I am always on the lookout for art that will contribute to my understanding, art that will broaden my perspective or make me feel a sense of connection. Most importantly, it needs to be distinctive enough that I want to experience it again.

The exhibition includes a selection of recent additions to the gallery inventory, mostly from my trip to Paris this summer. They are a diverse group and made in the 1920s through 1960s, yet all were created with an avant-garde style, ranging from Modernism to Surrealism to abstraction to conceptual portraiture. It is fascinating to see how well these works from periods gone by hold up and speak to a contemporary perspective. They were created by artists, some heralded, some lesser known, who were adding their own original expression to an ongoing discourse.

Artists included are: Laure Albin-Guillot, Pierre Boucher, Émeric Feher, Raymond Journeaux, Francois Kollar, Helmar Lerski, Daniel Masclet, Ralph Eugene Meatyard, Jean Moral, Jean Painlevé, Roger Parry, Jaroslav Rossler, Frederick Sommer, and Raoul Ubac.

(Text by Tom Gitterman)