~’THE ART of NEW YORK: 1980s’ . . CONTRA GALLERIES / OPENING PIX – PART I: DELTA 2 & RICK PROL
think: raw !!
think: from the street up !!
don’t let . . ‘scruffy’ fool ya.
coz that’s ‘scruffy’ – as in . . GRITTY / NYC GRITTY.
there’s a lot of heart, soul, & big big ambitions . . in this here place.
a real, hardcore . . old school / ‘downtown’ vibe.
‘THE ART of NEW YORK: 1980s’ . . CONTRA GALLERIES
122 W 26th St. Fl 5, Chelsea / Midtown Manhattan
OPENED FEB 13 / & RUNS THRU . . . FEB 28, 2019
more on the exhibit: ‘The Art of New York: 1980s’ – CONTRA GALLERIES
PIX FROM THE OPENING FEB 13, 2019 / PART I: DELTA 2 & RICK PROL
Delta 2 . . . painting, 2019.
detail . .
detail . .
detail . .
bottom right-hand corner.
Delta 2, not really a ‘revival’ / not just history.
the painting is current, 2019 – raw, powerful. free flying. & attracting new fans, like a . . magnet.
I really like how this painting is presented on boxes / something real real street about that.
something improvised, of the moment.
‘scruffy’ – as opposed to, hmmm: staid / minimalist / staged.
there’s a real life force flowing – thru the show.
Delta 2.
yeah, that right-hand corner !!
Delta 2 . . .
some small RICK PROL paintings to the right.
RICK PROL.
RICK PROL.
RICK PROL / NYC RIP.
that’s so DARK. Mack the Knife.
maybe it’s a portrait of Richard Hambleton ?
one of my fav pieces in the show / sccruffffy.
skin off your teeth – raw. ragged. true.
what . . ?
‘WE LIVE IN PUBLIC’ – ?!! in an 80s show ?
you know what ? damn yes !! hardcore as hell.
JOSH HARRIS, ‘WE LIVE IN PUBLIC’ lightbox.
at the opening, ROBERT FERNANDEZ aka NOVA THE WRAITH.
most def: YES.
YiYi . . making the scene / she just re-located to New York – from Texas.
PHOTOS: NANCY SMITH