THE MORE THINGS CHANGE, THE MORE THINGS REALLY CHANGE

The More Things Change,

The More Things Really Change

Still Life with Oranges  in a Basket ( detail)

James Aponovich

Years ago ( By that I mean anything more than last year) in the 

New York art world, Summer meant that come July or August the

galleries closed and everybody fled town. New York became a

ghost town. Now, with the Internet and Art  Fairs everywhere it

is business 24-7 / 365.

Hirschl & Adler Modern, the gallery that represents me, 

decided to organize an exhibit of  current gallery artists and pair them with

artists from the past of their collection. 

The show was curated by

Lauren Riggs and Yarden Elias.

Severin Roesen (1815-1872)

Two-Tiered Still Life with Fruit

oil on canvas,  30" x 40"

They asked me to select two of three artists who have influenced me.

Hmmm. Since they didn't have any Giovanni Bellini's I decided on three American artists,

one being Severin Roesen.  The curators then asked me to write a few words about Roesen's 

influence on me and my work.

This statement is hanging between  the two paintings, mine and Roesen's

Little known fact: This painting, Still Life with Oranges in a Basket,

was done while I worked on a portrait of my friend, Robert O.

Portrait of Robert O.

James Aponovich

oil on canvas

Still Life with Oranges in a Basket

James Aponovich

oil on canvas

By the way...

Hirschl & Adler

is now in The Fuller Building

41 E. 57th St.

New York, NY

Copyright 2018 

James Aponovich