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Mike Henderson and William Powhida

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Haines Gallery's simultaneous exhibition of Mike Henderson and William Powhida is a curious move, given that the artists belong to almost diametrically opposed coteries. Fortunately, this Odd Couple pairing isn't at all distracting and should encourage viewers to draw their own (possibly somewhat tangential) conclusions. Henderson's works prove he's a proud veteran of the Bay Area painting tradition; his canvases boast scraped and gooey impasto surfaces, structured in a vibrant patchwork suggestive of urban forms. Powhida, meanwhile, crafts an arrogant, art-star persona (a self-declared "GENIUS") — brandished with knowing expertise in a series of pieces hilariously casting a Julian Schnabel-esque, over-the-top ego in a Spinal Tap scenario.

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