C24 Gallery is pleased to present Lost and Found, the second solo exhibition of new works by acclaimed photographer Marie Tomanova. In addition to photographs, for the first time in ten years, the artist will also present her paintings. With this new body of work, the artist makes a significant shift into self-portraiture.

 

Tomanova was formally trained in her native Czech Republic, where she received a Masters in Painting. Leaving painting behind, she moved to New York City. With a new found focus on photography, she became internationally recognized for her series of candid images of young New Yorkers, publishing two acclaimed books, Young Americans and New York New York.

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The photographs in Lost and Found are selections from her 2022 collection, Three Empty Weeks in July, wherein she created a self-portrait nearly every day for a full year. Similarly, her paintings are also composed self-portraits, this time derived wholly from her imagination. Together, the works are a compelling meditation on the passage of time and personal growth, reflected through the changing context of two complementary mediums. As part of Tomanova’s ongoing exploration of representations of self, this collection is her most revealing and vulnerable body of work to date. 

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In the C24 Gallery Atrium, we will also be presenting Make It Or Break It, a group exhibition of artwork created by artists who are also seasoned curators. Developed in conversation and collaboration between long-time colleagues and friends David C. Terry and D. Dominick Lombardi, both artists as well as curators, the show brings together the work of seven skilled artists whose curatorial careers lend additional depth to their artistic vision.

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Make It Or Break It features the work of Dan Cameron, Sally Curcio, Matthew Deleget, Michelle Grabner, Richard Klein, D. Dominick Lombardi and Yohanna M. Roa. The selections in this exhibition share a common attention to the passage of time and our relationship with the past through multiple media, including the use of found objects and the assemblage of materials that evoke both nostalgia as well as a re-examination of history, context, and culture.

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In the same way that curators create a new context around bodies of work by individual or groups of artists, the visual elements in this exhibition recontextualize familiar imagery to create new narratives and explorations. The works by these artists present a re-examination of cultural symbols and traditions through the dual perspective of both artist and curator, with complex, multi-layered results.

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As the talent scouts of the art world, curators are tasked with seeking out fresh visions and breaking open the careers of heretofore unknown artists. But when they are also artists themselves, it falls upon them to generate these fresh perspectives through their own creative practice. Make it Or Break It offers a glimpse into the layered imaginations of creators who wear multiple hats, generating a most unique and nuanced dialogue.

 

Join us for opening reception for Lost and Found and Make It or Break It will take place on Thursday, September 12th, from 6:00-8:00pm. 

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Please contact info@c24gallery.com for more information.

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