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Page 28, Viewpointe December 2020
New Art Exhibition, Mira Lehr: Planetary Visions From

Spaceship Earth, Created During Pandemic Quarantine

During the pandemic quarantine this year, the celebrated
artist Mira Lehr has created more work now than ever
before in her six decades of artmaking. Her new series,
Planetary Visions, represents a bold departure for the
artist. Her current solo exhibition featuring this new series
at Rosenbaum Contemporary gallery in Boca Raton runs
through Jan. 16, 2021. The gallery features online initiatives
to allow art lovers from all over the world to experience
Lehr’s new work across digital platforms. This year also
marks the 60th anniversary of Lehr’s visionary founding
of Continuum, one of America’s first women artist co-ops,
which she pioneered in 1960.
“This is a major turning point for humanity. Because of
the global pandemic, for the first time in human history, the
entire population of the planet is thinking about the same
problems ─ and grasping for the same solutions,” says Lehr.
“Together, we can meet this challenge and use this time to

Embrace I, by Mira Lehr, (burned and dyed Japanese paper,
Mira Lehr with one of her new works, Norweky, from the ignited fuses, ink and acrylic on raw canvas), 2020.
series Planetary Visions, (acrylic, ink, burned and dyed
Japanese paper, ignited fuses, and handwriting on canvas),
2020. Photo by Michael E. Fryd

transcend across borders and places, with a unified vision
for the world. We must now work together to address global
problems without thoughts of artificial separations between
human beings.”
What This Earth Does Not Remember, I and II, by Mira “The title Planetary Visions refers to the need for all of
Lehr, from the new series Planetary Visions (acrylic, ink, us to remain focused on this shared vision that we need. We
gunpowder, ignited fuses, burned and dyed Japanese paper, are a one-world landmass island, surrounded by water, flying
and handwriting on canvas), 2020. across the galaxy on our Spaceship Earth. What happens in
one part of our world affects all of us, and the pandemic
proves this like never before,” adds Lehr.
“Planetary Visions also refers to the mythical places
featured on some of these newer paintings, my visions of
environmental flashpoints happening around the globe,”
adds Lehr. “While these are all imaginary places that I
envisioned as an armchair traveler during the pandemic
quarantine, the climate issues depicted are very real: rising
seas, air pollution, global warming, and more. These issues
also point back to the pandemic. Each invented place
represents different climate challenges that are alarming,
and time is running out for our planet Earth.” She ignites Perfect Flight, by Mira Lehr, (burned and dyed Japanese
gunpowder fuses across the landmasses to create the visual paper, ink, and acrylic on canvas), 2020.
effect of fuses from a ticking timebomb.
The new exhibition features a selection of 20 works to 5 p.m.) in accordance with current COVID-19 safety
by Lehr, spanning nearly 2,000 square feet, with the guidelines. Additionally, reservations for private in-
entire front of the gallery dedicated to this new show. person viewings may be made in advance by calling (561)
The gallery is located at 150 Yamato Road in Boca 994-9180. Private Zoom viewings are also available,
Raton, Fla. The exhibition may be viewed on-site during
regular gallery hours (Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. New Art Exhibition on page 29

Ancient Secret Map, by Mira Lehr, (burned Japanese paper, Want Results Now?
ignited gunpowder, ink, thread and pins on canvas), 2020.

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