INTERVIEW: IF A PICTURE SAYS A 1000 WORDS

"If A Picture Says a 1000 Words,

the Klompching Gallery Has Plenty to Say"

Ratasha Smith, Long Island For Sale

Image: Installation view of the Gallery ©Klompching Gallery

Owner of the Klompching Gallery, Debra Klomp Ching, was recently interviewed for the 'Long Island For Sale' Real Estate website. In the interview with Ratasha Smith, she is asked about what makes the gallery stand out from other galleries.

"We stand out because we carry such an excellent roster of artists producing outstanding work. Many of our artists are established, with strong visual voices, and who have been producing for many years. For example, our artist Helen Sear, has a 30 year history of producing/exhibiting and is currently representing Wales at the 56th Venice Biennale with a solo exhibition. We are well known for the thoughtful curation that stands behind each of our exhibitoins, which not only take account of the artist's vision, but the interplay between the artworks and our physical gallery space. And, in some ways also stand out for being pioneers — in that we launched the gallery in 2007 in the Dumbo neighborhood of Brooklyn. Not Chelsea. We're still located here and thriving".—Debra Klomp Ching

The link to the full interview is here.

INTERVIEW: THE RIGHT ART FOR YOUR HOME

Photographs by Ken Rosenthal (left) and Antony Crossfield (right) installed in NYC homes. 

Owner of the Klompching Gallery, Debra Klomp Ching, was recently interviewed for the 'Long Island For Sale' Real Estate website. In the article, she talks about the process for buying original fine art photographs for the private home.

"The right artwork will be one that 'lives'. What I mean by that, is that you discover something new in the work over time, and that your relationship with it - or appreciation of it - alters and grows ... We have many clients who bought their first original artwork from us, and keep returning to build their collection".—Debra Klomp Ching

The link to the full interview is here. 

HELEN SEAR In Her Own Words

In 2010 our gallery artist, Helen Sear, was awarded the prestigious Major Creative Wales Award from the Arts Council of Wales. It's given to artists living and working in Wales, who have demonstrated excellence in their artistic practice.

The award is designed to enable the recipients to dedicate a sustained period of time to their artistic practice, and requires the development of new work. 

The video below is the interview undertaken for the award, where Helen Sear talks about her practice as a whole, and more specifically the key elements that inform the conceptual framework of her artworks. She also provides some insight into the inspirations behind Pastoral Monuments, currently showing at the gallery.

Frank Yamrus' I FEEL LUCKY

©Frank Yamrus, courtesy the artist / ClampArt

We recently interviewed the photographer Frank Yamrus, about his latest series of photographs and accompanying book, I Feel Lucky.

To read our interview, visit At Length.

W.M. Hunt's UNSEEN EYE

Recently, we had the privilege of interviewing W.M. Hunt (Bill Hunt) about his photography collection The Unseen Eye, which is currently being exhibited at The George Eastman House in Rochester, New York and is the subject of a newly released monograph by Thames & Hudson (UK), Aperture (US) and Actes Sud (France).

To read our interview, visit At Length.

Ethan Hill‘s portrait of W.M. Hunt © Ethan Hill

FRESH 2011

The gallery's annual Summer Exhibition has been retitled and revamped. Called FRESH, the show will be curated each year from an open call for submissions, with selections for the exhibition being made by Darren Ching and a guest curator.

For the inaugural FRESH exhibition, we're delighted to be collaborating with W. M. Hunt — esteemed collector, dealer, writer and curator. In this video from Artlog, he shares his viewpoint on collecting photography, which he's been doing passionately for some thirty-five years. His upcoming book, The Unseen Eye (Thames & Hudson), is a fascinating insight into one of his vast collections.

The FRESH exhibition dates are July 20—August 13, with an opening reception on Thursday, July 21, 6pm—8pm. 

Lisa M. Robinson's OCEANA

Elegy from the Oceana series. © 2010 Lisa M. Robinson

On the eve of her second solo show with the gallery, we spoke with Lisa M. Robinson about the creative journey from Snowbound to Oceana. To read the full interview, visit At Length. The exhibition, Oceana, is on view through to June 10, 2011