by baad lamb
To be perfectly honest, what caught my eye and brought me out to Norte Maar Gallery last Sunday were the two "historical works" mentioned in the smaller print of the publicity: Paul Cadmus, and especially, Pavel Tchelichev. To many, the reason for my excitement over these two artists needs no explanation, but if you are not familiar with them, I gotta lotta 'splainin' ta do, so I'm saving that for a different post. Meanwhile, you have one week left to see this intriguing show, focusing on the male form as muse, and I encourage you to speed on over to Bushwick to see it.
Norte Maar is a New York/London collaborative arts project that serves as a catalyst for many creative disciplines, encouraging cross-pollination among the visual, literary and performing arts. Here in NYC, the apartment gallery of the charming Jason Andrew is where you will find this show (for reluctant Manhattanites, it is just steps from the Jefferson Ave. L train stop.) He was on site and enthusiastically greeted and engaged me upon arrival. On my inquiry, Jason explained the multi-layered meanings of the gallery name, referring to an extension of this collaborative arts project in Rouses Point, at the northern tip of Lake Champlain, to the Latin root for sea (mare), and of course, one of Picasso's muses, Dora Maar.
