NY | MeetAT Fridman Gallery

Image: Wura-Natasha Ogunji, Lagoon (2019), Thread, ink, graphite on tracing paper,19.5 x 24 inches. ArtTable’s MeetAT networking events for members and prospective members continues in September at Fridman Gallery. All ArtTable members, guests, and prospective members are encouraged to attend, network and enjoy work by ruby onyinyechi amanze and Wura-Natasha Ogunji ArtTable MeetATs are a free member-hosted event for existing and potential ArtTable members from all sectors of the art world to mingle and engage with each other in a casual atmosphere. Come solo or bring a guest to this lively gathering that encourages new friends and trusted colleagues to get to know one another better. Without a formal program, everyone is free to network and engage in conversation. Founded in 2013, Fridman Gallery represents contemporary artists from around the world, featuring avant-garde exhibitions and performances in a variety of media, including visual and sound art. you are so loved and lovely is an exhibition of works in dialog by ruby onyinyechi amanze and Wura-Natasha Ogunji. The exhibition features new large-scale drawings and paintings, and a selection of small works created early in the artists’ careers. Since meeting in 2012 in Nigeria, amanze and Ogunji have engaged in an ongoing artistic exchange of writings, performances, conversations and shows in shared spaces. In addition to artworks, you are so loved and lovely includes excerpts from Drawing Memoir, a collection of written correspondences that chronicle the questions, quandaries, experiments and discoveries made in the artists’ studios and beyond. Thank you to ArtTable members Hilary Dvorkin, Director, Fridman Gallery and creator of MeetAT programs, Louky Keijsers-Koning, Director/Owner, LMAK Gallery, for organizing and supporting this program.