William Bennett Gallery

About the Artist

James Angell, Born 1950

GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

2004   Contemporary New York, J. Johnson Gallery, Jacksonville FL
2003   Online, Feigen Contemporary Art, May 29 - August 9
Curated by: Charlie Finch; George Negroponte; Robert Storr
2000   Summer Slam, Tobey Fine Arts, New York
1999   Rita McBride, Sylvia Plimack Mangold & to be announced
                        (James Angell, July 2 – 9), Alexander and Bonin, New York
            Summer Slam, Tobey Fine Arts, New York
1998   Selections from the Collection, Werner Kramarsky, New York
1997   Jason McCoy Gallery, New York
1994   Natalie Karg Gallery, New York

1993   Yale Collects Yale, Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven
Works by Younger Artists from the Collection of Richard Brown Baker, The Century Association, New York
Plane Truths, Washburn Gallery, New York
1992   Brooke Alexander, New York
1991   Geometric Perspectives, MoMA Art Advisory Service, Pfizer Inc., New York
1990   Brooke Alexander, New York
            Geometric Considerations, MoMA Art Advisory Service, Capitol Cities/ABC; New York
1989   Geometric Abstractions: The Private Side, Real Art, New York

PUBLICATIONS:

Drums Along the Congo, New York: Houghton & Mifflin, 1993 (with Rory Nugent)

The Search for the Pink Headed Duck, New York: Houghton & Mifflin, 1991 (with Rory
Nugent)

1950 Born, New York City
1974 B.A., Yale University

James Angell is represented in many private and corporate collections.

Sable Mouvant (1966)
Published by Louis Broder, Picasso illustrated these etching and aquatints as homage to the fascinating poem by Pierre Reverdy. Sable Mouvant (quicksand) is set in the desert and relates to a number of psychological struggles and hallucinations. The works by Picasso elegantly depict Reverdy’s intentions and remove the viewer from reality to expose the inner turmoil of a helpless man and his surroundings. Examples of this suite can be found in the Picasso Museum, Barcelona.

Le Cocu Magnifique (1966)
Le Cocu Magnifique (The Splendid Cuckold) is an illustration of the 1921 play by Belgian playwright and friend of Picasso, Fernand Crommelynck. The title refers to the cuckoo bird female who commonly lays her eggs in other nests and the play revolves around the tribulations of love and adultery. These works divulge in Picasso’s use of erotic sequences; making use of his dramatic line and mastery of aquatint. Consistent with many works in his later years, we often see reflections of an autobiographical quality within the suite.