1974. The gallery quickly established a reputation as New York’s premier source for fine French Art Deco furniture, lighting, and objets d’art. In addition to presenting important works of Jean-Michel Frank, Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann, and Maison Leleu, the gallery has become instrumental in building numerous public and private collections. In the late 90s, Benoist F. Drut joined Maison Gerard as a partner and began broadening the gallery’s scope to include both mid-century and contemporary designers. His mission to collect a body of work as well-grounded in the past as it was keenly attuned to the future. Today, Maison Gerard exhibits a range of work – from French Art Deco and antiques to contemporary furniture, lighting, sculpture, and ceramics – with an emphasis on authenticity, historical context, and expertise. Maison Gerard is located at 53 East 10 Street, New York, NY 10003. 10am - 6pm Monday-Friday. www.maisongerard.com