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an exhibition of sculptural installations by Virginia Maksymowicz
Review by Stephan Salisbury in the Philadelphia Inquirer: Wall to Wall
Art on the Avenue Gallery, 3808 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia - November 11- 27, 2011
Just one more weekend.
Gallery hours: Fri. 6-9 PM, Sat. 12-6 PM, Sun. 1-4 PM
Donations supporting Occupy Philly, in the form of checks* and warm clothing, blankets, etc.
will be accepted at the show (please, no food).
These works were made by Virginia Maksymowicz during the mid-1980s, when she had a day job
as a temporary secretary for major Wall Street firms. While she was at Drexel Burnham Lambert,
she had exchanges with Michael Milken, inventor of the junk bond. She also worked for "Mad Dog" Jeff Beck,
while he was a consultant on the movie Wall Street (making the scripted dialog
more realistic for Oliver Stone).
In 1985, she created an installation for the steps of Wall Street's Federal Hall (On the Street - illustrated above),
sponsorsed by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. The works were last exhibited as a group in the
1988 exhibition "Insider Information" at the Amos Eno Gallery in New York.
More on the Exhibition - and a 1988 catalog essay by Judd Tully
for specific information or photo requests please email: info@tandm.us
*checks should be made out to: Jobs with Justice/memo line: Occupy Philly - see Jobs with Justice site