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Thank you, Karen, again, for your generous help during installation, and now for your “Tweet.” Though I’m the proud owner of Schiff’s work, all this month I reveled in the thought of living with any of the wonderful gifts in … Continue reading

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Thoughts?

There is a kind of “transcendental illusion”, to use Derrida’s term, that can permeate the gift. I could well be accused of suffering from that. I am a firm believer in the energy that utopian impulses and generosity can bring. … Continue reading

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Gifting Abstraction shifts

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More installation photos (thanks to Peter Jacobs)

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Update > How to claim your gift

PDF for gifting artists > How to claim your gift

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Thank you & a few installation photos

A warm thank you to all the artists who made suggestions over email and to those who helped install on Saturday: Karen Schiff, Karen Schifano, Claudia Sbrissa, Leah Raintree, and a highlighted special thanks to Karen Schiff, whose precise eye … Continue reading

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Installation at Soho20 Gallery

Installation at Soho20 Chelsea Gallery

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The Pink Elephant in the Room

I’m trying to decide between this… Mariángeles Soto-Díaz The Pink Elephant in the Room Ruminating on the Order of Things 2011 Paper, ink on Duralar 16″ x 19″ and this… Mariángeles Soto-Díaz The Divine Geometry of Chocolate Oil and ink … Continue reading

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Welcome to the blog!

And welcome, Gifting Abstraction artists,  who will be posting here soon. This is my first curatorial experiment and the third project I’ve done as part of my Abstraction at Work series. I’m thrilled to have such a great roster of participating … Continue reading

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