Josephine Halvorson at Sikkema Jenkins & Co.

POSTED ON: October 21, 2011

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Detail of "Sign Holder", 2010, oil on linen

Detail of "Sign Holder", 2010, oil on linen

Visiting Artist Josephine Halvorson's solo exhibition What Looks Back will be on view at Sikkema Jenkins & Co., October 21 - December 3, 2011.  There will be an opening reception on Friday, October 21st, 6:00 - 8:00pm.

Sikkema Jenkins & Co.

530 West 22nd Street

New York, NY

212.929.2262

www.sikkemajenkinsco.com

 

REVIEW: The New York Times - Josephine Halvorson: "What Looks Back"

INTERVIEW: The Brooklyn Rail - Josephine Halvorson with Phong Bui

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