The Newark Y. M. and Y. W. H. A. have arranged, in connection with their tenth anniversary, an international exhibition of modern painting and sculpture. The exhibition is divided into four parts-European, American, New Jersey and local artists.
In spite of its confused character, or, rather, because of it, the exhibition proved to be one of the most interesting and exhilarating events of a quiet, unexciting art season.
In the European Room the “Valet” by Chaim Soutine dominated. It is a fine characteristic Soutine, painted in the artist’s familiar vein-vehement and haunting. The social document of Grosz and Pascin’s sensitive erotic nudes represent those artists at their best. Pisarro, Chagall and that tragic genius Modigliani, however, are not adequately represented.
The American section is larger, livelier and more representative. The outstanding painting in this group are Weber’s beautiful moody “Landscape,” Walkowitz’s Virgilian “Life”-full-toned and rhythmical and Tofil’s profound “On a Biblical Theme.” Other artists whose work stands out for one reason or another are Aaron Berkman, A. S. Baylinson, Paul Burlin, Gussow, Lozowick, Ben Shahn Kopman, Isaac Soyer, I. N. Steinberg, who, by the way, is largely responsible for the exhibition, Maurice Sterne and David Dovegard.
The sculpture, with the exception of the lovely Pan and bronze Mother and child by Zorack and Gross’s Dancer is weak and uninspiring.
The Artists Committee of action for The Municipal Art Gallery and Center was formed at the time of the destruction of the Rivera Mural at the Rockefeller Center. It represents 600 artists of various schools and aesthetic beliefs. Its goal is a municipal art center and gallery administered for and by the artists. An outline of the proposed project was submitted on March 20 to Mayor LaGuardia.
Last Wednesday the artists marched in a picturesque parade to the City Hall carrying banners and slogans demanding a place in which to show their work. Mr. Deutsch, president of the Board of Alderman, in the absence of the Mayor, granted them an audience and promised all within his power to help in establishing a real municipal art center.
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