Beaux Arts Gallery Beaux Arts Gallery Beaux Arts Gallery, London, England, founded in 1923 and closed in 1965, was known as a preeminent center for promoting avant-garde art. Founded and operated by portrait sculptor Frederick Lessore in 1923, the gallery was run by his wife Helen Lessore, a painter, until it closed in 1965. Prominent exhibitions at the gallery included: the first solo exhibition by Christopher Wood; one of the first exhibitions of Barbara Hepworth and her husband John Skeaping, the first solo exhibition of Frank Auerbach and Leon Kossoff. Beaux Arts Gallery also became associated with the Kitchen Sink School (and later
Michael J. Epstein reverse-shoplifted onto store shelves, Dictionaraoke, songs created with vocals by dictionary readings of words, and the Beethoven Reclamation Society, a piece in which many artists each recreated a segment of Beethoven's 9th Symphony using sound collaging. Epstein is married to filmmaker and artist Sophia Cacciola. He resides in Los Angeles. Michael J. Epstein Michael J. Epstein (born 1976), is an American filmmaker, musician and writer. Epstein has spoken and written about the impact of local media on the arts, music service gatekeeping, effective social networking, and crowdfunding. Epstein was born in Smithtown, New York. His father is author Lawrence J.