Concrete Erections II: Only In New York    Apr 17 - Oct 31, 2008

In celebration of its 30th Anniversary, the Michael Ingbar Gallery goes back to its architectural roots and proudly presents Concrete Erections II: Only In New York. This group exhibition showcases several of our most established artists, as well as selected new talents, as they share a subject near and dear to all of our hearts- New York City. From each of their unique vantage points, these artists paint our architecturally astounding city, resplendent with diversity, personality, and intimacy that can be experienced only as a true New Yorker.

Our city humbly offers itself as a muse to these artists, who then transfer the passion of New York onto canvas with their brushstrokes of oil and acrylic. Voluptuous curves are hard at play in a fantastical rendering of the original Municipal Asphalt Plant’s parabolic arch structure. The flimsiness of playing cards gives rise to a structurally sound interpretation of the Empire State Building. Whether it’s the grit and grime of our subway stations beautifully articulated through meticulously rendered oils, or a rainbow of geometry entangling itself in an abstracted utopia of Manhattan, there is a continuity and focus that is utterly, and found only, in New York.

Please join us in the celebration of our most extraordinary city (as well as our 30th Anniversary) at an opening reception on Thursday, April 17, 2008 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. RSVP.