Hes created an arts complex called bergamot station in santa monica. City garage finds new home at track 16 gallery culture. Owner of track 16, an art gallery in santa monica, california. The exhibition featured 50 artists from track 16 s past and present, including select dolls from the inanimate objects collection.
He also cowrote the screenplays for the films the muppets take manhattan 1984 and the great muppet caper 1981. In anticipation of what would seem to be inevitable disney litigation to suppress the project, extv writer and gallerist tom patchett, whose track 16 gallery published the book, hired his own highpowered lawyers to conduct a preemptive strike. The title comes from one of the most internationally renowned songs of the nueva cancion chilena new chilean song movement, composed and recorded in june 1973. As for summer group shows at commercial galleries, craig krull has one of the better.
Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. I would not have been aware of the breadth of his work if it were not for tom and track 16 gallery director, laurie steelink, who sat. However, as the metro trains plans grew to exclude a majority of bergamont. So readily does it congeal into schmaltz, so quickly can it become as insufferable as those wretched. Argentinian art collective explores unusual materials in. Newport beach tom patchett, owner of the track 16 gallery in bergamot station is a collector who enjoys the work of joseph beuys cq. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. All academic actor alternative spaces architect artists collaborative conservator critics writers curators designer education filmmaker gallerist lawyer museum director musician philanthropist poets private advisory professor publisher techscience wellness. Jul 06, 2011 city garage staged a production of the play paradise park by charles l. Join facebook to connect with tom patchett and others you may know. Track 16 opened in 1994, and premiered many important exhibitions, including several by cspg. Diverging curatorial practices melanie a townsend on. For the last 16 years patchett operated track 16 gallery. His seminal mainspace exhibitions wheels1994, fools paradise1994, and eats1995 were audacious attempts to look at 20thcentury america through not just art, but also its.
The last photo showing del rivero with man rays chess board is called opening tom patchett fig. For the last 16 years patchett operated track 16 gallery, a. Three exhibits of protest graphics held in 1997 at track 16 gallery in santa monica. As the third director of track 16, meredith says, there is no complex philosophy. Back in 1994, having trouble imagining the gallery carrying on their obstinate aspirations for two years let alone twentyfive, sean meredith told the santa monica mirror, were a big ship. She helmed, among many exhibitions, an early retrospective of manuel ocampo, an important survey of contemporary cuban art, and at the curve of the world, an ambitious exhibition of women artists. Parisla smart art press series man ray, tashjian, dickran, track 16 gallery and mainspace, robert berman gallery on. However, as the metro trains plans grew to exclude a majority of bergamont stations. Frederique michel, the artistic director of city garage, said that the group will become the new resident theater company of track 16, located in the bergamot station complex of gallery spaces. She explains in an email to toutfait of august 2001. It should be something outside of, but related to your normal focus whether its reading biographies, going to museums, or getting up at 6 a. I went to talk to hollywood writer and producer tom patchett alf, the muppets take manhattan, the bob newhart show who helped. After several months of searching, the companys leaders said that they will make track 16 gallery at bergamot station their new home. Tom patchett, owner of the track 16 gallery in bergamot.
City garage staged a production of the play paradise park by charles l. Octobereadingfest track 16 gallery hosts four plays from four directors throughout the month of october. Tom lutz writes books four works of nonfiction so far and he reads with a vengeance. Published in association with the banff international curatorial institute and the walter phillps gallery. In fact during the occupy movement we did a show called occupy track 16 where people were allowed to write on walls and the young woman who was on the cover of time magazine as the person of.
Tom patchett is a producer, director and writer, known for the carol burnett show 1973 the bob newhart show 1973 1977, the tony randall show 197879, open all night 1981, buffalo bill 198283, and alf 19861990. Before the event began, people milled around track 16 gallery, owned by tom patchett. Founded by tom patchett, the gallery prospered there until 2012 when it was. In short onetime television writerproducer tom patche. But in 1996, patchett sued blank, the general partner, to dissolve. Philadelphia museum of art exhibitions raymond pettibon. Two feuding partners in santa monicas bergamot station art complex both believe its time for the other one to relinquish his power.
Tom decided to retire from the television business at age 51 in 1991 and devote himself to collecting, and writing about art. Beyond escapism artillery magazine artillery magazine. Works encompass conceptual objects, historical videos, film footage and photographs, original and existing writings that along with the a multimedia, actorstudded performance promise to bring this provocative innovator into clearer relief track 16 gallery, santa monica. Track 16 gallery in santa monica, ca 90404 citysearch. Over fifty artists will be shown in an attempt to reflect, celebrate, and embody the hundreds of artists who have displayed work over the years. Tom patchett, tom patchett is an american film director. The current poster of the week was selected in 1999 by paul schimmel, the innovative and internationally respected head curator of moca for 22 years, who was recently, suddenly and unceremoniously fired. Cspgs poster of the week celebrates worker solidarity, perfect for labor day.
Attempt to raise hell, track 16 s 25th anniversary exhibition opened saturday, november 16th from 7pm to 10pm. Tom patchett celebrity profile check out the latest tom patchett photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. If youve ever visited track 16, you know it wasnt a typical gallery. Founded by tom patchett, the gallery prospered there until 2012 when it was forced to move to make way for a new metro station. Theater company wants home for good santa monica daily press. Nov 17, 2017 hernandez is an austin, texasbased artist who explores the relationship of the body in motion to urban spaces through his performative photographs of jellyfish monsters that he calls. Patchett, the collector and television producer alf who owns track 16 gallery, has filed suit blank, who operates shoshana wayne, charging him with financial misconduct and fraud, and seeking to dissolve the partnership the two formed in 1994 to establish the bergamot station arts complex.
Paul mccarthy, his luggage and some large photographs at track 16 gallery, santa monica. Special thanks wayne alexander georgia brint greg escalante patricia fitzgerald erica fox janie geiser chris kletzien alicia meredith hilary meredith joe musil cindy ojeda john paulsen tom patchett laurie steelink. Track 16 gallery opened in 1994 in a 10,000 square foot space at bergamot station. The creepy, atmospheric vocals of 80searly 90s ogre have been reduced to. The fire paintings at the track 16 exhibition represent the holy spirit. Track 16 operates slightly more like a traditional gallery these days but its spirit of breaking with tradition remains. Organized by laurie steelink, director of track 16 for the past decade, smart art. We all cried when they were forced out of their home at bergamot station, due to the metro station. Attempt to raise hell wall street international magazine. It chronicles restaurant chinas coming of age in the heyday of american highways. In her upcoming exhibition of new work at track 16 gallery, artist kathleen.
The exhibition ran until thursday december 26th, 2019. Track 16 was launched by the obsessive passion of founder tom patchett. With its peripatetic and experimental history, the gallery has shown hundreds of artists over the years. Their latest exhibition, titled what are we gonna say after hello. The gallery is now coowned by its director sean meredith. Tom patchett is an american film director, screenwriter, actor and producer who is best known as the cocreator of alf. Dec 21, 2019 track 16 committed to moving in late 2017 not knowing the building would soon have a cultural explosion that now hosts 12 galleries with more planned move in. City garage is planning three projects at track 16 over the next year. The attorneys alerted disney of patchett s plans for the parody, and invited a response which. Going into his bedroom i saw the chessboard by man ray in the. He is shown wearing a joseph beuys 1970 piece called felt suit which is a wearable art object. The very first track is so laughably bad it almost isnt even that funny anymore. Skinny puppy mythmaker 2007, digipak, cardboard box, cd.
Track 16 celebrates 25 years if youve been around the art world any length of time, you know track 16. Track 16 gallery attempt to raise hell institute for. Ed templeton returned from europe and revealed himself at the juxtapoz exposition of drama held at santa monicas track 16 gallery. Get all latest content delivered straight to your inbox. Track 16, owned by tom patchett, serves primarily as an art gallery but it also hosts performances and cultural talks in its multipurpose space. Toward the end of our previous century, track 16 gallery s tom patchett and robert berman gallery s robert berman joined forces to present this nowlegendary exhibition featuring hundreds of works. Lunna menoh, sean meredith, thinh nguyen, deborah oliver, tom patchett, sara sheridan, steve shoffner. Blank introduced company staff to tom patchett, owner of the track 16 gallery at bergamot, who generously provided an interim home that allowed the company to continue its vigorous program of critically acclaimed work until a permanent facility at the arts center became possible. A lesson in the fine art of getting away from it all variety.
Tom patchett bids his baby goodbye bergamot station in santa monica for nearly 20 years, but the building that houses the massive thousand square foot wonder known as track 16 will be razed soon, and in its place, a train platform will eventually rise for the olympic and 26th street stop. Tom patchett is a producer, director and writer, known for the carol burnett show 1973 the bob newhart show 1973 1977, the tony randall show 197879 view tom patchetts profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Tom patchett, owner of the track 16 gallery in bergamot station is a collector who enjoys the work of joseph beuys. Carl hiaasen talks wellplaced sea urchins, paparazzi and. He cowrote the films up the academy, the great muppet caper, the muppets take manhattan and project alf. Roy lichtenstein, claes oldenburg, cindy sherman, keith haring, burt payne 3, till goodan, don blanding and rockwell kent. Dec 11, 2019 track 16 operates slightly more like a traditional gallery now but its spirit of breaking with tradition and attempting to raise hell remains. Tyler stallings interviews from yale university radio wybcx. This is the third of three seminal exhibits at track 16 gallery exploring the crossroads of art and americana. Attempt to raise hell 25 years of track 16 track 16 gallery. Patchetts belief in the power of alvarezs paintings is clear to me. Political posters from the united states, viet nam and cuba 19651975 at track 16 gallery organized with the center for the study of political graphics, brings together two remarkable collections. Patchett and musician ry cooder appears after the last essay.
Tom patchett s breathtaking collection of original art for posters from north viet nam, and the centers vast holdings in. The makers of this film wish to thank track 16 gallery of santa monica for generously supplying a filming location. Untitled these excursions served, 1987 raymond pettibon 24 x 18 60. I went to talk to hollywood writer and producer tom patchett alf, the muppets take manhattan, the bob newhart show who helped develop bergamot station back in 1994, when it was a warren of abandoned warehouses. Eats an american obsession a track 16 ga tom patchett on. In tom patchetts new play, art is for everyone and. Nancy hoffman gallery, new york, ny catharine clark gallery, san francisco, ca 2002 spot portraits, dabora gallery, brooklyn, ny spot portraits, hampden gallery, university of massachusetts, amherst, ma 2001. He explained how he wound up with the original brown derby sign years ago, he outbid arnold schwarzenegger for it. Mendanha was a child in the 1970s when he and his family fled the violence of the argentine dictatorship. Just a few months later, on september 11, 1973, a u. The project was partly financed by television producer and art collector tom patchett, who operates track 16 gallery at bergamot. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Find tom patchett movies, filmography, bio, co stars, photos, news and tweets.
Also evident were a number of people who were keeping well below the radar such as jason lee, chris wilder, tom patchett, charlie miller, salena osterman, sally vitello, ed ruscha, billy al bengston and gwynn vitello. Not exactly, but tom patchett did come along at a good time to kickstart. Before opening the gallery, patchett was a successful comedy writer and television producer. Kathleens drawings gnaw at me long after seeing them, says guest curator jessica. A catalogue in three separate volumes bound in vellum, blood, sweat and tears documents a trio of exhibitions that look at the graphics of protest, locally and internationally. Blank, and a short time later opened the track 16 gallery, an unorthodox. Exhibitions raymond pettibon philadelphia museum of art. Not only as a painter of large, sun ra inspired abstract landscapes, but as the denizen director of track 16, the alternative gallery space in santa monica owned by alf tv scribe tom patchett. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. I went to talk to hollywood writer and producer tom patchett.
Patchett, the collector and television producer alf who owns track 16. Attorneys for tv producer tom patchett and wayne blank. Tom patchett, founder of track 16 gallery and smart art press, selected the same poster. Eats is a social history in blazing neon and logoed restaurant china, attesting to the eccentricity and artistry of the american applied arts.
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