Image: Ricci Albenda, Garden (detail), 2007, acrylic and charcoal on paper, 55 x 98 inches, courtesy of private collection, New York and Andrew Kreps Gallery, New York

RICCI ALBENDA

26 DEVOE

MARCH 21 – MAY 23, 2008

Opening reception for the artist to mark the vernal equinox:
Friday, March 21st from 6 to 8:30pm
at The Horticultural Society of New York Gallery
148 West 37th Street, 13th Floor
Between Broadway + Seventh Avenue

The artist will open his backyard garden to the public:
Sunday afternoons March 30, April 13, May 4 + 11, 2008
from 12 – 4pm
@
26 Devoe
Brooklyn, NY 11222

Directions: Take the L train to the second stop in Brooklyn, Lorimer Street. Exit the train on Union Street and walk south one block.Turn left on Devoe Street, number 26 is on the right.

Curated by Jodie Vicenta Jacobson
Gallery hours: Monday – Friday from 11am – 6pm + by appointment

Press Release
Evite

UPCOMING PROJECTS:

THE GALLERY AT THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK

January 2009
Paul Morrison
In conjunction with a concurrent exhibition at Cheim & Read, New York

OFF-SITE PROJECTS

The UBS Art Gallery has invited HSNY Curator Jodie Vicenta Jacobson to create an exhibition in their space at 1285 Avenue of the Americas (at 52nd Street) opening August 7th and on view through October 31, 2008. IMPLANT will riff on ideas presented by Michael Pollan in his book, The Botany of Desire. In conjunction with this exhibition, Mr. Pollan will give a talk at The Horticultural Society of New York. Artists under consideration for the exhibition include: Emmet Gowin, Francesca Woodman, Julia Margaret Cameron, Ann Craven, Jane Freilicher, Karen Kilimnik, Gabriel Orozco, Dennis Oppenheim, William Eggleston, Roe Ethridge, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Roman Signer, and Ellsworth Kelly along with additional known and emerging artists.

The Gallery at The Horticultural Society of New York is working with artist Peter Coffin and the Andrew Kreps Gallery to produce Plant Book, a conceptual illustrated book containing reproductions of contemporary photography, drawing, painting, and sculpture that relate to the life of plants. The book is expected for Spring 2009, and will be accompanied by concurrent exhibitions at Andrew Kreps Gallery and The Gallery at The Horticultural Society of New York, Summer 2009.

View images from previous exhibitons:

• SPROUT: An Exhibition of New York City Children's Art, February 13 - March 7, 2008     SPROUT Press Release     SPROUT Evite
• Sarah Hirzel: Gardens, December 11, 2007 - February 8, 2008
• 10th ASBA Botanical Art Exhibition, September 18 - November 16, 2007
• Peter Coffin: Tree Pants, July 11 - September 12, 2007
• James Welling Flowers 2005, March 23 - June 29, 2007
• The Impossible Landscape at The University Gallery
  The Univeristy of Massachusetts, Amherst November 30, 2006 - March 4, 2007
• The Artificial Kingdom, January 30 - March 9, 2007
• Jolynn Krystosek, December 20, 2006 - January 19, 2007
• 9th ASBA Botanical Art Exhibition, September 21 - November 17, 2006
• The Impossible Landscape, March 2 - May 17, 2006
• 8th ASBA Botanical Art Exhibition, September 21 - November 18, 2005
• Barbara Macklowe Portraits, December 6, 2005 – January 6, 2006
• Breaking Ground, June 16 - September 9, 2005
• Ann Craven: A Poppy is a Poppy is a Poppy, March 2 - May 25, 2005

EXHIBITIONS AT HSNY

As a cultural institution, HSNY encourages a public appreciation and understanding of fine art, garden design, and landscape design in the realm of horticulture. Our Exhibitions feature the works of great and rising living artists who are inspired by botanics, landscape, and horticulture. This is a unique exhibitions program dedicated to showing painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, and other works specifically created around the ideas and tenets of horticulture.

The gallery is open free of charge to the general public and without cost to the artists. HSNY presents six to eight exhibits annually, including the annual juried show for the American Society of Botanical Artists. In addition, children in our Apple Seed classes have exhibited their artwork at the Gallery. The students visit the GreenBranches library gardens on field trips and paint, draw, photograph, or sculpt them during the different seasons. HSNY also offers art classes to students in our GreenHouse program, and hopes to exhibit their work in our Gallery soon.