Harry Stendhal

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Harry Stendhal is an American gallerist, arts organization founder, and entrepreneur.

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As an art dealer he operated the Stendhal gallery in the Soho section of New York City and then the Maya Stendhal Gallery in Chelsea section of New York City (in partnership with his sister Maya) and exhibited among other artists; the painters Ron English and Rick Prol, the Dadaist Hans Richter [1] and the Fluxus group members Ken Friedman and Larry Miller. [2] [3] [4] In 2007 Hans Richter's artistic archives were displayed at the Gallery in an exhibition comprehensive of his Dada years and collaboration with Viking Eggeling, a fellow Dadaist who created the groundbreaking film Symphonie Diagonal and Hans Richter Rhythmus 21. The exhibition titled "Universal Language and the Avant-Garde" was covered in Artforum. [5]

After exhibiting George Macunias' work at his now closed commercial gallery he opened the foundation in 2011. [6] The organization which when it had an artspace purpose' was to exhibit the entire inter-disciplinary body work of George Maciunas the Lithuanian born co-founder of the Fluxus art movement. [7] Stendhal's exhibitions of Maciunas' work were covered by among others Anthony Haden-Guest in the Financial Times [8] and Fionn Meade in ArtForum. [9]

In 1991 the Soho gallery hosted a benefit organized for the charity God's Love We Deliver which brings meals to homebound people with Aids and other serious illnesses organized by late fashion photographer Francesco Scavullo and featuring men's suits by such designers as Issac Mizrahi, Todd Oldham and Romeo Gigli which were then embellished (painted upon) by such artists as Ronnie Cutrone and Ron English. [10] In 2004 Harry and his sister Maya commissioned the painter and filmmaker Jeff Scher to create an animated film portrait of their friend Susan Shin and then offered the ability to commission a similar rendering to gallery clients. This endeavor which was reported on by The New York Times . [11]

Stendhal himself is a presence on the New York City social scene whose events draw press coverage as does his goings on about town. [12] [13]

During the second incarnation of his gallery Harry Stendhal became ensnared in legal imbroglios [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] with graphic designer and visual artist Paula Scher and the filmmaker and visual artist Jonas Mekas, a then-octagenarian, who accused the gallerist of selling his artwork without his consent and or reimbursement for among other things as an avenue for Stendhal to cover his tab at Cipriani Downtown. [20] The Mekas case was eventually settled out of court. [18] [21]

Fluxus llc. and the Fluxhouse

In 2013 he co-founded Fluxus llc, a privately held construction technology firm. [22] In 2020 Fluxus with cooperation with Arcadis presented "Harnessing Prefabrication to Tackle the Affordable Housing Challenge: A Global Partnership Approach" at the Advancing Prefabrication conference in Dallas, Texas. [23] Their prototype the "Fluxhouse" is currently shown in Augmented reality on the website of the World Economic Forum for whom Fluxus llc. is helping to implement augmented reality technology. [24]

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References

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  2. ↑ "New York Magazine". September 30, 1991.
  3. ↑ "Ken Friedman: Fluxus Prodigy | Artopia".
  4. ↑ "e-flux". www.e-flux.com. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  5. ↑ ""Universal Language & the Avant-Garde: Viking Eggeling, Hans Richter, and Jonas Mekas" at Maya Stendhal Gallery". June 6, 2007.
  6. ↑ "About".
  7. ↑ Lavanya Ramanathan (May 7, 2015). "Finding Yoko Ono's New York". The Washington Post . Washington, D.C. ISSN   0190-8286. OCLC   1330888409.
  8. ↑ Financial Times [ dead link ]
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  11. ↑ Bowe, John (December 12, 2004). "The 4th Annual: Year in Ideas – Animated Society Portrait, The". The New York Times. p. 52. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Social Diary Archives | David Patrick Columbia's Social Diary Column" . Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Patrick McMullan".
  14. ↑ Vartanian, Hrag. Hyperallergic. Stendhal Gallery Owner Accused of Swindling Artists Jonas Mekas & Paula Scher. https://hyperallergic.com/7999/stendhal-gallery-owner-accused-of-swindling-artists-jonas-mekas-paula-scher/ July 13, 2010.
  15. ↑ Halperin, Julia. The New York Observer. "Art Snapshot: Swindlers, Convicts, and Dirty Minds." https://observer.com/2010/07/art-snapshot-swindlers-convicts-and-dirty-minds/ July 13, 2010.
  16. ↑ Author unknown. Miami Art Exchange. “Stendahl Gallery accused of ripping off artists.” https://miamiartexchange.com/2010/07/stendahl-gallery-accused-of-ripping-off-artists/ July 18, 2010.
  17. ↑ "Mekas v. Maya Stendhal Gallery, Inc." Jonas Mekas, Anthology Film Archives, Inc. And Billie Maciunas, Plaintiffs, V. Maya Stendhal Gallery, Inc., Paiza, Llc, Harry Stendhal And The George Maciunas Foundation, Inc., Defendants. "Motion to dismiss or, in the alternative for an order compelling Plaintiffs to name Yoko Ono as a defendant is DENIED." https://casetext.com/case/mekas-v-maya-stendhal-gallery-inc 10-13-2011
  18. 1 2 "A lifetime of cutting-edge filmmaking". Archived from the original on December 4, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
  19. ↑ "Scher v Stendhal Gallery, Inc. Filed in the Supreme Court Of The State. New York-New York County. https://law.justia.com/cases/new-york/other-courts/2011/2011-ny-slip-op-34078-u.html October 19, 2011
  20. ↑ "Stendhal is rogue's gallery: Suit". July 13, 2010.
  21. ↑ "Historian says NY's Jewish Museum sanitizes filmmaker's WWII record in new exhibit | The Times of Israel". The Times of Israel . Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  22. ↑ "About Fluxus".
  23. ↑ "Fluxus and Arcadis to Present "Harnessing Prefabrication to Tackle the Affordable Housing Challenge: A Global Partnership Approach" at Advancing Prefabrication 2020 Conference in Dallas, TX" (Press release). February 3, 2020.
  24. ↑ "Strategic Intelligence Immersive Experiences (AR/VR) - Beta".
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