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Home Away from Home: Chaim Gross and 70 Years at the Educational Alliance

The Educational Alliance Manny Cantor Center, 197 East Broadway

November 10, 2016 – January 2, 2017

Photo of two cream gallery walls intersecting on the left of us with medium brown flooring beneath them. On the left wall closest to us there is a black sculpture two birds with a series of small vase like forms beneath them mounted on a white rectangular block and a light brown sculpture of a bird hung up. Where the two walls intersect there is a thin, tall sculpture of a tree with sparse leaves and a tiny shape of a bird on the top in a glass box on a rectangular mount. On the right wall there is a black sculpture of an organic, crescent shaped form on a small shelf and two more tree-like sculptures with birds on the top of them in glass boxes with rectangular mounts. On the far right there is a vertical metal sign that says, "Ernest Rubenstein Gallery".
Long white gallery wall going to the left with grey flooring beneath it. At the far left of us an adult wearing a winter coat and black rain boots walks to to the left. On the gallery wall there are two distinct clusters of framed art works, the cluster furthest away from us has four dark colored pieces, one large and the other three small, all in dark brown frames. The cluster closest to us has four similar sized medium pieces on white paper with cream frames. Between both of the clusters there is a black painted, medium sized piece of canvas or wood.
White gallery wall with a black rope fence in front of it. On the right there is a description with the title, "Home Away From Home: Chaim Gross and 70 Years at Educational Alliance". To the left of the description are three charcoal illustrations of people in light beige and silver frames. In the bottom left there is a black painted canvas or wood piece.
White gallery wall with a triangular cluster of small dark colored paintings on the left and one medium sized dark painting on the right. All of the paintings are in dark brown frames except for the smallest one which is on the top left in a gold frame. From left to right the paintings depict: a female nude figure laying on a white cloth, a female portrait, a man sitting in an armchair, and a young man sculpting.
White gallery wall with three similarly sized medium illustrations in beige frames. Each composition depicts drawings of the tree-like stands with birds on the top of them, with the outermost pieces being light sketches and the middle being a larger, black colored composition.
White gallery wall going diagonally towards the right with medium brown flooring beneath it. On the left closest to us there is medium sized black sculpture of tree with birds on the branches. At the center of the wall there is a medium sized sculpture of a humanoid form and at the far right there is a medium brown bust of a man. Between the sculptures there are various framed artworks hung up on the wall.
Hallway of a gallery with white walls and medium brown floors. The closest piece of artwork to us on the left wall is a medium black sculpture of a humanoid figure, in the middle is a medium brown bust of a man, and furthest away is a medium black sculpture of two thin, organic shapes stacked vertically on top of eachother. On the right wall closest to us is a mid-sized medium brown sculpture of a person sitting on an unidentifiable organic shape, in the middle is a darker brown, smaller sculpture of a female form, and furthest away is a dark brown bust of a man. Between the sculptures there are various framed artworks hung up on the walls.
White gallery wall with a low ceiling with five pieces of framed artwork on it and a medium brown, mid sized bust of a man's head on the right. The four pieces of artwork to the left of the sculpture are in dark brown frames and depict sketches of people and the illustration in the center appears to be of buildings. The art work on the right side of the sculpture is in a beige frame and shows two people intertwined.
White gallery wall going diagonally towards the left with medium brown flooring beneath it. On the right closest to us there is five medium sized pieces of art work in beige frames. They all are depictions of people in black and white except the one closest to us, which illustrates a colorful scene of a park. Next to the art works to the left is a mid size, medium brown bust of a man, to the left of that sculpture are more pieces of artwork hung up and two medium sized black sculptures of a human figure and a tree with birds on it, also with art hung between them.
White gallery wall going diagonally to the right with medium brown flooring beneath it and a low white ceiling. On the left closest to us is a black and white large artwork with a medium brown frame of various organic shapes. To the right of this piece is a dark brown bust of a man, to the right of this sculpture is a large glass box on white table pieces of paper and a book inside. There is also a small black and white drawing directly to the right of the bust and two small artworks in black frames hung up to the right of the glass box.
Hallway of a gallery with a long white wall on the left and a small, square back wall visible, medium brown flooring, and a low white ceiling. From left to right along the wall there is a dark brown bust of a man, a glass box with papers and a book inside it on a white table, a medium brown sculpture of a vaguely humanoid form, a medium brown sculpture of unidentifiable, animal like shape, and finally a black sculpture of a tree with birds on it on the back wall. On the walls dotted between these displays are a few pieces of artwork hung up.
Hallway of a gallery with white walls, medium brown floors, and a low white ceiling. On the left wall closest to us is a glass box mounted on a white table with papers and a book inside. Next to it on the left wall towards the right is a medium brown, mid sized sculpture of a vaguely humanoid, organic shape, and to the right of that piece is a unidentifiable animal like, organic form. There are four medium sized framed artworks and one large piece between and around these sculptures. On the right wall there is a large, medium brown bust of a man and a piece of a black unidentifiable sculpture is visible. Closest to us on the right are the sides of four artworks in beige frames. On the back wall there is a black sculpture of a tree with birds on it and three mid sized artworks hung up to the left of it.

Press Release

For more on the exhibit, read Sandee Brawarsky's article in Jewish Week  here.

Press Release