Regina Bogat Reflects on Artistic Freedom and Influences in New Jersey Studio Interview
In a two-year-old interview at her studio in New Jersey, Regina Bogat reflects on her artistic path. Her current exhibition, showcasing pieces from the 1990s, is open until March 2. After their Manhattan loft was slated for demolition, Bogat relocated to New Jersey in 1972 with her husband, Alfred Jensen. She recalls the vibrant New York art scene of the 1940s and 1950s, heavily influenced by Abstract Expressionists and European artists fleeing WWII. Learning collage techniques from Max Ernst and drawing inspiration from Giorgio de Chirico, Bogat experimented with unconventional materials during the 1960s and 1970s, participating in "Women Choose Women." Additionally, her 2015 Palmyra series will be displayed at Zürcher Gallery until April 29, 2016.
Key facts
- Regina Bogat's latest exhibition features works from the 1990s, on view through March 2.
- She moved from Manhattan to New Jersey in 1972 with Alfred Jensen and their children.
- Bogat participated in "Women Choose Women" in the early 1970s with a painting of dowels and rope.
- Her Palmyra series from 2015 responds to the destruction of antiquities in Syria.
- The Palmyra series will be shown at Zürcher Gallery with Wang Keping's sculptures through April 29, 2016.
- Bogat's use of unorthodox materials like thread and dowels began in the 1960s and 1970s.
- She was influenced by European artists such as Max Ernst and Giorgio de Chirico.
- Mark Rothko taught her about galleries and assisted with his Modern exhibition preparations.
Entities
Artists
- Regina Bogat
- Alfred Jensen
- Wang Keping
- Jackson Pollock
- Willem de Kooning
- Arshile Gorky
- Al Leslie
- Nicholas Krushenick
- Grace Hartigan
- Max Ernst
- Giorgio de Chirico
- Piet Mondrian
- Marcel Duchamp
- Elaine de Kooning
- Ad Reinhardt
- Mark Rothko
- Eva Hesse
- Lucas Samaras
- Max Bill
- Steven Westfall
- Rockwell Kent
- Edward Hopper
- Will Barnet
- Wolf Kahn
- Damien Hirst
- John Ruskin
- J.M.W. Turner
- Simone de Beauvoir
- Betty Friedan
- John Caldwell
- Harry Holtzman
- Bernard Zürcher
- Clement Greenberg
- Tom Hess
- Harold Rosenberg
Institutions
- Zürcher Gallery
- Art News
- The New York Times
- Douglas College
- Art Students League
- Brooklyn College
- East
- Modern
- Saatchi Gallery
Locations
- New Jersey
- Manhattan
- New York
- United States
- Zurich
- Switzerland
- Paris
- France
- Italy
- Greece
- Egypt
- London
- United Kingdom
- Syria
- Palmyra
- Aleppo
- Bowery
- Bleecker Street
- Lafayette Street
- Division Street
- 57th Street
- 10th Street
- East Village
- Fourteenth Street