INDUSTRY GALLERY OF 21ST CENTURY INTERNATIONAL DESIGN
TO OPEN IN JANUARY
Washington, DC Gallery Will Feature Works That Blur Boundaries Between
Experimental Art and Practical Design
October 27, 2009 (Washington, DC) - Industry Gallery, a gallery specializing in 21st century design, today announced plans to open in January 2010. Industry Gallery, based in the Atlas/H Street Historic District of Washington, DC, will focus on international artists who create functional art from industrial materials. The gallery will hold temporary, single artist exhibitions representing a broad spectrum of international design trends. A complete exhibition schedule will be announced shortly.
Industry Gallery will offer unique and limited edition works that blur the boundary between experimental art and practical design."Many of the artists I will show have works in major museums collections, and are producing pieces that are highly soughtafter by collectors in the rapidly expanding area of contemporary design," said Craig Appelbaum, director of Industry Gallery, who has been a collector and private dealer. "In the past decade the field has grown considerably as measured by the increasing number of museum exhibitions, international art fairs such as Design Miami and S.O.F.A., and attention by major international auctions houses including Christie's, Phillips and Sotheby's."
Industry Gallery will occupy 4,300 square feet at 1358 Florida Avenue, NE, in the same building as Conner Contemporary. "Conner has helped make Washington, DC a destination for contemporary art connoisseurs, collectors and curators - my intention is to make this city a destination for aficionados of design, too," said Appelbaum. In addition to single artist exhibitions, the gallery will maintain an inventory of works by noted artists such as the Campana Brothers, Shiro Kuramata, and Atelier van Lieshout.
A special event will be held in the new Industry Gallery space featuring Fixation, curated by Pinkline Project and Ten Mile Square, in conjunction with the opening of Koen Vanmechelen at Conner Contemporary on Saturday November 7, 2009 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
22 comments:
is that *really* the "corridor"?
i mean, seriously. i'm just saying...
"Industry Gallery, based in the Atlas/H Street Historic District of Washington, DC, will focus on international artists who create functional art from industrial materials."
Where the F is "the Atlas/H Street Historic District"? The "Atlas District" is a made up place (it is an Englertism) and H Street is not a historic district.
And FL Ave is not on HstNE.
I can't imagine how fabulous both of your lives must be that you have the free time and energy to whine about piddling little stuff like that.
Good Lord.
Acually in city planning terms, corridor is defined as a broad geographical band that follows a general directional flow or connects major sources of trips. It may contain a number of streets and highways, and transit lines and routes. And the historic designation is coming, check out the ANC 6A agenda.
How great! I'd love the corridor to become known as a place with a lot of art galleries as well as a destination for restaurants and bars.
Not much of an art fan, but this sounds interesting
Where artists go, gentrification and development ALWAYS happens. We're starting to see galleries trickling in now (like Georgetown a long time ago, like 7th St., like 14th St. and now H)--once we have a critical mass of these, watch out!
This is great!!
Inked,
Why haven't you posted about Souk yet? Two Yelp reviews so far indicate the place is open and yummy!
http://www.yelp.com/biz/souk-washington
The ANC 6A Economic Development & Zoning Committee will discuss "Potential Historic District Designation for H Street NE. Discuss next steps now that the survey of buildings on H Street is complete." The meeting is tonight at 7pm-9pm at the Sherwood Rec center (10th & G NE)
Does anyone know if Souk is open during the day on weekdays? Might give them a try Friday for lunch.
Anon 12:33, I am sure Frozen Tropics will have an update Souk when they send her some information and/or she has the time. I say update since Souk was already blogged about on Frozen Tropics in early October.
The link to the post is Souk.
Give her a break. This is not the associated press nor is it her full-time job. If you want to know about Souk, why not drop by and report back your findings. They are open and could you use your business. They are located at 1208 H Street NE.
According to the menu I picked up yesterday, the web address is http://www.soukdc.com and phone number is 202-658-4224 but neither seems to be operational yet as it is probably just a soft opening. Salads and appetizers are range from $5-$6. Sandwiches are $7 - $8. Entrees are $9 - $13.
Souk,
If you dont read Frozen Tropics,you should consider.There are a lot of people that read the blog,that dont live in the neighborhood and know what new venues are opening."Word of mouth" is a great for new bussiness.However,the internet can reach more people.I guess with all that said,I am interested in checking you out.Where can I find out your hours and a menu.
Where artists go, gentrification and development ALWAYS happens. We're starting to see galleries trickling in now (like Georgetown a long time ago, like 7th St., like 14th St. and now H)--once we have a critical mass of these, watch out!
Yes! Good heavens, I don't know what I'll do if the area around H Street somehow becomes *gentrified*!
Functional Art, sweet. A month ago or so there was an opening at the Conner Gallery which is nextdoor to where this will be. I knew something was up because my block was crowded with cars and artsy people were getting out of them. It looked like a cool scene.
This place is less than 2 blocks from RR hotel so yeah it's in the corridor area
folks, there's some h street news posted on princeofpetworth.com
Completely unrelated – does anyone know what happened at (or around) Martini Lounge last night? And, what’s currently going on right now (it looks like some sort of press conference)? There were a whole bunch of cop cars there around 10:30-11:00pm last night.
Here you go:
Firefighter Skirmish Leads to Stabbings at Martini Lounge
I'm being told secondhand that news reports say the city is closing the Martini Lounge for 96 hours.
The news story linked-to above says ". . .and other problems." Anyone know what that refers to?
do you really need the government to tell you its okay to call an are a "historic district"?
it IS historic, even if the laws dont protect it as such. bravo to the gallery for stating the obvious.
and a "made up place"? tell what isn't made up? even the name "h street" is made up.
@curmudgeon: according to this nbc4 video there were 2 other ``documented incidents of violence'' there. doesn't get any more specific. this news report also includes several other business owners rallying behind the owner of the Martini Lounge. overall it just seems like 2 patrons got into an argument and Lanier overreacting by painting the ML as some sort of trouble spot. i frequent the ML and have never seen any violence or gotten any kind of vibe that there was trouble brewing there. here is the link to the video http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local-beat/Martini_Bar_s_Last_Call__For_Now__Washington
Re: Martini Lounge,
I think they mean other stuff on the block. The firefighters were off duty. The suspect is also a firefighter.
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