Press
November 11, 2011
New York University
NYU Steinhardt’s 80WSE Galleries has announced its second exhibition of the season will be an invitational exhibition of seven artists chosen by the staff of 80WSE. The exhibition curators—Peter Campus, Michael Cohen, Edward Holland, and Hugh O’Rourke—have chosen a diverse group of artists in ages as well as stylistic media. The artists are: Paul Carney, Max Gimblett, Sebastian Martorana, Matt Quinn, Viktoria Sorochinski, Dan Torop, and Ivette Zighelboim. . . read more.
October 1, 2011
Contemporary Wing
Contemporary Wing goes live. . . read more.
September 22 – 25, 2011
(e)merge
The (e)merge art fair celebrates galleries, artists, and the creative process with an an energetic environment of collaboration and discovery. . . read more.
July 29, 2011
Washington City Paper
“Tribute2,” the farewell show for Irvine Contemporary’s 14th Street NW location, features the work of 10 artists, but each of them pales in comparison to the insanely clever sculptures of Sebastian Martorana. . . read more.
August 25, 2011
borderstan
Irvine Contemporary wraps up five years at its 14th Street NW location with a “Grand Finale Block Party” this Saturday night. On June 1 the gallery announced it was closing, citing rising rents and economic conditions. The party starts at 6 pm in the gallery space at 1412 14th NW and into the back alley area — DJ and music sessions with Yoko K and Will Eastman. . . read more.
March 23, 2011
Washington Post
The Smithsonian American Art Museum has chosen the artists who will appear in “40 under 40: Craft Futures,” its major upcoming look at contemporary crafts. . . read more.
January 21, 2010
Washington City Paper
In a city that immortalizes our country’s most meaningful historical moments in stone, here is a show that elevates the banal into monuments of exquisitely carved marble. Banal to us, that is. The beautiful, trompe l’oeil statues of everyday items by Sebastian Martorana must be stand-ins for great moments in the artist’s life—or at least, that’s what the show’s title,“Uncommissioned Memorials,” invites us to imagine. . . read more.