Thursday, July 14, 2016

BASIL KING EXHIBITIONS 2016-2017



NEWS: Exhibitions of Basil King art in 2016 – 17

Basil King: Between Painting and Writing --September 2 to December 31
curated by Vincent Katz and Brian Butler, at the Black Mountain College Museum & Arts Center, Asheville, NC.   
            This show, will also include texts of King’s poetry and his covers for poetry books and journals, along with                  paintings using images from playing cards.
For more information: info@blackmountaincollege.org

The schedule for the opening weekend is:

     Thursday, September 1:  Film screening and poetry reading ("Basil King: MIRAGE" a 23-minute film of King in his studio and many art works), and a reading of poetry and prose-poetry by Basil)  7 to 8:30 pm. 

     Friday, September 2:  Opening reception at the exhibition, 5:30 to 8 pm. Basil will give a gallery talk about his work at 6:45.

     Sunday, September  4:  Workshop on Reading, Writing, and Editing:  Martha King and Basil King will share their experiences reading and editing each others work.  Workshop will include brief readings, critiques, and audience discussion of process.  10 am to noon. 



            
Basil King’s Birds, October 28 to November 19
curated by Tom Patterson, at St. Andrews University, Laurinburg, NC.  
            This show, focusing on King’s bird images, is part of a semester-long Black Mountain College Festival, with many exciting artists in residence for short visits.
     Opening reception for the exhibition, October 28, 2016 
            For more information and scheduled activities:  Ted Wojtasik - wojtasik@sa.edu or
            Whit Griffin - whit.griffin@protonmail.com

NOTE: These two North Carolina events overlap for the duration of the St.Andrews show.  Laurinburg and Asheville are 230 miles apart, a drive of about four hours.




 Art of Basil King, Opening February 25, 2017
John Molloy Gallery, 49 East  78th Street, 2nd floor, New York.
            This will be the first solo New York exhibition of Basil King’s work since his historic exhibition of “Green Man” paintings at Poets House in 2010.  More information to come this fall. NEWS: Exhibitions of Basil King art in 2016 – 17

Basil King: Between Painting and Writing --September 2 to December 31
curated by Vincent Katz and Brian Butler, at the Black Mountain College Museum & Arts Center, Asheville, NC.   
            This show, will also include texts of King’s poetry and his covers for poetry books and journals, along with                  paintings using images from playing cards.
For more information: info@blackmountaincollege.org

The schedule for the opening weekend is:

     Thursday, September 1:  Film screening and poetry reading ("Basil King: MIRAGE" a 23-minute film of King in his studio and many art works), and a reading of poetry and prose-poetry by Basil)  7 to 8:30 pm. 

     Friday, September 2:  Opening reception at the exhibition, 5:30 to 8 pm. Basil will give a gallery talk about his work at 6:45.

     Sunday, September  4:  Workshop on Reading, Writing, and Editing:  Martha King and Basil King will share their experiences reading and editing each others work.  Workshop will include brief readings, critiques, and audience discussion of process.  10 am to noon. 



            
Basil King’s Birds, October 28 to November 19
curated by Tom Patterson, at St. Andrews University, Laurinburg, NC.  
            This show, focusing on King’s bird images, is part of a semester-long Black Mountain College Festival, with many exciting artists in residence for short visits.
     Opening reception for the exhibition, October 28, 2016 
            For more information and scheduled activities:  Ted Wojtasik - wojtasik@sa.edu or
            Whit Griffin - whit.griffin@protonmail.com

NOTE: These two North Carolina events overlap for the duration of the St.Andrews show.  Laurinburg and Asheville are 230 miles apart, a drive of about four hours.



 Art of Basil King, Opening February 25, 2017
John Molloy Gallery, 49 East  78th Street, 2nd floor, New York.
            This will be the first solo New York exhibition of Basil King’s work since his historic exhibition of “Green Man” paintings at Poets House in 2010.  More information to come this fall. 


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