Alessandro Pessoli
28 Sep 2012 - 10 Feb 2013
© Alessandro Pessoli
Crodino e Aperol, 2012
spray paint and oil pastel on paper
courtesy greengrassi, London; and Anton Kern Gallery, New York
photo: Robert Wedemeyer
Crodino e Aperol, 2012
spray paint and oil pastel on paper
courtesy greengrassi, London; and Anton Kern Gallery, New York
photo: Robert Wedemeyer
ALESSANDRO PESSOLI
New Work
28 September 2012 – 10 February 2013
Alessandro Pessoli's evocative drawings, paintings, and sculptures place expressive, often melancholy figures in indeterminate spaces and dreamlike narratives. Fluidly moving across media and shifting between two- and three-dimensional forms, Pessoli renders his seemingly restless and exaggerated characters in a manner that is rich in historical references to art, cinema, and theater. This exhibition, the artist's first solo museum presentation on the West Coast, debuts a new series of works on paper and painted majolica ceramics paired with recent graphite drawings and sculpture. Together, these works reveal an imaginative, organic meditation on Modernism, mythology, and the artistic persona.
This exhibition is temporarily closed October 29 - November 2, 2012.
New Work
28 September 2012 – 10 February 2013
Alessandro Pessoli's evocative drawings, paintings, and sculptures place expressive, often melancholy figures in indeterminate spaces and dreamlike narratives. Fluidly moving across media and shifting between two- and three-dimensional forms, Pessoli renders his seemingly restless and exaggerated characters in a manner that is rich in historical references to art, cinema, and theater. This exhibition, the artist's first solo museum presentation on the West Coast, debuts a new series of works on paper and painted majolica ceramics paired with recent graphite drawings and sculpture. Together, these works reveal an imaginative, organic meditation on Modernism, mythology, and the artistic persona.
This exhibition is temporarily closed October 29 - November 2, 2012.