Solway Gallery

Two exhibitions opening Friday, June 5th, 5 - 8 PM

ROBERT FRONK: ASSISTED READYMADES

TOM MARIONI: DRAWINGS, PRINTS, AND OTHER WORKS

In a departure from his forty-year primary practice as a painter, Cincinnati artist Robert Fronk has created a body of 3-D assembled “collages” utilizing a stockpile of thousands of wood-milled industrial foundry patterns. From origins as varied as municipal waterworks to submarine doors, these elegant forms lend themselves to Fronk’s intense study of line, form, and design. The severe color palette of black/red/yellow and the various markings are cryptic remnants of their factory backstory—not to be obscured, but rather honored as important relics of Cincinnati’s famed 20th century machinist trades.

Tom Marioni was born in 1937 in Cincinnati, Ohio, class of Cincinnati Art Academy 1959, afterwards moved to San Francisco, where he still lives. His first sound work, One Second Sculpture, 1969, was celebrated in the 2005 Lyon Biennial as presaging the work of many artists today who use sound and duration as subjects. His first museum show was in 1970 at the Oakland Museum of California. Titled “The Act of Drinking Beer with Friends is the Highest Form of Art,” it was an early example of social art as a sculpture action. Over the years, Marioni was invited to repeat the work in various contexts around the world.

1. Robert Fronk (b. 1958), Water Buffalo Chief Totem, African Queen Totem, and Red Necked Water Buffalo Totem, 2025, Wood-milled industrial foundry patterns, Approx. 40 x 10 x 10 inches, each

2. Robert Fronk (b. 1958), FF (Fat Fighter), 2025, Wood-milled industrial foundry patterns, 22 x 25 x 30 inches

3. Tom Marioni, One Second Sculpture, 1969, Black and white photograph, Edition of 3, Digital print from original negative, 30 x 36 inches

4. Tom Marioni, Double Drum Brush Drawing, 2000, Steel on sand paper, Paper: 24.5 x 35.5 inches, Framed: 27.75 x 38.5 inches

From our current exhibition I-75 Corridor
Open through March 31st




1. Keith Haring (1958-1990), Announcement Invitation for a Memorial Tribute Honoring Keith Haring, Friday May 4, 1990, The Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Editor—Unknown, Screen print on cardstock, Paper: 8 x 12 1/8 inches, Frame: 14 3/8 x 18 1/2 inches

2. Back of Announcement Invitation for a Memorial Tribute Honoring Keith Haring

3. Keith Haring (1958-1990), Three Eye Zipper Pouch, late 1980’s, Offset printed vinyl pouch, 10 x 10 inches

4. Keith Haring (1958-1990), Chateau Mouton Rothschild 1988 wine label, 1988, Color lithograph on heavy Arches paper, 23 x 17 inches

5. Keith Haring "Recent Work” at Tony Shafrazi Gallery, Exhibition Announcement, 1988, Printed postcard, 5 3/4 x 4 inches

6. Back of Keith Haring "Recent Work” at Tony Shafrazi Gallery, Exhibition Announcement

7-8. Installation Views