June 13, 2008
ART EXHIBIT:
CHRISTOPHER PHILLIPS HAILE
REVERSE ANGLE
SYLVESTER & CO.
103 MAIN STREET
SAG HARBOR
OPENING: JUNE 28TH, 5-8
VIEWING: JUNE 25 THRU JULY 28
An introductory retrospective to the artist’s life’s work, this exhibit presents archival giclee prints of the art of
Sag Harbor’s Christopher Phillips Haile (1947-1998) and reveals a poetic idiosyncratic point of view that infuses thousands of his artworks created over a span of 30 years.
Entitled “Reverse Angle”, this show installed at Sylvester & co. located at 103 Main Street in the village of Sag Harbor goes on view June 25th thru July 28th. A opening reception will be held June 28th from 5-8 pm.
“Reverse Angle” acknowledges Chris Haile’s early practical and formative experiences in the film medium. Gravitating from formal studies at The Academy of Fine Arts in Rome in 1970 to working on the set of Federico Fellini's “Roma” and matriculating the following year in NYU's film program under the tutelage of Martin Scorcese, Haile acquired a vocabulary for creating film narrative that he adapted, shaped and applied to his work in diverse non-film based media.
Holding to his credo, "available technology”, Chris Haile was liberated to make art with traditional as well as non-traditional materials, essentially integrating a core philosophy of the Italian "Arte Povera" movement of the early 70'’s which democratized art making by declaring all materials, especially those that were free or very cheap, as means capable for creating metaphysical expression.
In 1974, Haile spent an important several months living in a barn off-campus from SUNY Binghamton where he had unlimited access to its printmaking facilities thanks to artist/teacher Aubrey Schwartz. It was here that his life-long involvement with monotype printing began. In addition to the exhibited artworks there are several unique limited edition books that further elucidate Chris Haile’s art and process.
This exhibition is curated, printed and presented by Chris Haile’s brothers, Duncan and Roger and is part of an ongoing process of organizing, exhibiting and publishing that endeavors to make Chris Haile's visions available to as wide an audience as possible.
This exhibition runs concurrently with a posthumous installation of drawings and watercolors by his mother, Lucia Phillips Haile, on view during the month of July at the Sag Harbor Historical Society.
For Additional information and images contact:
Duncan Haile duncanmh@christopherphillipshaile.com
Roger Haile rogerh@christopherphillipshaile.com
Enclosed pictures:
