MICHAEL GIBSON
PRESS RELEASE
May 2004
For Immediate Release For More Information Contact:  Melissa Messina (404) 753-3843 messina21@hotmail.com   Accoustic Mirror, 2004 enamel on masonite, 30 x 40 inches Five Artists in a group show at City Gallery Chastain Carolyn Carr, Michael Gibson, Melissa Messina, Odili Donald Odita & Mark Sheinkman   Title:                           Transit: Abstracting the System Dates:                         May 13 - June 25, 2004 Opening Reception:  Thursday, May 13 from 6:00 - 9:00 PM Artist Talk:                  7:00 PM   The Bureau of Cultural Affairs and City Gallery at Chastain present Transit: Abstracting the System, highlighting 5 abstract painters, . Collectively, the works communicate the potential and relevance of abstraction found in today’s contemporary culture while exploring universal and social systems. The exhibition is located at the City Gallery Chastain at the Chastain Arts Center,135 W. Wieuca Rd. NW,Atlanta,GA30342 and will open Thursday, May 13. The show will be on view until Friday, June 25, 2004. The reception will be held on Thursday, May 13 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM and will include an artistís talk at 7:00PM. Transit: Abstracting the System Carolyn Carr, Michael Gibson, Melissa Messina, Odili Donald Odita & Mark Sheinkman ATLANTA, GA- The artists in this exhibition work with in the mode of abstraction and have, like generations before them, altered and redefined the language of Abstract painting as it relates to their generations' contemporary culture. Thus, they look back at the historical signifiers of abstraction as an intergenerational dialogue to explore the potential of abstraction from their generational point of view. The artist in this exhibition though not directly influenced by abstract expressionism, explore the possibilities of abstraction and communicate its relevance in contemporary art while investigating ideas of universal and social systems. Such systems include microcosms and models found in media and communications, politics and power structures, science and technology, ecosystems and nature. Carolyn Carr, Michael Gibson and Odili Donald Odita were all included in the 2002 exhibition Painting as Paradox at Artist Space in New York, which was curated by Lauri Firstenberg. Carolyn Carr will have an upcoming solo show in September 2004 at the Fay Gold Gallery. Michael Gibson will be featured in an exhibition at Suite 106, NY, in May 2004. Odili Donald Odita will be representing the United States in the Senegal Biennale this spring and his works can be found at the Birmingham Museum of Art, The Miami Art Museum, and the Studio Museum of Harlem. Mark Sheinkman currently has a one man show at Von Lintel Gallery, NY and his work is in the public collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.. Melissa Messina will be attending Pratt Institute for a Masters degree in painting this fall and has exhibited at The Columbus Museum of Art in Georgia, Eyedrum, and the Augusta State University.   Gallery hours from May 13 - June 14 are Monday through Thursday 9:00 AM to 9:30 PM; Fridays 9:00AM - 5:00PM; Saturdays 10:00AM - 5:00PM; closed on Sundays and Memorial Day. *Note: Gallery hours from June 15 - June 25 are Monday - Friday 9:00 AM-5:00 PM, Saturdays 10:00AM - 5:00PM. City Gallery at Chastain is located at1424 W. Paces Ferry Road Atlanta,GA. 30327. 404-252-2927 This program was made possible by support from the City of Atlanta Bureau of Cultural Affairs and Chastain Art Center. For visuals and detailed biographical information on the artists contact : Press Contact: Melissa Messina: (404) 753-3843 or messina21@hotmail.com   mailto:messina21@hotmail.comshapeimage_1_link_0