UIMA Gallery

THE FIVE Ralph Arnold Morris Barazani Ghita Hardimon Leopold Segedin Joan Taxay-Weinger
September 10 - October 10, 1998

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	RALPH ARNOLD "A Strangers Welcome" From the Napoleon in Hawaii Series Cibachrome 24"x20" 1992
	MORRIS BARAZANI The Land of Counter pane-oil 48"x60" 1987
	GHITA HARDIMON Suspended Fragments 3-piece construction 56"x36"x5"
	LEOPOLD SEGEDIN Approaching Storm Mixed media on panel 24"x16" 1998
	JOAN TAXAY-WEINGER Untitled work on paper

The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art is pleased to present

Exhibition: "5"
Sept 10 - Oct 18, 1998

In conjunction with the Around the Coyote arts festival, the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art will be open from 4:30pm to 7:30pm on Thursday, September 10th and Friday, September 11th.

for more information contact Oleh Kowerko at 773/227-5522 or Natalie R Domchenko at 773/283-7868

The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art (UIMA) is pleased to present an exhibition of paintings, photographs and constructions by Chicago artists Ralph Arnold, Morris Barazani, Ghita Hardiman, Leopold Segedin and Joan Taxay-Weinger. This exhibition, previously on view at the Loyola University Art Gallery and the Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture, presents the work of five mature artists who have been quietly pursuing their visions here in Chicago for over 20 years.

Ralph Arnold, currently a Professor at Loyola University, assembles collages both provocative and witty. Brilliantly colored, they challenge our assumed understanding of image and icon as used in popular media and art history.

Morris Barazani's paintings resonate with emotion. They are charged with the dynamism of his color sense and use of space, perhaps indicating landscapes that extend beyond the edge of his canvas.

Ghita Hardimon builds constructions which ripple and flow, barely contained by their physicality. Their jagged edges and curved lines acquire a calligraphic form that is powerfully lyrical.

Leopold Segedin narrates the dignity and pathos of working class individuals in urban settings. His paintings illuminate the courage and drama, as well as the quiet poetry of city life.

Joan Taxay-Weinger's paintings are both haunting and meditative. Her carefully composed studies of plants elevate the simple to the sublime.

The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art (UIMA), a not for profit arts organization, was founded in 1971. For over 25 years UIMA has served the local community and greater Chicago area with a program of exhibitions, concerts, lectures and multi-disciplinary events. The programs presented by UIMA are partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.

Address: 2320 W. Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60622
Telephone: 773-227-5522
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