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Chandler Gallery Current Exhibit
If You’re A Chair, I’m A Chair: Hilary Tait Norod
March 9 – 27, 2020
*Exhibition currently Closed and Reception cancelled due to COVID-19
The heart of “If You’re a Chair, I’m a Chair,” the latest show at the Chandler Gallery, is a sculpture made of two antique wooden chairs. After cutting them down on their inner sides, artist Hilary Tait Norod bound them together with many layers of different materials, such as yarn, rope and scraps of wood, “to unite them as one.” The once-separate pieces became more than just a loveseat, but a representation of the artist’s marriage.
In her exhibition, which also includes painted mirrors and canvasses, Tait Norod set out to “explore the romantic tension of a loving relationship with an autobiographical and feminist lens.” It’s both about her own relationship as well as “gender roles and familial and societal expectations of partnership.”
The loveseat sculpture is intentionally somewhat of a visual mess. Scraps of fabric and string hang off its edges, while uneven stacks of books and empty paint cans support the legs. As untidy as its appearance may be, the structure seems solid. There is no evidence that the loveseat will collapse or fall apart. As a study of domestic partnership, it’s a powerful metaphor. The things that bring a couple together are never simple, and what sparks a relationship, as well as what a relationship overcomes, can create and strengthen bonds.
The title of the show, which is also the title of the sculpture, represents the two conversations Tait Norod hopes to foster in the work. Both the personal and romantic aspects of her own relationships and the larger concept of gender equity in modern relationships are topics that frequently inspire her.
“This is a theme that I have been working with for the past several years and will continue to work with,” she said. “There is a wealth of opportunities and areas to explore in the personal and cultural frictions of love and gender.”
The Chandler Gallery is a program under the umbrella of the Agassiz Baldwin Community, a private, non-profit organization that has provided quality programs and services in the Cambridge community for over 40 years.
If You’re A Chair, I’m A Chair: Hilary Tait Norod
March 9 – 27, 2020
*Exhibition currently Closed and Reception cancelled due to COVID-19
The heart of “If You’re a Chair, I’m a Chair,” the latest show at the Chandler Gallery, is a sculpture made of two antique wooden chairs. After cutting them down on their inner sides, artist Hilary Tait Norod bound them together with many layers of different materials, such as yarn, rope and scraps of wood, “to unite them as one.” The once-separate pieces became more than just a loveseat, but a representation of the artist’s marriage.
In her exhibition, which also includes painted mirrors and canvasses, Tait Norod set out to “explore the romantic tension of a loving relationship with an autobiographical and feminist lens.” It’s both about her own relationship as well as “gender roles and familial and societal expectations of partnership.”
The loveseat sculpture is intentionally somewhat of a visual mess. Scraps of fabric and string hang off its edges, while uneven stacks of books and empty paint cans support the legs. As untidy as its appearance may be, the structure seems solid. There is no evidence that the loveseat will collapse or fall apart. As a study of domestic partnership, it’s a powerful metaphor. The things that bring a couple together are never simple, and what sparks a relationship, as well as what a relationship overcomes, can create and strengthen bonds.
The title of the show, which is also the title of the sculpture, represents the two conversations Tait Norod hopes to foster in the work. Both the personal and romantic aspects of her own relationships and the larger concept of gender equity in modern relationships are topics that frequently inspire her.
“This is a theme that I have been working with for the past several years and will continue to work with,” she said. “There is a wealth of opportunities and areas to explore in the personal and cultural frictions of love and gender.”
The Chandler Gallery is a program under the umbrella of the Agassiz Baldwin Community, a private, non-profit organization that has provided quality programs and services in the Cambridge community for over 40 years.
Artscope Magazine, Eight Visions: Visceral Views at Attleboro Arts
The selection process for “8 Visions,” opening at the Attleboro Arts Museum on August 1, began during last December’s members’ exhibition at the museum, when juror Sarah Swift, gallery director at Hera Gallery in Wakefield, Rhode Island, reviewed portfolios from over 60 submitting artists...
Swift selected 20 artists from the original group, whose works were then reviewed by Artscope publisher Kaveh Mojtabai and Galatea Fine Art director Hilary Tait Norod. “The overall quality of the 20 portfolios was greatly impressive,” Norod said. “I enjoyed reviewing such a wide range of materiality, thematic structures and the overall presentation of the works. After several rounds of viewing the work, I narrowed down the work for both aesthetic reasons and how strongly I felt the work elicited the thematics of their artist statements.”
Read Full Article Here: https://artscopemagazine.com/2018/07/eight-visions-visceral-views-at-attleboro-arts/
The selection process for “8 Visions,” opening at the Attleboro Arts Museum on August 1, began during last December’s members’ exhibition at the museum, when juror Sarah Swift, gallery director at Hera Gallery in Wakefield, Rhode Island, reviewed portfolios from over 60 submitting artists...
Swift selected 20 artists from the original group, whose works were then reviewed by Artscope publisher Kaveh Mojtabai and Galatea Fine Art director Hilary Tait Norod. “The overall quality of the 20 portfolios was greatly impressive,” Norod said. “I enjoyed reviewing such a wide range of materiality, thematic structures and the overall presentation of the works. After several rounds of viewing the work, I narrowed down the work for both aesthetic reasons and how strongly I felt the work elicited the thematics of their artist statements.”
Read Full Article Here: https://artscopemagazine.com/2018/07/eight-visions-visceral-views-at-attleboro-arts/
The Boston Hassle, Written By Emily Cobb
"Hilary Tait Norod paints wild psychological dramas, dancing in and out of abstraction. You’ll find familiar private places: a bed, curtains, a floating chest of drawers, and among these cozy attachments: vast lurching places, unrecognizable, but emotionally precise dwellings of the mind. They’re the silent conversations you have with yourself before falling asleep. Looking at her paintings feels like putting on goggles and seeing the architecture of the psyche fill the empty space around us..."
Read Full Article Here: https://bostonhassle.com/cambridge-open-studios-who-to-see/
"Hilary Tait Norod paints wild psychological dramas, dancing in and out of abstraction. You’ll find familiar private places: a bed, curtains, a floating chest of drawers, and among these cozy attachments: vast lurching places, unrecognizable, but emotionally precise dwellings of the mind. They’re the silent conversations you have with yourself before falling asleep. Looking at her paintings feels like putting on goggles and seeing the architecture of the psyche fill the empty space around us..."
Read Full Article Here: https://bostonhassle.com/cambridge-open-studios-who-to-see/
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Abstraks Feature Summer Invitation Show at Bromfield Gallery Showcasing at the Bromfield Gallery are artists Hilary Tait Norod, Kate Benson, Adam Hinterlang, and Haley Harris. The show offers a variety of different styles and visuals to capture anyone’s attention with different mediums. For more information on the show, visit Bromfield Gallery‘s site! http://abstraks.com/bromfield-gallery-july-2016/ ARTmonday: 10 Pieces from Art in Giving Hilary Tait Norod, a talented up and coming artist with whom I collaborate in theWebster Art Project told me about a charitable endeavor she is supporting called Art in Giving. The foundation, based in Boston’s Fort Point neighborhood, raises funds for childhood cancer research. More than 60 artists and galleries participate in Art in Giving, donating up to 50 percent of the proceeds from the sale of art to The Rachel Molly Markoff Foundation. Its mission is dedicated to pediatric cancer research and programs to help families cope with childhood cancer.
NEW ENGLAND DIARY July 2015 General commentary, often with a regional focus. Overseen by Robert Whitcomb. A mixed-media painting of HILARY TAIT NOROD in her “Couplings” show at Galatea Fine Art, Boston, through Jan. 31. The gallery notes say that the show “will ignite questions of our own identity within the relationships we value most.” Scary stuff! http://newenglanddiary.com/find-sex-picture/ |
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Style Carrot Artmonday ARTmonday: 10 Variations On White ..."Hilary Tait Norod, is an artist in her late 20's who recently moved back to the East Coast. Of course I clicked over to her website to have a look. I was drawn to her white abstract paintings. The White Series began as a challenge—with the exception of the black outlines, all the colors on the canvas have been mixed with different ratios of white paint. The shapes in the compositions develop from through layering the paint and other materials on the canvas. Norod explains her series of white abstract paintings with this statement: White is the color produced by the reflection, transmission or emission of all wavelengths of visible light without absorption. When light reflects off of a white surface the full spectrum of color is displayed, even when we may not see it. However, in the production of white paint there is no use of color. 2015 http://stylecarrot.com/2015/06/22/artmonday-10-variations-on-white/ |
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WEBSTER ART PROJECT
David Webster of Webster & Company and I have collaborated on a exhibition called #WebsterArtProject. I brought together 21 artists with ties to New England from whom Mr. Webster chose over 80 artworks. The pieces I chose, along with some others, are on display and on sale through April 30, 2016 at Webster & Company showroom at the Boston Design Center.
The photographs are in editioned series and available in other sizes. Many of the artists are happy to accept commissions. Webster & Company sells to the trade only, but if you are interested in purchasing a piece, want to commission a new work, or are just curious about a price, please contact me at stylecarrot@gmail.com
*There are four other paintings currently on view at Webster & Company till April 2016
Hilary Tait Norod, Black Swoosh
Oil, charcoal, pastel, graphite, collage on canvas • 48″ x 36″
Boston Area Events by Leslie MacKinnon
Hilary Tait Norod "Couplings" Exhibition at Galatea Fine Art, Boston, January 2nd - 31st 2015
In the exhibition a sense of identity is at play. "Couplings" will ignite questions of our own identity within the relationships we value most. Norod presents a series of mixed media paintings developed from an interactive study of couples. Interviews of these couples were conducted and documented by video, email, or written letter. Norod immersed herself in the dialogues by exploring the intricacies of interpersonal relationships.
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Hilary Tait Norod "Couplings" Exhibition at Galatea Fine Art, Boston, January 2nd - 31st 2015
In the exhibition a sense of identity is at play. "Couplings" will ignite questions of our own identity within the relationships we value most. Norod presents a series of mixed media paintings developed from an interactive study of couples. Interviews of these couples were conducted and documented by video, email, or written letter. Norod immersed herself in the dialogues by exploring the intricacies of interpersonal relationships.
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