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ARTS + ENTERTAINMENT NOVEMBER 9, 2023
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Photo by Monica Gagnier
Tim Jaeger, director and chief curator of galleries and exhibitions at Ringling College of Art and Design, poses next to Syd Solomon’s 1982 triptych “Trishades” in the Lois and David Stulberg Gallery.
A FRESH LOOK AT SYD SOLOMON Ringling College’s ‘Fluid Impressions’ is a collaboration between teacher, students and the paintings’ owner.
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r. Paul and Pamela Mones adore their collection of abstract paintings by the
late Sarasota artist Syd Solomon, and they want you to enjoy them too. No, they aren’t inviting you over to their house; they’ve lent three dozen of their paintings to Ringling College of Art and Design for an exhibition. “Fluid Impressions: The Paintings of Syd Solomon” is a labor of love led by Ringling College Director and Chief Curator Tim Jaeger. His curatorial students engineered all aspects of the free exhibition in the Lois and David Stulberg Gallery. As part of “The Role of the Curator” course taught by Jaeger, 17 students decided everything from where to hang the pictures in the Stulberg Gallery to what the mar-
keting campaign should look like to which refreshments will be served at the opening reception on Friday, Nov. 10. Those are just a few of the myriad details they sorted out. “We really got down to the nuts and bolts of what it means to hold a gallery show,” said Jaeger during a recent interview in his Ringling College office, where a pop art model of Andy Warhol stands in the corner. Mones said he was approached to exhibit his Solomon paintings at Ringling College by Jaeger, whom he has gotten to know by attending arts events in town. Both fans of Solomon’s art, Mones and Jaeger also speak fondly of the artist, who died in 2004, and his wife Annie’s galvanizing role during more than 50 years in the Sarasota arts community. The last major Solomon show in Sarasota was at The Ringling Museum in 2019. “The Mystery of Syd Solomon” brought together art and historical materials from the artist’s estate, private collections and the museum’s permanent collection. According to Mones, a retired radiologist, there is little or no overlap between the latest show and the Ringling museum retrospective. SEE SOLOMON, PAGE 2
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IF YOU GO
When: Opening Reception 5-8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 10. Exhibit runs through March 25, 2024 Where: Stulberg Gallery, Ringling College of Art and Design, 1188 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way Tickets: Free Info: Visit RinglingCollege. Gallery
Syd Solomon’s “Island Memory” is on display at Ringling College of Art and Design’s Stulberg Gallery.