Koplin del Rio Gallery
6031 Washington Blvd
310.836.9055
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Kerry James Marshall, Portrait of John Punch (Angry Black Man 1646), Courtesy Koplin Del Rio
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Opens Saturday Sep 6, 2008
Sep 6, 2008 – Oct 24, 2008
Tuesdays–Fridays (10am–5:30pm)
Saturdays (11am–5:30pm)
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Chicago artist Kerry James Marshall has shown internationally to great acclaim, and now will show for the sixth time with Koplin del Rio in LA. The deceptively simple formulation of his painting practice — Western art history recombined with contemporary African-American sociopolitics — hasn't evolved so much as it has deepened. His most recent series employs the framework of classic European portraiture, deftly grafting sensual dimensionality, detailed costuming, and regal postures onto urban narratives. The ironic tone of Marshall's work highlights the unfortunate lack of African-Americans in the upper echelons of museum collections and in positions of power, but the pieces' formal finesse and majesty also make them breathtaking in a straightforward manner.
