“Joseph Fiore: Small Collages” at Meredith Ward Fine Art

Joseph Fiore, Untitled (c. 1995-2000), collage on board, 8-1/2 x 11-1/4″; courtesy Meredith Ward Fine Art

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I’m pleased to announce that an essay of mine is included in the catalogue accompanying “Joseph Fiore: Small Collages”, an exhibition currently on display at Meredith Ward Fine Art. The online catalogue can be found here, an excerpt of which follows below:

“Attempting to deduce the personality of an artist from the art itself is always an iffy proposition, but Fiore the man comes across as something of a mensch . . . The good cheer Fiore’s collages radiate is impossible to deny and harder to resist. Even at their most austere–which happens when the collages are explicitly representational–the pieces have a dreamy, offhand elan.”

“Joseph Fiore: Small Collages” continues until May 25, 2018.