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New York, NY: Miles McEnery Gallery,‘Light’ (curated by Rico Gatson), 13 May – 19 June 2021,  
New York, NY: Miles McEnery Gallery,‘Light’ (curated by Rico Gatson), 13 May – 19 June 2021
New York, NY: Miles McEnery Gallery,‘Light’ (curated by Rico Gatson), 13 May – 19 June 2021
New York, NY: Miles McEnery Gallery,‘Light’ (curated by Rico Gatson), 13 May – 19 June 2021
New York, NY: Miles McEnery Gallery,‘Light’ (curated by Rico Gatson), 13 May – 19 June 2021
New York, NY: Miles McEnery Gallery,‘Light’ (curated by Rico Gatson), 13 May – 19 June 2021
New York, NY: Miles McEnery Gallery,‘Light’ (curated by Rico Gatson), 13 May – 19 June 2021
New York, NY: Miles McEnery Gallery,‘Light’ (curated by Rico Gatson), 13 May – 19 June 2021
New York, NY: Miles McEnery Gallery,‘Light’ (curated by Rico Gatson), 13 May – 19 June 2021
New York, NY: Miles McEnery Gallery,‘Light’ (curated by Rico Gatson), 13 May – 19 June 2021
New York, NY: Miles McEnery Gallery,‘Light’ (curated by Rico Gatson), 13 May – 19 June 2021
New York, NY: Miles McEnery Gallery,‘Light’ (curated by Rico Gatson), 13 May – 19 June 2021
New York, NY: Miles McEnery Gallery,‘Light’ (curated by Rico Gatson), 13 May – 19 June 2021
New York, NY: Miles McEnery Gallery,‘Light’ (curated by Rico Gatson), 13 May – 19 June 2021
New York, NY: Miles McEnery Gallery,‘Light’ (curated by Rico Gatson), 13 May – 19 June 2021
LIGHT
Trudy Benson, Light Pink Path, 2021, Acrylic and oil on canvas,77 1/8 x 66 1/8 inches, 195.6 x 167.6 cm, MMG#33117

Trudy Benson, Light Pink Path, 2021, Acrylic and oil on canvas,77 1/8 x 66 1/8 inches, 195.6 x 167.6 cm, MMG#33117

Trudy Benson, Structures Gonfables, 2021, Acrylic and oil on canvas, 77 1/4 x 66 1/8 inches, 196.2 x 168 cm, MMG#33118

Trudy Benson, Structures Gonfables, 2021, Acrylic and oil on canvas, 77 1/4 x 66 1/8 inches, 196.2 x 168 cm, MMG#33118

Beverly Fishman, Untitled (Bipolar, Parkinson's, Pain, Gerd), 2020, Urethane paint on wood, 56 1/4 x 105 3/4 inches, 142.9 x 268.6 cm, MMG#32924

Beverly Fishman, Untitled (Bipolar, Parkinson's, Pain, Gerd), 2020, Urethane paint on wood, 56 1/4 x 105 3/4 inches, 142.9 x 268.6 cm, MMG#32924

Beverly Fishman, Untitled (Migraine, ADHD, Pain, Pain), 2021, Urethane paint on wood, 52 3/8 x 105 inches, 133 x 266.7 cm, MMG#32755

Beverly Fishman, Untitled (Migraine, ADHD, Pain, Pain), 2021, Urethane paint on wood, 52 3/8 x 105 inches, 133 x 266.7 cm, MMG#32755

Rico Gatson, Untitled (Double Sun/Sonhouse), 2021, Acrylic paint on wood, 48 x 36 inches, 121.9 x 91.4 cm, MMG#33127,  

Rico Gatson, Untitled (Double Sun/Sonhouse), 2021, Acrylic paint on wood, 48 x 36 inches, 121.9 x 91.4 cm, MMG#33127

 

Rico Gatson, Untitled (Flag VII), 2020, Acrylic paint on wood, 36 x 48 inches, 91.4 x 121.9 cm, MMG#33135

Rico Gatson, Untitled (Flag VII), 2020, Acrylic paint on wood, 36 x 48 inches, 91.4 x 121.9 cm, MMG#33135

Rico Gatson, Untitled (Thembi After Pharoah Sanders), 2021, Acrylic paint on wood, 48 x 36 inches, 121.9 x 91.4 cm, MMG#33131

Rico Gatson, Untitled (Thembi After Pharoah Sanders), 2021, Acrylic paint on wood, 48 x 36 inches, 121.9 x 91.4 cm, MMG#33131

David Huffman, Huey, 2020, Mixed media on wood panel, 72 x 59 3/4 inches, 182.9 x 151.8 cm, MMG#32826

David Huffman, Huey, 2020, Mixed media on wood panel, 72 x 59 3/4 inches, 182.9 x 151.8 cm, MMG#32826

David Huffman, Sublimation, Sublimation, 2020, Mixed media on wood panel, 72 x 59 3/4 inches, 182.9 x 151.8 cm, MMG#32823

David Huffman, Sublimation, Sublimation, 2020, Mixed media on wood panel, 72 x 59 3/4 inches, 182.9 x 151.8 cm, MMG#32823

Warren Isensee, Flat Baroque, 2021, Oil on canvas, 35 x 35 inches, 88.9 x 88.9 cm, MMG#33146

Warren Isensee, Flat Baroque, 2021, Oil on canvas, 35 x 35 inches, 88.9 x 88.9 cm, MMG#33146

Tomashi Jackson, Untitled (Color Study I), 2016, Acrylic yarn and wood, 45 1/4 x 25 1/4 x 26 1/2 inches, 114.9 x 64.1 x 67.3 cm, MMG#33079

Tomashi Jackson, Untitled (Color Study I), 2016, Acrylic yarn and wood, 45 1/4 x 25 1/4 x 26 1/2 inches, 114.9 x 64.1 x 67.3 cm, MMG#33079

Tomashi Jackson, Untitled (Color Study II), 2015, Acrylic yarn and wood, 41 1/8 x 52 x 10 inches, 104.5 x 132.1 x 25.4 cm, MMG#33139

Tomashi Jackson, Untitled (Color Study II), 2015, Acrylic yarn and wood, 41 1/8 x 52 x 10 inches, 104.5 x 132.1 x 25.4 cm, MMG#33139

Aaron Johnson, Flight, 2021, Acrylic on canvas, 28 x 22 inches, 71.1 x 55.9 cm, MMG#33119

Aaron Johnson, Flight, 2021, Acrylic on canvas, 28 x 22 inches, 71.1 x 55.9 cm, MMG#33119

Aaron Johnson, To the Sun, 2021, Acrylic on canvas, 66 x 54 inches, 167.6 x 137.2 cm, MMG#33081

Aaron Johnson, To the Sun, 2021, Acrylic on canvas, 66 x 54 inches, 167.6 x 137.2 cm, MMG#33081

Baseera Khan, Wealth and Ancestors (Living Room), 2020, 9oz Polyester Matte backdrops, grommets, wood, foam, muslin, microphone stands, selfie light, 80 x 91 x 16 inches, 203.2 x 231.1 x 40.6 cm, MMG#33082

Baseera Khan, Wealth and Ancestors (Living Room), 2020, 9oz Polyester Matte backdrops, grommets, wood, foam, muslin, microphone stands, selfie light, 80 x 91 x 16 inches, 203.2 x 231.1 x 40.6 cm, MMG#33082

Chris Martin, After the Rain #3, 2020, Acrylic and glitter on canvas, 88 x 77 inches, 223.5 x 195.6 cm, MMG#33083

Chris Martin, After the Rain #3, 2020, Acrylic and glitter on canvas, 88 x 77 inches, 223.5 x 195.6 cm, MMG#33083

Carrie Moyer, Wayfinding, 2020, Acrylic and glitter on canvas, 78 x 66 inches, 198.1 x 167.6 cm, MMG#33085

Carrie Moyer, Wayfinding, 2020, Acrylic and glitter on canvas, 78 x 66 inches, 198.1 x 167.6 cm, MMG#33085

Jason Stopa, The City of the Sun, 2021, Oil on canvas, 60 x 48 inches, 152.4 x 121.9 cm, MMG#33088

Jason Stopa, The City of the Sun, 2021, Oil on canvas, 60 x 48 inches, 152.4 x 121.9 cm, MMG#33088

Letha Wilson, Double Moon Death Valley Layered Concrete, 2021, Unique, C-prints, concrete, aluminum frame, 32 1/4 x 24 1/4 x 1 1/2 inches, 81.915 x 61.595 x 3.81 cm, MMG#33087

Letha Wilson, Double Moon Death Valley Layered Concrete, 2021, Unique, C-prints, concrete, aluminum frame, 32 1/4 x 24 1/4 x 1 1/2 inches, 81.915 x 61.595 x 3.81 cm, MMG#33087

Letha Wilson, Kauai Sunset Layered Concrete (Photogram), 2021, Unique C-print, concrete, aluminum frame, 32 1/4 x 24 1/4 x 1 1/2 inches, 81.9 x 61.6 x 3.8 cm, MMG#33198

Letha Wilson, Kauai Sunset Layered Concrete (Photogram), 2021, Unique C-print, concrete, aluminum frame, 32 1/4 x 24 1/4 x 1 1/2 inches, 81.9 x 61.6 x 3.8 cm, MMG#33198

Letha Wilson, Steel Face Concrete Bend (Bryce Canyon), 2017, Unique C-prints, concrete, emulsion transfer, steel frame, 38 x 33 x 1 1/2 inches, 96.5 x 83.8 x 3.8 cm, MMG#33084

Letha Wilson, Steel Face Concrete Bend (Bryce Canyon), 2017, Unique C-prints, concrete, emulsion transfer, steel frame, 38 x 33 x 1 1/2 inches, 96.5 x 83.8 x 3.8 cm, MMG#33084

Press Release

NEW YORK, NY - MILES McENERY GALLERY is pleased to announce Light, curated by Rico Gatson. The exhibition opens on 13 May and will remain on view through 19 June 2021. Light is the inaugural exhibition at Miles McEnery Gallery’s newly renovated Chelsea location at 511 West 22nd Street.

“Light is energy, power, radiance, illumination, color, play, promise and hope. It’s transcendent. It’s the organizing force behind the exhibition which includes the work of twelve multidisciplinary artists.” — Rico Gatson

The impetus for Light derived from a quote by twentieth-century German-American painter Hans Hofmann, proclaiming “In nature, light creates the color. In the picture, color creates the light.” This exhibition articulates a belief in the fundamental power of light, in its various forms, to convey the magic of art. Motivated by an enduring appreciation for these artists, Gatson brings together a diverse group working across a variety of mediums.

The artists are connected through the ways in which light is transcended in their work. Benson, Isensee, and Moyer employ layered patterns, symbols, and forms to create rhythmic bursts of energy that pulse before the viewer’s eyes. The work of Fishman, Jackson, and Khan enlivens space and explore new possibilities for perception. Experiments in materials that stimulate the senses are driving forces behind the works of Huffman, Martin, and Wilson. Radiant color is simultaneously felt and seen in Gatson, Johnson, and Stopa’s paintings as glowing pigments ooze from one form to the next.

The exhibition extends an invitation to immerse oneself in metaphorical light, and experience the work of twelve artists together inspired by the power of illumination.

Featuring Trudy Benson, Beverly Fishman, Rico Gatson, David Huffman, Warren Isensee, Tomashi Jackson, Aaron Johnson, Baseera Khan, Chris Martin, Carrie Moyer, Jason Stopa & Letha Wilson

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