Ben & Giselle Huberman = American Style

The Fall 2012 issue of American Style Magazine features DC contemporary art collectors Ben and Giselle Huberman.

The new Fall issue of American Style Magazine is now out, and one of the feature stories is about Giselle and Ben Huberman and their amazing contemporary art collection that showcases their support of area artists.

Ben & Giselle Huberman have been strong supporters of artists of the Washington Glass School, including Erwin Timmers, Chris Shea, Michael Janis, Sean Hennessey and Tim Tate.

The American Style photo of the Huberman's Potomac, MD residence shows Michael Janis' glass sgraffito panel "Cubans Dreaming of Liberty"

Giselle and Ben Huberman. Giselle is the president-elect of the James Renwick Alliance. photo by Miriam Rosenthal, Third Eye Photography

Within the article (written by Marilyn Millstone with photos by Timothy Jacobsen) are references and glimpses of work by Chris Shea, Michael Janis, Sean Hennessey.
Tim Tate’s “Ode to Joy” has a detailed description. In the mixed media sculpture, cast glass hands spell out in sign language the words to “Ode to Joy” in Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. A video of a tenor singing Beethoven’s work is inside the domed glass, but without sound - which is how Beethoven would have experienced the song - as he became deaf.

The article has a detailed sidebar about Tim Tate's "Ode to Joy" sculpture (photo below by anythingphoto.net).

Tim Tate "Ode to Joy" blown & cast glass, original video, electronics

A video of a tenor singing Beethoven’s work is inside the domed glass, but without sound - which is how Beethoven would have experienced the song - as he became deaf. An interesting note – the tenor featured within Tim Tate’s work is artist Sean Hennessey. Besides being a glass/concrete mixed media sculptor, with work in the Huberman’s collection, Sean is an accomplished tenor. Below is the video of Sean singing that is incorporated into the sculpture. Have a look for the magazine at the newstands now!


Untitled from Tim Tate on Vimeo.