Englewood artist’s exhibit focuses on the environment
Irmari Nacht of Englewood is exhibiting artwork with an environ-
mental theme, “REcycled: Books and News - a show of sculptures
and collages” at the Fifth Floor Gallery in the County building, One
Bergen County Plaza, Hackensack. This solo exhibition of Nacht’s
work can be seen presently through Dec. 31.
Irmari Nacht’s art is in several corporate and public collections:
AT&T, PSE&G, ADP, Newark Museum, International Museum of
Collage, Bowdoin College, Jimmy Carter Museum, Cleveland Insti-
tute of Art, Rutgers University, Yuko Nii Foundation, Lafayette Col-
lege, and Yale Art Museum. She exhibits internationally, as well as
nationally, and received two New Jersey State Council on the Arts
Fellowships in Sculpture. She received a second Puffin Foundation
Grant for Who Am I? an interactive project where the viewer
becomes part of the artwork. She recently received an award as a
Visual Arts Winner of the 2018 World Citizen Artists Compete for
Peace - Not War Competition.
Her work has been exhibited in every major museum in New Jer-
sey, including the Newark Museum, NJ State Museum, Morris Muse-
um, Montclair Art Museum, Noyes Museum and has been featured
in solo shows at the AtriumGallery, Bard College at Simon’s Rock,
Intermezzo Gallery, bergenPAC, Brooklyn Library and Carter Bur-
den Gallery.
Her artwork, using the book as a metaphor, addresses environ-
mental and social concerns, change and transformation, information
received and denied, altered reality, as well as the concept of multiple
imagery, which highlights the strength and energy of repeated ele-
ments. Nacht explained, “The artworks being shown are examples of
my interest in recycling; taking something that retains its past but
lives again in a totally new form.”
The Recycled News collage series has images that are selected
intuitively and added to until a story with mixed visuals and related
colors evolve. History is chronicled with pages from current newspa-
pers and the recycled news is seen again in a different context. The
slightly out-of-focus images are both mysterious and texturally rich,
which blur ideas, soften harsh facts, build layers, create mystery, and
leave the work open to multi-interpretations.
Nacht’s recycled books, a series entitled “SAVED,” uses books
that otherwise might be discarded and transforms them into art-
works. The books are cut, sometimes into slivers which curl and
undulate, and return to the tree-like shape from which the paper was
made. Sometimes painted, wetted, and re-formed, the books have
changed from utilitarian objects to sculptural objects capable of
many interpretations. Lately, the books have exploded from their
spines: a 4” book has grown to 30” through a series of cuts and spi-
rals reaching out to the viewer with subliminal messages.
The gallery on the fifth floor at One Bergen County Plaza, Hack-
ensack is open to visitors during normal work hours.
Irmari Nacht’s exhibit addresses environmental
and social concerns, change and transformation, infor-
mation received and denied, altered reality, as well as
the concept of multiple imagery, which highlights the
strength and energy of repeated elements.
The winter season is here and a great
time to enjoy an afternoon of ice-skating at
the Mackay Ice Rink in the John T. Wright
Arena.
Some of the season’s highlights include
increased Public Session hours and the
return of Hockey in NJ/Englewood.
New programs for our 2018/2019 sea-
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son: All Englewood students skate free
during our Monday after-school Special
Public Session, from 3:30 to 5 p.m.
Please also remember to show your
Community Pass ID for discounts through-
out the year.
Whether you are an avid hockey player,
competitive figure skater, or just out to
enjoy some family fun, plan on visiting
Mackay this season! For a full listing of
lessons, programs, and special events
please go to www.mackayicerink.com or
contact Ken Katz, manager/program direc-
tor, at [email protected]
Mackay Ice Rink is located at 130 W.
Englewood Ave. in Englewood.
Mackay Ice Rink announces programs for winter season