Hathaway David Contemporary opens with inaugural exhibition
<i>All Tomorrow’s Parties</i>, the gallery’s inaugural exhibition, brings over 30 artists together, local and from Brooklyn.
The Atlanta arts scene has a new kid on the block. Hathaway David Contemporary opens its doors with All Tomorrow’s Parties, an inaugural exhibition on Sat., April 30.
Located on the Westside, the new gallery has Michael David at the helm as co-founder, artistic director, and curator. With over 35 years of experience in the art world, David’s work can be found in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Guggenheim Museum and private collections. Now, he’s bringing his curatorial skills to Hathaway.
“Having had the unique opportunity to be an artist, educator, curator, and gallerist in both Brooklyn and Atlanta for the better part of the last decade, one of our goals at Hathaway David Contemporary is to create energy and dialogue between both communities,” David says.
The inaugural exhibition, All Tomorrow’s Parties, brings together over 30 emerging and established artists from Brooklyn and Atlanta — ages ranging from 24- to 92-years-old.
“Rather than any specific curatorial vision for this exhibition, it’s a mash up of artists we love and believe in from both art scenes,” David says. “Our vision for All Tomorrow’s Parties is a broad one, from southern vernacular master Thornton Dial, to some of the most important voices of today’s south, Sheila Pree Bright and Pam Longobardi, to influential Brooklyn artists such as Chris Martin, Brenda Goodman, and Glenn Goldberg, as well as artists with roots in both communities such as Jim Herbert, Andy Piedilato, and Whitney Wood Bailey.
The gallery is opening at a great time as many of the city’s staple galleries have closed recently, reducing the amount of spots where artists can show their work and get exposed to new audiences. David hopes to help this situation.
“At HDC, we want to support the growth we see in Atlanta’s vibrant arts community by help to bring southern artists to a greater national and international audience,” David says.