THE STAY ZAZA ART HOUSE AND SOCIAL GALLERY PRESENTS BLINK, CURATED BY TURNER CARROLL GALLERY AND ART ADVISORS, SANTA FE
Artists Featured Include Kate Petley, Ann Weiner, Seth Koen, Alan Rath, Squeak Carnwath, Jennifer Joseph
The Stay ZaZa Art House and Social Gallery continues to be an event space where creative dreams and possibilities are endless with guests able to entertain amidst works of art presented ZaZa-style in this unique and creative extension of the hotel.
Continuing their partnership into 2012, Hotel ZaZa has announced its sixth collaboration with Turner Carroll Gallery and Art Advisors to bring the next show to the Stay ZaZa Art House & Social Gallery. The new show entitled Blink features artworks by internationally acclaimed artists whose works address transitions of perception occurring in minute changes in time.
“With the success of our partnership with Turner Carroll, we are excited to see what Blink brings in 2012,” said Benji Homsey, President of Z Resorts Management and Development, LLC. “The Stay ZaZa Art House & Social Gallery has many uses, but hosting curated exhibitions by national artists definitely aligns with our vision for this creative extension to the hotel. We are surrounded by a creative community as neighbors of the Dallas Arts District. This is Hotel ZaZa’s opportunity to increase our presence in the visual arts scene.”
Two landmark works in the exhibition are Neo-Watcher IV by Alan Rath, and Invictus by Ann Weiner. Neo-Watcher IV is a sculptural video, featuring eyes that awaken upon detecting motion, and proceed to scan the room. Rath’s video works have been exhibited at major museums throughout the world, including the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Wexner Art Center; Museum of Contemporary Art in Mexico City; Monterrey Museum of Art; Cabanas in Guadalajara; the Tang Museum; Institute of Contemporary Art, Taipei; Site Santa Fe; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Academie der Kunst, Berlin; Padiglione d'Arte Contemporanea, Ferrara, Italy; and Whitney Museum of American Art, to name a few. He has also received a Guggenheim Fellowship as well as an NEA grant.
Invictus, by Ann Weiner, is a lenticular work, meaning that the image changes as the viewer moves from one side to the other. In this case, the images shift between electric blue butterflies and individual letters, which comprise the word “Invictus.” The work is based upon the powerful poem Invictus by William Ernest Henley. Invictus is nine feet in diameter and commands a stunning presence as it shifts perspective and image from second to second.
Petley, Koen, Joseph, and Carnwath are all accomplished artists as well. Most notably, Carnwath has been honored with both a retrospective and a monograph in the past few years, as well as inclusion in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, among others. Abstract paintings and sculptural objects by these three significant artists will be included in the exhibition.
The Stay ZaZa Art House & Social Gallery will be open to the public Fridays and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Tuesday through Thursday from 11 to 6. For private showings by appointment, or for more information and images, please contact Lizzie Herbert at the Turner Carroll Gallery at 214-912-7143 or by email at lherbert@turnercarrollgallery.com.
About Turner Carroll Gallery and Art Advisors
For 20 years, Turner Carroll has been curating exhibitions internationally, featuring their powerhouse of artists whose works are in the likes of the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Museum of Modern Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Walker Art Center, Berkeley Art Museum, Belvedere Museum in Vienna, Russian State Museum in St. Petersburg, Sofia Museum of Contemporary Art, LA County Museum of Art, some of the most esteemed private and public collections in the world, and of course Dallas’s own Dallas Museum of Art. Turner Carroll principals have vast experience in every aspect of the art world, from Sotheby’s London to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and Turner Carroll participates in major international art fairs and curates exhibitions for private collections in Punta Mita, Mexico, the US, and Europe.
About Hotel ZaZa
Hotel ZaZa is a sensory experience that is refined yet relaxed. Its sophisticated and sensual interior design and culinary excellence is completed by a staff that pays impeccable attention to each and every guest, making them feel at home. Whether for business, a romantic weekend, or world-famous celebrities, both hotels blend intimate comfort with Stay ZaZa-style to create inspired accommodations, one-of-a-kind themed suites, and award-winning restaurants and spas.
Nestled in the fashionable Uptown neighborhood and next to downtown, Hotel ZaZa Dallas is a creative mix of warm, Mediterranean elegance and comfortable chic. This exceptional boutique hotel offers 6,000 square feet of function space, 152 rooms, 17 concept suites, the Magnificent Seven Suites, the award-winning Dragonfly Modern American Kitchen, the relaxing ZaSpa and the Stay ZaZa Art House & Social Gallery. Reservations may be made at hotelzazadallas.com or by calling 888.880.3244.
Located in the heart of the vibrant Museum District and minutes from the world renowned Texas Medical Center, Hotel ZaZa Houston boasts 17,000 square feet of function space and is the perfect backdrop for any business meeting - not to mention home to some of Houston’s most memorable weddings and galas. Monarch Bistro and the tranquil ZaSpa combine to create the hotel’s breadth of impressive amenities. With more than 300 rooms, including Pool Villas, Concept Suites and The Magnificent Seven Suites, ZaZa exceeds all expectations. Reservations may be made at hotelzazahouston.com or by calling 888.880.3244.
Hotel ZaZa, a member of the Preferred Hotel Group™, was created by Charles S. Givens and Jeff Records and is owned by Givens-Records Developments. Operations management and marketing are provided by Z Resorts, LLC, led by Z Resorts President Benji Homsey.
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