Prairie Gallery: Forms of Authority.

The Prairie Gallery is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, about 10 minutes away from University of Cincinnati.  This little gallery is unknown to most people., mainly because it doesn't sit direction on the main road.  It's above it!  This gallery is located above Take the Cake Cafe.  You go through the door to the right of the cafe and climb up the stairs (this gallery is not wheelchair accessible, unfortunately).  The set up is stark white walls and hardwood floors, and reminds me of an apartment that had been re-done.  This gallery, owned by David Rosenthal, currently houses this group show, Forms of Authority.

Prairie Gallery: Forms of Authority
Photo from the Prairie website (my camera died).

The exhibition going on right now is Forms of Authority.  This is an architectural, structural show, consisting of works by three artists,  Stewart Goldman, Joseph Winterhalter, and Henry Navarro.  To quote the description of the show, it is "exploring the tension between natural forms and processes and the increasing complexity and power of contemporary social institutions."
The art is concept and process based.  The pieces are architectural, many being layered brick patterns.
Two of the artists are Cincinnati artists, Stewart Goldman and and Joseph Winterhalter, and the other, Henry Navarro, who is a Toronto artist.
The pieces seem to me, to be confining, stuck by the powerful hold of authority, or architecture.  Goldman's landscape pieces, with Navarro's cement and watercolor paintings, and Winterhalter's layered oil and wax paintings all create a confined and architectural space. All the pieces work together to create a successful show.
Check it out! Forms of Authority will be shown from January 14- March 3rd.   The gallery is open Tues-Friday 10am- 6pm, Sat 10am-4pm.  Located in Northside at
 4035 Hamilton Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45223