Currently on kork: Marc Willhite

It just occurred to me that I neglected to post information on the current exhibit up on kork in Poughkeepsie.
Marc Willhite's Tableaux will be on view through the end of February. Here is the press release I penned for Marc's project:

Marc Willhite work "Tableaux" on exhibit at kork in Poughkeepsie, NY. January 1 - Feb 27, 2009.

Basking in the glow of its newly recognized influence on the Accounting industry*, kork is mostly** pleased to welcome Marc Willhite's installation "Tableaux" which will be on view through February 27, 2009. The organizing principle of kork is to provide artists with the broadest possible opportunity to explore their visual impulses to the fullest degree, unhindered by curatorial oversight and with only one stipulation: the resulting work must fit within the footprint of the 24 inch x 36 inch bulletin board/gallery space. Now, with Willhite's project (the third to date), that singular condition has already gone out the window. Apparently unable to restrain himself to the proscribed parameters, the artist's installation incorporates a floor to ceiling photocopy of a lace curtain, creating an environment on which the bulletin board floats - and even drifts. Through the duration of the exhibit, the position of the bulletin board will change, being placed at different points around the field of pixelated lace.

Located inside the offices of Bailey Browne CPA & Associates, kork is a wholly sovereign conceptual entity; not unlike the nation of Lesotho, nestled quaintly within the borders of South Africa. Willhite's incursion into non-kork real estate manages to fix one's eye on the solidly bland-beige form of the kork space, the texture of which is equally bland compared with that of the lace working depicted in the surrounding photocopy. The mildness of the board is amplified to a nearly oppressive level. The artist's response to the installation is apt, "I almost feel like it's looking at me more than I'm looking at it!" This mildness is an insinuation of steps not taken, of a life unbegun. Bulletin boards and lace curtains are custodians of our dusty memories. The initial pricks in a bulletin board's cork are imbued with great intention, but more often than not, the surface will bloom with the overgrowth of those expired intentions. The lace curtain captures the benign history of a grandmother's kitchen; remembrances caught on the wind. Here, writ gargantuan in black and white, that past now looms. Before it sits an empty bland agenda. The surface is passive; its form, assertive. It's presence atop the ephemeral curtain is firm and undeniable. Free from clutter, free of looming tasks impaled on its face, the tan monolith is a dull mirror confronting the viewer. It's unspoken query to the viewer may well be "So, what's in your head?"

Bailey Browne CPA & Associates is located at 80 Washington Ave Ste 202, Poughkeepsie, NY. For additional information, contact Christopher Albert at kork@maykr.com or visit http://korkd.blogspot.com/ to view previous kork projects. Visitors are welcome to view the kork project space and other work on view during business hours, Monday-Friday.

*It is unknown whether the presence of kork (Poughkeepsie, NY's most provocative new art venue) in the offices of Bailey Browne CPA & Associates was actually considered as a factor which contributed to Careercast.com's
ranking of Accountant as one of the top ten best jobs in America today. Regardless, the creative minds behind the bulletin board gallery/project space will waste no time in spinning this moment of synchronicity to our advantage.

** kork enthusiastically the embraces the impulses of our artists, even when it is forced to question, then violate the laws of its own nature. Rules and laws exist for our own benefit. they protect us. Adherence to rules is a virtue. We are located in an accounting firm after all.

Coming up in March on the kork board: Peter Iannarelli.

Art in The Office, August 2 5-7pm at Bailey Browne and Assoc.

Bailey Browne CPA and Associates has a slightly new name and a new office space. In connection with the upcoming Ribbon Cutting Celebration of the company's new home, we are holding a reception for the artists whose work is featured in the office. The firm's principle, Deborah Bailey Browne has been a dedicated supportor of the art community in the area for sometime. A manifestation of this dedication is a series of installations of art in the company's offices.

This is the third installment of this partnership with BB and Associates, that seeks demonstrate possibilities when progressive art and business converge. The artists whose work is installed in the offices include Peter Acheson, Michael Pilon, Christopher Albert, einlab, Jen Bradford, Peter Iannarelli and Matthew S. Kinney. Stay tuned for updates. There are images from our previous installation here.

The Ribbon Cutting and Reception will be held from 5-7pm on Thursday, August 2.
Bailey Browne and Associates new location is 80 Washington St, Ste 202, Poughkeepsie, NY.

Artists' Reception at DBB & Associates in Wappingers Falls

Deborah Bailey Browne CPA and Associates is hosting a reception on Friday, March 3, 5-7:30 pm to celebrate a mixing of business and art.

Artwork by Alexis Elton, Simon Draper, Marnie Hillsley, Matthew Kinney, and myself will be on view.

I'll be posting more info shortly. If you have any questions, please email me at info@maykr.com

Marnie Hillsley, Tropoglyphs Series 3

Alexis Elton, Encapsulate

Alexis Elton, Oil Drawings

Simon Draper, Build Where you Go

Marnie Hillsley, Arcadian (left)

Matthew Kinney, Surface I,II,III

Press Release:

Contact: Christopher Albert 914.844.6515
Deborah Bailey Browne 845.297.4927

Deborah Bailey Browne CPA and Associates will be hosting a special reception on Friday, March 3 from 5-7:30 pm to celebrate the practice of good business and good art at the firm’s office in The Executive Park, located at 1207 Route 9, Suite 6D, Wappingers Falls, New York 12590.

Deborah Bailey Browne CPA and Associates is partnering with contemporary artists from the Hudson Valley to present “The Curated Office”, a place where the focused intent of the businessperson, and the driven practice of the artist meet in an active environment.

The reception marks the second in a series of art exhibitions organized by Christopher Albert to demonstrate how contemporary art can function in the workplace, and enhance the experience of being in the space.

The disciplines of business and art have many common traits essential to a successful result. The convergence of these two disciplines in the workplace, when done in a considered manner can create an energized environment that can exercise the rational and philosophical within the inhabitants. A good business is vibrant, alive. The environment where business is conducted should also be alive: that is the curated office.

The installed artwork will feature wall-hung pieces by Christopher Albert, Simon Draper, Alexis Elton, Marnie Hillsley and Matthew S. Kinney.

Deborah Bailey Browne is President of Deborah Bailey Browne, CPA & Associates with an office at Executive Park in Wappingers Falls, NY. She received a Masters in Business Administration degree from Fordham University and a Bachelors of Business Administration from Pace University with Beta Gamma Sigma and Summa Cum Laude honors. Deborah is a Certified Public Accountant licensed to practice in New York State. Her firm is active in nonprofit, employee benefit, for profit and overall general accounting, auditing and tax consulting practice.