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| Mark Gonzales, Chris Churchill, Ai Kijimia, Michael Somoroff, Justin Lieberman, Scott Patt, Andreas Kocks, Aurora Robson, Anthony James, Robert Brinker, Charles Christopher Hill, Guy Dill, Mark Cesark, Paul Villinski |
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Mark Gonzales
John McLaughlin
Michael Somoroff
Andreas Kocks |
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Guy Dill
Ai Kijima
Chris Churchill
Justin Lieberman |
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212Gallery is pleased to present a group of six new large-scale sculptural works by Mark Gonzales (b. 1969). This exhibition marks the first time this series of mirror poems has been on view since its unveiling at Los Angeles MoCA's historic survey of street art (Art in the Streets, 2011).
In this body of work, a synthesis occurs between Gonzales' trademark linguistic and physical modes of expression. Gonzales' poetry, simultaneously impulsive and profound, is energetically rendered in spray paint on the slick surfaces of six prodigious mirrors. The epodic exploration of various themes using “automatic spelling” and oft-invented syntax as seen in Gonzales' countless self-published zines is revisited in these monumental works.
Though it is Gonzales' dynamically-executed verse that elicits pause and demands closer study, the corporeal qualities of these works quickly seduce. In a colloquial nod to "skate culture", Gonzales' use of spray paint suggests reclamation of the raw graffiti-style text that is so often associated with skating. By way of the monumental and uniquely architectural ground, the viewer is allowed – force... [ Read all ] |
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