The Dazzling Margins at NYPL Mulberry Street, Summer 2022

Art Celebrating NYC

I presented new mixed media paintings on canvas, based on the patterns, images and imaginations I have when walking around the city, particularly our Soho/Noho/Village neighborhood, and looking out my window.

This series processed the surreal feeling I had during the pandemic, when I sorely missed the city that I never actually left. So much was suppressed or lost, temporarily and permanently since 2020. And yet the small moments of New York life β€” the ones you just catch out of the corner of your eye β€” remained.

My intention with this work was to celebrate those glimpsed moments.

More Info:

πŸ“Œ Exhibit Fact Sheet (PDF)

πŸ“Œ More information about Alison J. Stein, including my CV and Artist Statement.

πŸ› During the show, a selection of notecards were available at McNally Jackson bookstore, just around the corner from the library.

Media:

πŸ“Œ Time Out New York - 6/13/2022. A β€œBest Thing to To Do in NYC This Week” pick!

πŸ“Œ NYC Now listing.

πŸ“Œ The Village Sun - 6/4/2022.

πŸ“Œ Artforum’s Artguide listing - 5/26/2022.

⁉️ Please email alison@verycuriousmind.com with media requests for interviews, high res images and so on.


Exhibit Views:

Work on View:

These paintings are intimate in scale. The square canvases are 12x12 inches, the long rectangular canvases are 10x20 inches, and the smaller rectangular canvases are 9x12 inches. The construction triptych is 24 x 20 inches.