Saturday, August 5, 2017

COUP REOPENS AFTER HIATUS

Today, Saturday, August 5, Coup begins its new charge as a production and management assistant to my son the artist Blaine Capone ( www.blainecapone.art ). An ongoing exhibit of his works for sale is presented in the front galleries. The rest of the space is used as inventory storage and as a workshop. Whenever you are in the area, please stop in to say hello. Though I don't post regular hours, I plan to be working most Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday afternoons and with notice, am happy to meet at other times.







Thursday, July 20, 2017

FARMING, ART in NEW HAMPSHIRE

I have just returned from Rindge, New Hampshire which is on the south central border of the state where I helped Blaine set up his new studio and discussed his upcoming project. He and his partner Paige and their daughter Sylvia have recently moved into a farmhouse built in the early 20th century. His studio is on the second level of the attached barn which was traditionally used for hay storage during the winter. Blaine instead plans to use the ground floor for his hay along with the rest of his farm paraphernalia. While there, my limited strengths were also put to use for bush clearing, post setting, fence building, horse tending, and various other chores regularly performed by country folk!

Coup's gallery space has an ongoing exhibit of works by Blaine. Stop by and check out the adjusted prices compiled in an effort to assist Blaine in his exciting New England venture. I don't post regular hours but plan to be at the gallery on Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday afternoons. Text me at 504-722-0876 or email me at ken@coupdoeilartconsortium.com if you'd like to make sure that I'm there when you plan to visit !






 

Saturday, June 10, 2017

GOOD LUCK TO CHRIS, ALICE and OSCAR!

Chris's show was essentially a SELL OUT! Thanks to everyone who came to take home a work. Chris, Alice, and Oscar will be in Baton Rouge for the week, then to Berlin to start their new lives!

Wednesday, May 17, 2017

COUP RELAUNCHES

Delayed by familiar tribulations, Coup relaunches with the farewell exhibit: 


Coup d’oeil Art Consortium is pleased to welcome the return of Chris Dennis in June for a special two day exhibition of paintings, spanning his exhibition history with the gallery.
All works are available for purchase and due to the time frame, Coup is willing to offer these works at a heavily discounted price in the hope Chris can lighten his load and raise enough funds to ship the remainder of his families’ belongings to Berlin.

Chris Dennis joined Coup while it was still in its infancy, back in 2009. In that time he participated in numerous group shows and salons at the gallery, was featured at art fairs in Miami and New York, and presented three well received solo shows: *Any similarity to persons living or dead is entirely intentional (2009), detritus (2011) and Please Be Quiet, Please (2013).

New Orleans is a hard town to turn your back on, and when Chris left Louisiana in 2010 he left behind many belongings and a lot of paintings, leaving the door open for a possible return. 
But after three years in Auckland, New Zealand and three in Zürich, Switzerland, Chris has settled with his family in Berlin where his wife now holds a position at the University of Potsdam. He now maintains a studio in the building that was once the center for espionage development for the East-German Ministry of State Security.

Recently, Chris has exhibited in group and solo shows across Europe and New Zealand including Auckland, Berlin, London, Brighton, Saint Gallen and Zürich. In 2016 he presented MOTIF/MOTIVE, (his most ambitious solo show to date), at the Jedlitschka Gallery in Zürich, Switzerland and in May 2017 he had a solo booth at the 25th anniversary of the Huntenkunst in the Netherlands. 

Please join us on the evening of Friday June 9th, 2017 from 5pm – 8pm and on Saturday June 10th from 10am -2pm. Chris will be in the gallery from early Friday morning hanging the show, so if you are unable to make the opening, please stop by anytime during the day to view the work, say hello or goodbye, and perhaps save him the trouble of putting a piece on the wall. 

A pdf catalogue is available by request from the artist (www.chrisdennisart.com) at cdennisart@gmail.com, or by contacting the gallery. Chris is eager for his work to find a home and will consider any offers to do so, giving the most favorable terms to the larger works which obviously are more expensive to ship.


For further questions, enquiries, or to reserve an artwork please contact Chris or the gallery.