Review

Art Saint Louis
555 Washington Avenue #150
St. Louis, Missouri
Free and open to public: Monday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (closed Sundays and holidays)

All Roads Lead to Roam:
Multiple exhibitions inspired by the practice of "derive," which is French for "to drift," developed by the Situationist artsts and philosophers of the mid-20th century, including:
Drift
collaborative juried exhibition between the St. Louis Artists' Guild and Art Saint Louis; work is juried by Ivy Cooper and split between the two venues; the Artists' Guild reception is June 26, 1-3 p.m.
Opening reception for this venue's portion of the exhibition: June 25, 6-8 p.m.
June 26 – August 19

Atrium Gallery
4729 McPherson Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri
314-367-1076
Wednesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday, noon-4 p.m., and Tuesday by appointment

Down to Earth
photograph series and sculpture by Gregg Louis
Opening reception: June 3, 6-8 p.m.
June 3 — July 24

Boots Contemporary Art Space
2307 Cherokee Street
St. Louis, Missouri
314-772-2668
Wednesday & Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and by appointment

Bruno David Gallery
3721 Washington Boulevard
St. Louis, Missouri
314-531-3030
Wednesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and by appointment; the gallery will be closed from July 9 through August 2, 2011

Thick and Smooth
Laura Beard
Opening reception: March 25, 6-9 p.m.
May 20 — August 20

Project Room and Front Room: Charles P. Reay (Chip)
Recent Sculptures

Media Room: Ben Wiener
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BDG EastWall: Ben
Caledonia Curry/SWOON

Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
3750 Washington Boulevard
St. Louis, Missouri
314-535-4660
Wednesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Richard Aldrich and the 19th Century French Painting
Aldrich presents, alongside his own works, a selection of 19th and 20th century painting from the museum’s permanent collection, proposing a dialogue between painterly histories and social gestures, through the adventurous vision and diverse practice of  a new generation of painting
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Manon de Boer: Between Perception and Sensation
Four key works addressing  musical structures on film: De Boer explores notions of performance and ways sound gives film a form, and the exhibition spotlights his expansive and grounding experimentations with sound, image, and the conditions of cinema
Opening night: January 21, 6-9 p.m.
Artists' talk: January 22, 1 p.m.
January 21 — May 1

Cranky Yellow
2122 Cherokee Street
St. Louis, Missouri
314-773-4499
Friday-Sunday: 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Duane Reed Gallery
4729 McPherson Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri
314-361-4100
Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and by appointment

Gallery 210
University of Missouri-St. Louis
44 East Drive TCC
1 University Boulevard
St. Louis, Missouri
314-516-5952
Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. and by appointment; docent tours available (please call ahead)

Gallery A:
A Printer's Spotlight: 15 Years of Wildwood Press
February 17 — May 28

Parental Advisory
April 14 — 30

Nicholas Provost: Suspension
April 7 — May 28

Collaboration: Central Visual and Performing Arts High School and Hazelwood East High School
May 13 — 28

Hoffman LaChance Contemporary
2713 Sutton Boulevard
St. Louis, Missouri
314-960-5322
Friday-Saturday, noon-3 p.m. and openings

Michael Hoffman
new abstract paintings in the artist's first solo exhibition in St. Louis in seven years
Opening reception: June 10, 6-10 p.m.
June 10 — July 2

Hunt Gallery
Webster University
8342 Big Bend Boulevard
St. Louis, Missouri
314-968-7171
Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and by appointment

IMPRESS(ed)
contemporary letterpress prints
Opening reception: March 17, 5-9 p.m.
March 17 – April 16

Isolation Room/Gallery Kit
5723 Dewey Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri
Receptions and appointment only; please contact gallerykit@gmail.com to reserve a time

Pablo Helguera: Artoons
"‘Artoons’ capture the alien yet alluring art scene by holding up a mirror to some of the most absurd art world characters including: the overbearing curator, pretentious theorist, money grubbing gallerist, failed artist, pathetic wannabe, ignorant expert and last but not least the beloved but clueless ‘gallerina.’"
June 3 — July 7

Laumeier Sculpture Park
12580 Rott Road
St. Louis, Missouri
314-615-5287 (615-5ART)
Outdoor park: Every day, 8 a.m.-sunset (closed December 25); indoor museum and galleries: Wednesday through Friday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays 12 - 5 p.m.

Dog Days of Summer
Member preview reception: June 25, 4-5 p.m.
Public reception and gallery talk: June 25, 5-7 p.m.
June 25 – October 2

Grab grassy this moment your I's
Jessica Stockholder, 11 sculptures of quirks and unexpected materials
Member preview: February 12, 4-5 p.m.
Opening reception: February 12, 4-7 p.m., with a gallery talk by the artist
February 12 — May 29

Luminary Center for the Arts
4900 Reber Place
Saint Louis, Missouri
Wednesday-Saturday, noon-6 p.m.

How to Disappear
Ben Alper, Mircea Cantor, Young Hae Chang's Heavy Industries, Cayetano Ferrer, Claire Fontaine, Tatiana Grigorenko, and Seth Price; more information here
Opening reception: April 8, 6-9 p.m.
Closing reception: May 20, with screening of Rene Daalder's Here is Always Someplace Else
April 8 — May 20

Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum
Washington University
1 Brookings Drive
St. Louis, Missouri
314-935-4523
Monday, Wednesday & Thursday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Friday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m., Saturday & Sunday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Closed during University/national holidays (except Veterans Day), and is open on December 24 & 31 until 3 p.m.

Ghost: Elizabeth Peyton
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Luis Camnitzer: Forewords and Last Words
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Island Press: Three Decades of Printmaking
January 28 — April 18

Kemper Museum Teaching Gallery:
Dada and Surrealism: Rethinking Reason
January 28 — May 9

MOTO Museum / Triumph Grill
3441 Olive Boulevard
St. Louis, Missouri
314-446-1805

Museum of Contemporary Religious Art
Saint Louis University
3700 West Pine Mall Boulevard (pedestrian mall)
St. Louis, Missouri
314-977-7170
Tuesday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Closed during the summer months and during school holidays

Miserere et Guerre
Georges Rouault's complete series of etchings
March 8 — July 31

PSTL Gallery
Pace Framing
3842 Washington Boulevard
St. Louis, Missouri
314-531-4304
Tuesday-Saturday, 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. and opening nights

Tiffany Sutton: Portion Control
Opening reception: April 1, 6-9 p.m.
April 1 — May 7

The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts
3716 Washington Boulevard
St. Louis, Missouri
314-754-1850
Wednesday & Saturday, noon-5 p.m.

Dreamscapes
Opening reception: February 11, 5-9 p.m.
February 11 — August 13

Click here for related events, March 26, April 2, 7, 9, 13, 16, 23, May 7, 14, and July 16

Snowflake Gallery
Citystock contemporary art mid century furniture modern design
3156 Cherokee Street
St. Louis, Missouri
Saturdays, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

(F)utility Kitchen
A commentary on the current DIY and Urban Farming movements by Leslie Mutcher. The artist experiments with making rudimentary tools, methods of cultivation, and sustainability for edible vegetation in a confined space; visitors are encouraged to stop by frequently to view the growth of the vegetation and assist in its maintenance
Opening reception: March 25, 7-10 p.m.
March 25 — May 7

St. Louis Artists' Guild and Galleries
Two Oak Knoll Park
Clayton, Missouri
314-727-6266
Tuesday-Sunday, noon-4 p.m.

All Roads Lead to Roam:
Multiple exhibitions inspired by the practice of "derive," which is French for "to drift," developed by the Situationist artsts and philosophers of the mid-20th century, including:
Drift
collaborative juried exhibition between the St. Louis Artists' Guild and Art Saint Louis; work is juried by Ivy Cooper and split between the two venues; Art Saint Louis's reception is June 25, 6-8 p.m.
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Cache
invitational exhibition featuring Eden Harris, Kim Kordonnowy, Amy Thompson, and Gwyn Wahlmann
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Connected by Process
Elizabeth Conn and Marlene DiFiori Locke
Main opening reception at the Artists' Guild: June 26, 1-3 p.m.
June 26 – August 19

Saint Louis Art Museum
1 Fine Arts Drive, Forest Park
St. Louis, Missouri
314-721-0072
Tuesday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. (closed Thanksgiving and December 25)

Visual Musing
Prints by William Kentridge
February 25 — May 22

Two Films
New media series of two short animated films from William Kentridge
February 25 — May 22

Fiery Pool: The Maya and Mythic Sea
more than 90 works, many shown for the first time in the United States, showcasing the importance the Maya placed on water
February 13 — May 8

Currents 105 gallery:

Ian Monroe
collage and sculpture exploring a crucial moment in both St. Louis and aviation history, by London-based Washington University (St. Louis) graduate
Gallery talks: April 21, 11 a.m., April 22, 6 p.m., July 7, 11 a.m., and July 8, 6 p.m., with curator Tricia Y. Paik
April 8 — July 31

Saint Louis University Museum of Art
221 North Grand Boulevard
St. Louis, Missouri
1-800-758-3678, 314-977-2666
Wednesday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Closed on national holidays

Tom Huck: Brutal Truths
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Fourth Floor Gallery:
Ad Huck: Evil Prints Staff Exhibition
Opening reception: February 18, 5:30-7 p.m.
A Scavenger Huck: April 1, 5 p.m. Channel your inner sleuth and go on a visual scavenger hunt; Huck will be on hand to judge the results — participants will receive 15 clues to locate 15 items depicted in Brutal Truths within 40 minutes. The hunt begins promptly at 6 p.m., and the first-place winner receives a complimentary woodcutting class at Evil Prints Studios (second-place winner receives an Evil Prints swag bag). Complimentary Anheuser-Busch products and Gus's pretzels for all.
February 18 — April 17

Community Gallery:
Yinxue Zuo: Blend of Styles
Opening reception: April 15, 6 p.m.
April 15 — May 29

Aronson Gallery:
Sun Smith-Foret: The Final Cut
Opening reception: May 6, 6 p.m.
May 6 — July 3

Urban Wanderers
Opening reception: July 15, 6 p.m.
July 15 —

Schmidt Contemporary Art
615 North Grand Boulevard
St. Louis, Missouri
314-575-2648
Wednesday-Friday 12-5 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m., and by appointment

Sheldon Art Galleries
3648 Washington Boulevard
St. Louis, Missouri
314-533-9900
Tuesday, noon-8 p.m., Wednesday-Friday, noon-5 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., and one hour prior to Sheldon performances and during intermission. (Closed July 4th, Thanksgiving, December 24-25 & 31 and January 1)

Bellwether Gallery of St. Louis Artists:
Max Lazarus: Trier / St. Louis / Denver — A Jewish Artist's Fate
Opening reception: February 18, 5-8 p.m.
Gallery Talk: April 12, 6 p.m. Join Dan Reich, Curator and Director of Education at the Holocaust Museum and Learning Center In Memory of Gloria M.Goldstein, who will speak on Max Lazarus's career as an artist in exile
Gallery Talk: April 23, 1 p.m. Join Bärbel Schulte, curator, who will speak of the exhibition. (Talk is made possible by the United Hebrew Congregation.)
St. Louis Holocaust Émigrés Panel: April 5, 7 p.m. This program will be held at the Holocaust Museum and Learning Center In Memory of Gloria M. Goldstein, 12 Millstone Campus Drive, St. Louis, Missouri, 63146 (314-442-3714).
February 18 — May 7

Gallery of Photography and History of Jazz Gallery:
Larry Fink: Attraction and Desire — 50 Years in Photography
Opening reception: February 18, 5-8 p.m.
Gallery Talk: February 19, 11 a.m., with the artist
February 18 — May 21

Bernoudy Gallery of Architecture:
Max Lazarus: The Synagogue of Murals
Opening reception: February 18, 5-8 p.m.
February 18 — May 7

AT&T Gallery of Children's Art:
Colors of Hope: Artwork from the Children's Art Village
Opening reception: February 18, 5-8 p.m.
February 18 — June 11

Nancy Spirtas Kranzberg Gallery:
Gina Alvarez and Jana Harper: Poems by Bobby Thiel
Opening reception: February 18, 5-8 p.m.
Gallery Talks: March 19, 1 p.m. and 2 p.m.
February 18 — June 4

Ann Lee and Wilfred Konneker Gallery:
The Heart Called Orchid
sculpture by Jim Dine, dedicated to Dr. Leigh Gerdine, founding trustee of Sheldon Arts Foundation
Ongoing

The Sling
3733 Humphrey Street (left door)
St. Louis, Missouri
317-607-9495

Soulard Art Market & Contemporary Gallery
2028 South 12th Street
St. Louis, Missouri
314-258‐4299

White Flag Projects
4568 Manchester Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri
214-531-3442
Wednesday, noon-7 p.m., Thursday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m.

Karthik Padian
Opening reception: March 12, 7-10 p.m.
March 12 — April 23

Impossible Vacation
May 7 — June 4

William Shearburn Gallery
4735 McPherson Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri
314-367-8020
Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

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