Weekend: Pics from Project 4 and Randall Scott

On View: Lisa Blas: meet me at the mason dixon

Meat Market Gallery presents Lisa Blas' collection of strange objects from the South. If you're not attending the WPA Art Auction this is the next best place to be.

Opening Friday, March 7th, 6-8:30pm
1636 17TH Street NW

meatmarketgallery.com
lisablas.com

(courtesy of lisablas.com)

On View: Patrick Holderfield: pilgrim

Project 4 features another dynamic young artist this weekend. Saturday, Patrick Holderfield (BFA, SUNY Buffalo) unveils his new series, pilgrim. Holderfield said this series is about "a journey that is both benevolent and manevolent." This series reminds me of the work of Julie Mehretu or Irvine Contemporary's Ju-Yeon Kim. Holderfield adds an architectural and painterly element not present in their work.

Patrick Holderfield: pilgrim
Opening: Saturday, March 8th, 6-8:30PM
@ Project 4
903 U Street NW, Washington, DC.

(photo courtesy of project4gallery.com)

On View: Cara Ober: i am who i pretend to be

Some bloggers may encourage DC art collectors to buy up screen saver dots on paper but I would spin them in the direction of Cara Ober. Thank you Randall Scott Gallery for showing Baltimore based artist Cara Ober. She's a little bit graphic designer, print maker, and story teller. Ober blends together the typical urban outfitter style of Victorian decals and flash graphics with a post secret sensibility.

Washington Post art critic, Blake Gopnik recently wrote about Christine Bailey's exhibit New Work, where she assimilated Ober's style in a series of prints. Bailey (currently at the School 33 Art Center in Baltimore) propelled Ober further into the limelight.

Ober previously showed at Flashpoint Gallery in DC and currently teaches at MICA, John Hopkins Univesity, and Towson University.

Randall Scott Gallery

Opening Saturday, March 7th 7-9pm

1326 14th Street NW, Washington, DC

RandallScottGallery.com

CaraOber.com

(photo courtesy of caraober.com)

Bus Trips: Whitney Biennial

The Whitney Biennial opens on Thursday. It's safe to say I will avoid the crowds and head north next month. The Whitney has developed a great website featuring bios and background info on all the artists in the exhibit. Including this year are the artists: John Baldesari, Robert Bechtel, Leslie Hewitt, and Frances Stark. Spend some time with this site.