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José Parlá’s In Media Res at Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery

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In Media Res Concrete Walls
All Photos By Gail

Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery is currently hosting In Medias Res, the second solo exhibition of Brooklyn based artist José Parlá. The exhibition features new paintings, sculptures and a large-scale mural installation.

In Medias Res Concrete Wall Detail
Detail from Concrete Wall, Above

In Medias Res Front View

In Medias Res White and Pink Canvas

In Medias Res is a chronicle of Parlá’s life, beginning with his childhood and including his extensive travels around the world. Through choreographed, painterly works, the artist creates impressions of life-altering moments that have impacted his art making process.

In Medias Res Large Work

The artist’s distinctive method of conceptual and abstract storytelling unfolds and insists on its own vivid layers. The material densities of the works infuse the imagery with a sense of visual narration.

In Medias Res Pink Canvas

Parlá’s paintings exist somewhere between transcription and revelation – the accumulation of words, signs and markings evolve into a complex and unpredictable symphony. Time is very much at stake, and each image is an effort to demarcate the passing of time.

In Medias Res Detail

In Medias Res by José Parlá will be on Exhibit through October 18th, 2014 at Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery, Located at 505 West 24th Street, in the Chelsea Gallery District.

In Medias Res Signage

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Southampton’s Keszler Gallery Presents Banksy’s Street Works

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In an ambitious undertaking, the Keszler Gallery (with a Manhattan location on Madison Avenue) has acquired a number of original Banksy street works, some weighing several tons, for an exhibition in Southampton this month. Also included in the exhibition are a number of original prints. Many of the street works are sections of concrete walls gathered from around the globe, which are too heavy to exhibit in the gallery’s two Southampton locations. For this exhibit, the gallery has leased the town’s original power plant to house the art during this show. Being huge Banksy fans, Geoffrey and I made the trek out to Southampton this past Saturday for the opening reception and it turned out to be well worth the haul! Continue reading Southampton’s Keszler Gallery Presents Banksy’s Street Works →