LANDRETH + RIFFLE

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Tiger in a Tropical Storm
Riviera Gallery | Williamsburg Brooklyn
Thursday July 12 - Sunday August 5, 2007

Opening Reception. Thursday July 12, 2007. 7-10PM

About the Exhibition

RIVIERA GALLERY ANNOUNCES "TIGER IN A TROPICAL STORM" FEATURING RICHARD COLEMAN, MATT LEINES, TAYLOR MCKIMENS AND MORE

NEW YORK, NY, June 7, 2007 — Riviera Gallery, located in the thriving arts community of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, announces today the exhibition Tiger in a Tropical Storm which will open Thursday, July 12, 2007. The gallery is located at 103 Metropolitan Ave. The show will remain on view through Saturday, August 4, 2007. The gallery will host an opening reception on July 12 from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.

The works in Tiger in a Tropical Storm concentrate on the subject matter of exotic flora and fauna. Each artist in the show created works in the spirit of freedom and exploration, bringing to mind the works of Henri Rousseau. The title “Tiger in a Tropical Storm” comes from a Rousseau painting of exactly that- a tiger caught in a tropical storm.

"Tiger in a Tropical Storm" features works by the following artists: Deedee Cheriel, Hirokazu Takahashi, Jen Stark, Jenny Riffle, Matt Leines, Molly Landreth, Richard Coleman, Ryan Foerster, Taylor McKimens

Deedee Cheriel and Richard Coleman are artists working in the Los Angeles area. Hirokazu Takahashi, Matt Leines, Ryan Foerster, Taylor McKimens are artists working in the New York metropolitan area. Jen Stark hails from Miami, Florida and Molly Landreth and Jenny Riffle come to us from Seattle Washington.

Deedee Cheriel's work has the closest relationship to Rousseau, as she creates her work using animal motifs, although Ms. Cheriel renders her animals and women in sweet, yet very sexually explicit poses. Taylor McKimens creates comical works that evoke a different side of the luxuriant jungle, one filled with flies, weeds and sweat. Jen Stark creates the lone abstract work in the show. Yet, the colors and shapes she uses in her video, sculptures and drawings are evocative of a vibrant flourishing jungle setting.

The three photographers represented: Jenny Riffle, Molly Landreth and Ryan Foerster bring a refreshing vision of the theme with work that continues the lush nature iconography of the show. Interestingly, they bring the theme to another level of fantasy and dreamscape with the figures in their works often captured at ethereal moments in day-dreamy surroundings.

Richard Coleman, Hirokazu Takahashi and Matt Leines create much more detail oriented work than the rest, yet still with a youthful nouveau-naïve feel. They create magical mythical universes within their works. The works become a personal mythology, which carries through their entire body of work. They leave the viewer needing to see the next piece in order to continue with the story.

About the Riviera Gallery

The Riviera Gallery is located on Metropolitan Avenue in the burgeoning arts neighborhood of Williamsburg, Brooklyn just a few blocks from the East River. Established in January 2003 by a collective of five designers / artists. The Riviera maintains an open schedule of 3-4 week long shows curated by the partners and their friends.

Tiger in a Tropical Storm at Riviera, 103 Metropolitan Ave. Williamsburg, BKLYN

Hours: Thursday and Friday 2 - 8PM, Saturday and Sunday, noon - 6PM or by private appointment. 718.599.5589

DIRECTIONS: 103 Metropolitan Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Take the L Train to Bedford Avenue stop. Walk south 5 blocks and take right on to Metropolitan Avenue. Walk 2 blocks to corner of Wythe and Metropolitan.

For images or more information, please contact Chloe Derderian: chloe@seeyouattheriviera.com | 917.667.2038.