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ARTISTS​ ​CRENCA​ ​AND​ ​CLAUSEN​ ​MARRY​ ​THEIR​ ​WORK​ ​IN​ ​“COUPLING”​ ​AT​ ​THE 159​ ​SUTTON​ ​STREET​ ​GALLERY​ ​IN​ ​PROVIDENCE

PROVIDENCE,​ ​RI​ ​-​ ​​A​ ​two-person​ ​exhibition​ ​at​ ​159​ ​Sutton​ ​Street​ ​Gallery​ ​in​ ​Providence’s​ ​west​ ​end joins​ ​the​ ​work​ ​of​ ​longtime​ ​AS220​ ​power​ ​couple​ ​Umberto​ ​Crenca​ ​and​ ​Susan​ ​Clausen.​ ​​ ​Paintings, sculpture,​ ​video​ ​and​ ​Mr.​ ​Bones​ ​will​ ​be​ ​on​ ​display​ ​for​ ​much​ ​of​ ​October​ ​and​ ​November.​ ​The​ ​opening reception​ ​will​ ​be​ ​held​ ​on​ ​Thursday​ ​October​ ​5th​ ​from​ ​5-8​ ​pm,​ ​the​ ​closing​ ​on​ ​Thursday,​ ​November 30th,​ ​5-8pm.​ ​​ ​Gallery​ ​hours​ ​will​ ​be​ ​held​ ​on​ ​most​ ​Saturdays​ ​between​ ​those​ ​dates,​ ​from​ ​2-4,​ ​and​ ​by appointment.

Clausen’s​ ​Mr.​ ​Bones​ ​installation,​ ​which​ ​features​ ​a​ ​slightly​ ​larger​ ​than​ ​life-size​ ​paper​ ​mache​ ​skeleton, is​ ​once​ ​more​ ​“at​ ​home”,​ ​having​ ​completed​ ​residencies​ ​earlier​ ​this​ ​year​ ​in​ ​Olneyville’s​ ​Dirt​ ​Palace front​ ​window​ ​gallery​ ​space,​ ​and​ ​at​ ​a​ ​group​ ​exhibition​ ​at​ ​the​ ​Sprinkler​ ​Factory​ ​in​ ​Worcester​ ​MA.​ ​For Coupling,​ ​we​ ​find​ ​him​ ​hanging​ ​out​ ​in​ ​his​ ​breakfast​ ​nook​ ​with​ ​his​ ​artwork,​ ​watching​ ​Mousie​ ​video reruns​ ​and​ ​drinking​ ​tea.​ ​Clausen​ ​has​ ​created​ ​a​ ​new​ ​batch​ ​of​ ​bobble​ ​head​ ​wall​ ​sculptures​ ​for​ ​this show,​ ​each​ ​of​ ​which​ ​moves​ ​with​ ​the​ ​(gentle)​ ​tug​ ​of​ ​a​ ​cord.

Crenca’s​ ​artwork​ ​is​ ​no​ ​less​ ​kinetic​ ​for​ ​being​ ​stationary:​ ​his​ ​new​ ​series​ ​of​ ​4​ ​vivid​ ​self​ ​portraits​ ​survey the​ ​artist’s​ ​search​ ​for​ ​truth​ ​and​ ​understanding,​ ​with​ ​tongue​ ​planted​ ​firmly​ ​in​ ​his​ ​cheek.​ ​​ ​His​ ​Enigma series​ ​is​ ​equally​ ​vibrant,​ ​each​ ​painting​ ​a​ ​facet​ ​of​ ​the​ ​artist’s​ ​effort​ ​to​ ​explore​ ​and​ ​understand​ ​people and​ ​their​ ​surroundings.

Susan​ ​and​ ​Bert​ ​have​ ​are​ ​and​ ​have​ ​been​ ​coupled​ ​for​ ​thirty​ ​three​ ​years​ ​and​ ​have​ ​had​ ​abutting​ ​studios for​ ​all​ ​of​ ​that​ ​time.​ ​Unavoidably​ ​they​ ​have​ ​had​ ​influence​ ​on​ ​each​ ​other’s​ ​work,​ ​and​ ​this​ ​is​ ​readily apparent​ ​and​ ​a​ ​delight​ ​to​ ​behold​ ​in​ ​Coupling.

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