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From: ron's mail [mailto:rongrenko@earthlink.net]> >Sent: Friday, June 09, 2000 4:50 AM> >To: NBECHTOL ARC GALLERY PRES/DIRECTOR

> >Subject: SYNOP. OF PROPOSAL

> >                             " HERE! NOW LOOK. "

> >THIS PROPOSAL IS OFFERING TO SHOWCASE THREE DIFFERENT POINTS OF> >CONCEPTUALISM WHOSE VISIONS ARE THROWN OUT THERE FOR THOSE WHO ARE IN> >THE LEAST BIT CURIOUS TO UNWRAP, PLAY WITH, KICK AROUND, AND THINK.> >EACH WERE CHOSEN FOR THEIR DISTINCT PSCYCHOSIS TOWARD THEIR VISUAL> >BABBLE. THEIR WORKS RANGE FROM MINIMAL ( HUMOR THROUGH AUSTERITY )> >TO ELEGANT COMPULSIVE RELIGIOUS FETISH ( CAN ALSO BE SAID WITH COMMAS> >BETWEEN EACH

> WORD, BUT ALSO> >IN THE PAST), TO MOCKING, AS IN FARCE, PLAYFUL TEARDOWN OF> ICONERY THAT IS> >HIGH (PAST) ART. THESE ARTISTS ARE NATHAN MASON, DENISE DEITZ, AND> >MYSELY, RON GRENKO. NATHAN AND MYSELF HAVE BEEN IN NUMEROUS SHOWS IN> RECENT YEARS.> >WITH TOUGH AND MORE RECENTLY AT BERET INTERNATIONAL, AND AT ART> CHICAGO '94> >THROUGH '99, THROUGH ThESE GALLERIES.  NATHAN HAS ALSO SHOWN AT BERET,> >THE CULTURAL CENTER, AND NUMEROUS OTHER GALLERIES. HE HAS HAD HIS> OWN GALLERY (> >QUITE SUCCESSFUL BUT NOW DEFUNCT ), AND WAS CO-RESPONSIBLE ( OR> >CO-IRRESPONSIBLE ) FOR " THE COWS ON PARADE". WE BOTH HAVE HAD A FEW> >CURATORIAL EXHIBITS ALONG THE WAY. DENISE HAS JUST RECENTLY STARTED> >TO EXHIBIT IN THE PAST FEW YEARS, MOSTLY IN THE MORE NON-TRADITIONAL> >WAY OF STOREFRONTS, FRIENDS APARTMENT SHOWS AND MOST RECENTLY AT THE> BUTCHER SHOP.> >SHE WAS HIGHLIGHTED BY THE NEW ART EXAMINER ARTCRITIC MICHAEL BULKA> >IN HIS EMERGING ARTIST SLIDE LECTURE PRESENTATION AT THIS YEAR'S ART> >CHICAGO AT NAVY PIER. SHE LOVES TO USE KITCHISH SARCASTIC HUMOR ON> >ONE HAND TO SPLAY OPEN HER ART AND TO OFFER EVERYONE TO GO BEYOND> >THAT WHICH MIGHT> BE HELD A> >LITTLE TO PRECIOUSLY AT TIMES. GO BEYOND THIS AND YOU WILL SEE> >POINTED SERIOUSNESS. EACH ARTIST TAKES WHAT THEY DO SERIOUSLY THOUGH> >SEEMING PRETENSE, IN SOME CASES, MIGHT HELP ONE GET THROUGH THE FIRST> FIFTEEN FEET> >VERY QUICKLY. WITH ANYTHING, SHALLOWNESS IS ONLY IN THE EYE OF THE

> >BEHOLDER.

> >                                          SIGNED,

> >                                                  UVA LEETS

> >DATED: JUNE 8TH, 2000

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ARC Gallery & Educational Foundation. Chicago.

http://www.artslant.com/ny/articles/show/30713

Langoliers Photo Collective. Ron Grenko, David Bechtol, Nancy Bechtol, Hermann Wieland    Indie Book. Art Show at ARC Gallery. 2 year journey of photo documentation of Bensenville O'Hare.

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Lost Artists Colony. Chicago.

http://www.artslant.com/chi/events/show/409460-love-love-love-embrace-strange-holdon-you

Ron Grenko and Nancy Bechtol would show together under aliases. In this. The last time we showed at the Lost Artists Colony, Under the names, DeBris and MadPalX - created an angry love piece that was shown in response to another incident ...hmmm...with a difficult, outrageous...well.. an artist ---who will not be named---his name is only whispered now.... Ron emailed me his response and the text was incorporated into the visuals.