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THE MORDES COLLECTION

2009-2010 Season Exhibitions

Jacek Gancarz - The Last Pink Flamingo

On view: November 6, 2009 - May 1, 2010

The plastic pink flamingo, which had proliferated front yards during the spread of American suburbia, was elevated to iconic status after 50 years - blurring the lines between kitsch and high art. Production of the original plastic pink flamingo, designed in 1957 by Don Feathersone, ceased in June 2006 when Union Products closed the factory. Each subject's interaction with the simple lawn ornament implies an ephemeral equality, blurring the lines between proletariat and beau monde, perhaps a parallel to contemporary American society!

• Jacek Gancarz will be present at each WhiteBox opening as listed below and

will continue The Last Pink Flamingo project at each of the openings.

• Viewers may participate in the ongoing project and may also purchase a

unique, artist-signed 8 x 12" photograph of their interpretation of

The Last Pink Flamingo for $45.00.

• Partial proceeds to benefit Community Foundation.

• No credit cards accepted.

Jacek Gancarz - "Pink Flamingos"

Whitespace

is pleased to announce the opening of

Whitebox

WhiteBox is a curated community-based artist's project space showing emerging and mid-career artists.

Box I: Beyond Delicate curated by Kara Walker-Tomé
Featuring artists Giannina Coppiano Dwin, Georgeta Fondos, Carol Prusa and Carolyn Sickles

Friday, Nov. 6 - Sunday, Dec. 20, 2009

An exhibition of women artists who use fragile materials, a pale palette, and intricate working methods in making art that embraces delicacy to explore ideas.

• Opening Reception: Friday, Nov. 6 from 7 to 10 p.m.
• $7 admission with a complimentary drink ticket

• Available dates for public viewing by reservation only: Saturdays, Nov. 21 and Dec. 19 from 10 a.m. - noon.
• $12 admission; partial proceeds to benefit Community Foundation
• Parking available next door to Whitespace at Urban Youth Impact

Box II: The Cruelty of Youth: curated by Rebecca Heidenberg, New York

Featuring artists: Han Guang Su (Alex So), Chen Wei, Yang Yong, Lin Zhi Peng (223), Xu Shuxian
and Birdhead (Ji Weiyi and Song Tao)

Friday, January 8 - Sunday, February 28, 2010

Featuring a selection of emerging contemporary Chinese artists inspired by the documentary The Rising Tide by Robert Adanto whose work reflects the country's rising influence as an economic, political, and cultural force in the global arena.

• Opening Reception: Friday, January 8 from 7 to 10 p.m.

• $7 admission with complimentary drink ticket

• Available dates for public viewing by reservation only: Saturdays, Jan. 23 and Feb. 20 from 10 a.m. - 12 noon.

• $12 admission; partial proceeds to benefit Community Foundation

• Parking available next door to Whitespace at Urban Youth Impact

Box III: Approaching Nature curated by Kara Walker-Tomé
  Featuring artists Nicole Gugliotti, Bethany Krull, Rick Newton and Ryan Toth

  Friday, March 12 - Sunday, May 9, 2010

          An exhibition of artists who look to nature for inspiration on form to create painting or sculpture that
is lyrical or conceptual.

• Opening Reception: Friday, March 12 from 7 to 10 p.m.
• $7 admission with complimentary drink ticket.

• Available dates for public viewing by reservation only: Saturdays, March 27 and May 1 from 10 a.m. - noon.
• $12 admission, partial proceeds to benefit Community Foundation
• Parking available next door to Whitespace at Urban Youth Impact

Past Exhibitions Season: 2008 - 2009

"SURVIVORS and LIBERATORS"

PORTRAITS by WILMA BULKIN SIEGEL

- Holocaust survivors instilling strength of spirit through portraits and narratives.

"TRACE EVIDENCE"

a thematically related video, photography and mixed media exhibition

Christian Boltanski Susan Hiller

Uriel Orlow Ronn Jaffe

Ulrike Ottinger Anish Kapoor

Selections from the permanent collection of Whitespace are always on exhibition.

Whitespace is a private venue open by appointment only for groups, organizations and private venues.

A donation of $12 per person is requested, which includes a guided tour.

Whitespace is available for public viewing by reservation only on the following public days:

Saturday, Nov. 21 and Saturday Dec. 19, 2009

Saturday, Jan. 23 and Saturday Feb. 20, 2010

Saturday, March 27 and Saturday, May 1, 2010

All dates available from 10 a.m. to noon.

Please call to reserve your space.

Published articles about Whitespace:

Palm Beach Daily News - Dec. 15, 2008 - Page One

Art and Culture Magazine - Winter 2008/2009 - Page 93

Palm Beach Arts Newspaper - Dec. 31., 2008 - www.pbartspaper.com - Label: Holocaust

The Art Newspaper - Jan. 14 - 18, 2009 - Palm Beach 3 Fair Edition

Palm Beach Illustrated. Feb. 2007 ”Affair of the Art” by Katherine Douglas Wolcott

Palm Beach Post. Feb. 2008. “Welcome to Whitespace” by Barbara Marshall

The Art Newspaper. Jan. 2006. “Private collectors step in to fill institutional void” By Jason Edward Kaufman

Art and Antiques March. 2002

Baltimore. Nov. 1996.

Palm Beach Cottages & Gardens

Galeries Magazine No. 62 - 1995 “Mordes: Changing our View of the Past”

For reservations and further information:

email: info@whitespacecollection.com

phone: 561.842.4131

fax: 561.842.4132

2805 N. Australian Ave.

West Palm Beach, FL 33407

Proceeds benefitting the arts and education through

Community Foundation - the Mordes Family Foundation Fund

Whitespace Collection