Visitors to the opening night reception on January 14 at David Richard Gallery’s new HQ on Pacheco Street were treated to a visual smorgasbord from around the world, around town and literally from around the corner. Paintings, sculpture, found objects, ceramics presented a multi-cultural and multi-generational kaleidoscope of things to look at and take in. Front and center was senior Royal Academician Paul Huxley, showing his latest body of work based on his installation at l

In Border Crossing, with seven artists each presenting a substantial body of work, there was indeed a lot to study. And happily, David Richard Gallery’s new and versatile space managed to accommodate all the diversity of visions. There was painting by Michele Bubacco and Paul Huxley; ceramic sculpture by Monte Coleman and Erik Gellert; mixed-media wall pieces by Chris Collins; and sculpture by Jack Slentz and Tim Cox, the latter also represented by a suite of paintings on alu

Click here to view catalog Paul Huxley creates illusory allusions. His abstract geometries stand on the precarious edge of purity: they are almost non-referential, almost evocative of other artists--Mondrian, Matisse, Frank Stella--and almost suggestive OF recognizable forms and objects. Huxley, who studied at Harrow School of Art and the Royal Academy Schools, is sensitive to many traditions, and these are perceptible in a covert way in his largely minimalist work. But despi

Click here to view catalog The 1960s: Other Trajectories by Peter Frank The ‘60s aren’t what they used to be. We know these fabled years constitute a decade of rapid and continuous change, but we’re learning that we don’t really know the half of it. In American art, for instance, the decade of Pop Art and Minimalism was also a decade of hard-edge and gestural abstraction, painterly figuration, and eccentricities of many kinds. The decade of New York’s pre-eminence also saw th

1960s REVISITED Curated by Gary Snyder October 15 - November 13, 2010 Opening reception Friday, October 15, 2010, 5:00 - 8:00 PM Gallery Talk Saturday, October 16, 2010, 1:00 - 3:00 PM with Gary Snyder, Curator, Peter Frank, Art Historian and Alexandra Benjamin, Executive Director, The Mandelman – Ribak Foundation David Richard Contemporary 130 Lincoln Avenue, Suite D, Santa Fe, NM 87501 p 505-983-9555 | f 505-983-1284 | www.DavidRichardContemporary.com David Richard Contempo