In line with our mission to make great art more accessible, we are taking you inside the studios of our artists - featuring one artist per month in this special behind the scenes look into their practice. A huge part of our mission is to demystify the art world by making it more transparent and inviting. While a work of art might appeal to you on an aesthetic level, that appreciation can be deepened with an understanding of the artist and their process. We want you to have a connection to your favorite work and the artist that created it. This month we are featuring the studio of artist, writer and academic Jeremy Gilbert-Rolfe. To read a great interview with the artist, check out BOMB Magazine by David Shapiro. [caption id="attachment_11904" align="alignleft" width="750" class=" "] Works in progress in the studio of Jeremy Gilbert-Rolfe[/caption] Jeremy Gilbert-Rolfe’s (b.1945) paintings challenge contemporary ideas of aesthetics and purpose in art from within the art world itself. He was awarded National Endowment for the Arts fellowships in painting and criticism as well as a Guggenheim fellowship in painting, and was presented the 1998 Frank Jewett Mather Award for Art Criticism by the College Art Association. His visual work is included in prestigious public collections, including the Albright-Knox Gallery of Art, The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA; the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Miami, FL. [caption id="attachment_11905" align="alignleft" width="711" class=" "] Racks that house the finished work of the artist[/caption] [caption id="attachment_11910" align="alignleft" width="716"] The artists paint selection laid out[/caption]  

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