Monique Goldtsrom gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of sculpture and photographs by Tova Beck-Friedman from September 27th to October 12th, 2002.
Opening reception September 28th , from 6:00 to 8:00PM

Titled ANDROMEDA, a large-scale three-element sculpture occupies the floor space while photographic prints hang on the walls.

Tova Beck-Friedman’s sculptures are figuratively inspired, roughly surfaced and austere. While her sculptures occupy a concrete site, her photographic images are twice removed, once by the camera and then again by the digital imaging process she employs. Interested in the psychology of memory she has borrowed archetypal images from mythology, fusing figurative imagery with architectural and archaeological forms as allegories open to contemporary interpretations.

Art critic Margaret Sheffield states: "Beck-Friedman’s remarkable work has always shown an acute perception of edge, both as silhouette and surface. The subtle mixture of figural and abstract is an important part of Beck-Friedman’s signature style, her works are dynamic interactions between the viewer, the sculpture, architecture and nature". Sculpture Magazine, Rhythm and Metaphor:Tova Beck-Friedman Summer ‘98.

In the catalogue published for her solo exhibition at the New Jersey State Museum Zoltan Buki, then Curator of Fine Art, writes "Tova Beck-Friedman’s twentieth century "monoliths" echo primitive sentiments. She asks us to join her in the reverence of unknown deities and to commemorate events that have not yet occurred. Her monuments are self-sufficient, as are all works of art; they are also about ourselves. She gives shape to our desire to celebrate our own spirit."

Tova Beck-Friedman has been exhibiting here as well as abroad. Her recent solo exhibitions: Monique Goldstrom Gallery, NYC; New Jersey State Museum; The Mitchell Museum, IL; Lisa Parker Gallery, NYC; The Bill Bace Gallery, NYC; The Newark Museum, NJ; Herzliya Museum, Israel; Tokyo American Cultural Center, Tokyo, Japan.

Her work is included in numerous public and private collections, among which are: New Jersey State Museum; Grounds for Sculpture, NJ; The Newark Museum; Jersey City Museum; Herzliya Museum, Israel; Arizona State University Museum; Cedarhurst Sculpture Park, IL: Gulgong, NSW, Australia; Fukuoka Town Hall, Japan; Franconia Sculpture park, NM; Schering-Plough Corporation; The Prudential Insurance Company; Be'er Sheva City Hall, Israel; Skidmore College, NY; William Paterson College, NJ.