Art in Fairhope
166 White Ave, Fairhope, AL 36532
Dates and Times:
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Address:
166 White Ave, Fairhope, AL 36532
Description:
Join us for a charming Spring Fairhope sale. This contemporary cottage houses the collection of Fairhope resident, art critic, and curator Mimi Detering. Mimi and her deceased husband Hermann Detering embodied an academic, postmodern and deconstructive approach to art. They were mythicists, deeply influenced by Claude Levi Straus, Jacque Derrida and the history of photography, psychology and animal rights. Hermann was a "Cow Whisperer", a rancher, a professor at Rice University and philanthropist and most of his collections are in public institutions in Texas. Mimi, a Houston based art critic. They owned Detering Book Gallery, a rare bookstore in the South specializing in rare books, private press and letter press printing and were involved with book and paper making institutions across Texas, including the world renowned programs at Rice. His FotoFest exhibition of books and photographs showed the parallel development of psychiatry and photography and broke new ground in the study of clinical uses of imagery. A rancher, Herman was involved with animal psychology studies and methods of natural, non-coercive horsemanship. Adapting these methods to cattle, he pioneered low stress handling for ranchers, writing articles for publications including The Cattleman and The American Brahman Review. His video, "Natural Persuasion," was a first in the field of low-stress herd management. This week, selections of Hermann and Mimi's photography and art collection are available at our Fairhope estate sale. Man Ray, George Tice, Marini, Robert Rose, Robert Gordy... and their private library focused on pre-columbian, Mexican and Texas related books, paper and art will be available. Other treasures include Southern ceramics including Shearwater Pottery and Mary Kirk Kelley ceramics. And, there will be a preview of next fall's offering of work from the estates of Tut and Harry Riddick. Tut was an artist extraordinaire whose work is included in museums across the South. Their home was a salon. Filled with art, artists and the fruits of their philanthropy. Harry was a Captain in WW2 and a Harvard graduated lawyer. Tut's family roots deep in Mississippi and in York, Alabama manifest in a life devoted to art and the celebration of creativity. Amongst their many activities was a lifelong adventure traveling to Penland NC every summer to take summer art courses where she refined her skills, Harry (ever supportive) "made stuff" and they frequently returned home with a enough ceramics, glass, paintings, studio work,etc. for a single summer to represent other collectors... lifetime of acquisitions. Yes, there is a lot. Both, because Tut was indefatigable and her peregrinations were emphatically documented via communications with others. She would stop mid-sentence, write a poem, decorate and envelope, clip a passage and/or start or finish a project. Painting, bookmaking, poetry and patronage of those she loved including Charles Smith and Amos Kennedy, in particular filled her life with a chaos of constancy. No one could keep up with Tut. Her energy could overwhelm an entire room of envious acolytes... and the body of work is a testament to the concept that great artists must make art. They can't not make art. I don't believe any educated person could meet Tut without realizing she was both an angel and a visceral manifestation of the myth of Scout as a living, walking, visual artist. Selections of Tut's painted envelops, artists books, a collage and a painting are available next week... as a teaser. For massive estate sales, one in Spring Hill (Mobile, Alabama) and the other in York, Alabama (where Tut and Harry founded the Coleman Center for the Arts. And, if you have the capacity to support nonprofits. Consider looking up the Coleman Center for the Arts and supporting their activities. Tut and Harry would like that. So would I. I have been following their activities for over twenty years and the impact that center continues to have on a rural Alabama community through the arts... is meaningful. The estate sale also includes household items, clothing, furniture, yard items, and more. Photos will be uploaded until the sale, so check for updates. Explore and find your treasure! Please follow us on Instagram @uncommonartifactsllc and Facebook at Uncommon Artifacts Estate Services LLC.
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