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                        Abstractions: Friday July 15 - Sunday October 2, 2005 
                         
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                                | Additional 
                                  Views of "Untitled" Vinyl Links by 
                                  Jim 
                                  Isermann in the Elmwood 
                                  Avenue Entrance to the Albright-Knox 
                                  Art Gallery in Buffalo, NY, now known as the Buffalo AKG Art Museum. |   
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                                | Close 
                                  look at two corners of the 4-mat installation. 
                                  There are in excess of 40,600 individual links 
                                  in the 4-mat set all held together by galvanized 
                                  steel wire. July 2005 | Looking 
                                  from South side of the entrance vestibule towards 
                                  the North side to show almost th full expance 
                                  of the Vinyl Link Mats featuring the custom 
                                  design by artist Jim 
                                  Isermann 
                                  and made by The Mat King for 
                                  the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY, now known as the Buffalo AKGArt Museum,  
                                  July 2005. | Front 
                                  view of the Elmwood Avenue entrance of the Albright-Knox 
                                  Art Gallery in Buffalo, NY, now known as the Buffalo AKG Art Museum. July 2005 |  |  
                                | In the news: The Albright-Knox Art Garrery was renamed as The Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Click HERE for the article that was published in the New York Times. |  |  
                                | In the news: Click on the folowing image to see the fuull sized full page advertizement that appeared in the July issue of the New Yorker Magazine.   |  |   
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                          | Extreme 
                            Abstractions investigates the vitality of abstraction, 
                            a quintessentially modern art form, as it adapts to 
                            the twenty-first century. It highlights a selection 
                            of distinguished international contemporary artists 
                            working during the last fifteen years. It features 
                            some 240 artworks, including numerous site specific 
                            works, international loans and the Albright-Knox Art 
                            Gallery’s world-renowned collection integrated 
                            into provocative installations. The Albright-Knox Art 
                            Gallery is now known as the Buffalo AKG Art Museum. |   
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