Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 23:56:24 -0500
From: Kim Milhoan <kam11-AT-is9.nyu.edu> (by way of Ostrow/Kaneda)
Subject: F R E D   T O M A S E L L I



The Department of Art and Art Professions, New York University / School of
Education is pleased to announce

F R E D   T O M A S E L L I
"Painting has traditionally been seen as a window onto another reality, a
kind of rectangular utopia of relief.  I am interested in the relationship
between this myth and the broader culture that contains it -- a culture of
relief seeking, reality avoidance, and forgetfulness...... My work aims to
be escapist while simultaneously exploring the perceptual and cultural
dynamics of escapism."

Thursday, March 30th, 6:30 PM

Einstein Auditorium

34 Stuyvesant Street
Between 3rd & 2nd Avenues at 9th Street


Tomaselli, the New York based painter who "has won a reputation for
optically dazzling canvases that employ not only paint but also arrays of
mind bending flora and pharmaceuticals," will discuss his latest work and
the American quest for a natural utopia.

Fred Tomaselli was born in Santa Monica, California in 1956.  Solo
exhibitions have been held at Jack Tilton Gallery, New York (1995, 1997);
Christopher Grimes Gallery, Santa Monica, CA (1992, 1994, 1998); Galerie
Anne de Villepoix, Paris, France (1994, 1999); Galerie Gebauer, Berlin,
Germany (1999); Whitney Museum of American Art at Philip Morris, New York
(1999); and James Cohen Gallery, New York (2000).  Group exhibitions
include Imaginary Beings, Exit Art, New York (1996); Personal Absurdities,
Galerie Gebauer, Berlin, Germany (1997); Double Trouble: ThePatchett
Collection, Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, California (1998); The
Nature of Order, James Cohan Gallery, New York (1999); and The Lyon
Biennial, Halle Tony Garnier, Lyon, France (2000).


The event is free and open to the public.

For more information, contact Kim Milhoan at 212.998.5799.












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