Part of my mission at One River is to close the cultural gap by sharing the stories of inspiring artists with our students and our community at large. Last year, I was walking through the Frieze Art Fair in NY and stumbled onto something that stopped me in my tracks. You know that feeling when you taste a certain type of food for the first time (chocolate soufflé…the best)? Or, when you hear a song by a new band for the first time: (U2…I’m old)?

Daniel Gordon is one of the most compelling young artists in the world today and he is someone you need to know about. He has created a method that is unique to him…involving paper sculpture and photography…and has rolled it into some of the most beautiful artworks I have ever seen. What put me over the top was watching Daniel ‘show and tell’ from his studio on PBS Art 21…watch this video for a couple of minutes and you will see what I mean.

Daniel has a new exhibition opening this week in New York at Wallspace Gallery and is the recipient of the Foam Museum 2014 Paul Huf Award… there’s a solo show at the museum in Amsterdam right now to celebrate this award. Most importantly, he is a young, bright, engaging new Dad who is adding amazing joy to the world by sharing his gift with us.

Monday, October 27, 2014