2011 Ken Aptekar, OH GROW UP, 2011, 35″ x 35″, oil on wood, sandblasted glass, bolts, after Asher Durand, The Old Oak, NY Historical Society Ken Aptekar, I learned about great meals when…, 201124″ x 44″ (image size 20″ x 40″), digital print on archival bamboo paper, Edition of 42 with 3 AP/s, printed by Ken Allen Studio, NYafter Jean-Baptiste Chardin, La Brioche, 1763, Louvre, ParisTEXT: I learned about great meals one Saturday night before Rosh Hashonah. The bakery opened after sundown and we picked up a round raisin challah still so warm the lady behind the counter didn’t dare put it in the slicer. At home the butter melted on it just like that. We sat around the table until it was gone. Ken Aptekar, Seeking Collector, 201130″ x 30″ (76.5cm x 76.5cm)oil on wood, sandblasted glass, boltsAfter Milton Avery, Vase by the Sea, 1944TEXT: Seeking collector who likes Milton Avery, prefers night to day, can live with having to read a painting, hangs modern and contemporary art together, occasionally turns a blind eye to world events, insists on the artist’s signature. January 30, 2016 Ken Aptekar