Selections from the Hamptons Virtual Art Fair September 3 - October 17, 2020
Sam Gilliam, Renaissance I, 1986, Acrylic, Enamel, Aluminum and Canvas Construction on Wood (in two parts) 75 x 90 x 7 in.
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Bill Hodges Gallery is pleased to present Selections from the Hamptons Virtual Art Fair, an exhibition displaying over 30 artworks by prominent African American artists working in the 20th and 21st centuries. The curated selection of works from Bill Hodges’ collection being featured at the Hamptons Virtual Art Fair will be available to view by appointment at our Chelsea location from September 3rd until October 17th. The exhibition includes art by Romare Bearden, Norman Lewis, Sam Gilliam, Edward Clark, Jacob Lawrence, Kara Walker, Lorna Simpson, and Mickalene Thomas, among others. This exhibition showcases approximately 30 of the 43 works displayed at the Hamptons Virtual Art Fair, a virtual reality-based art viewing event taking place from September 2nd-7th. Organized into three virtual booths entitled “African American Artists,” “Norman Lewis,” and “Romare Bearden,” collectors can view works of art available for acquisition in both a two dimensional format and in three dimensional virtual gallery spaces. The exhibition taking place at the gallery’s Chelsea location gives collectors the opportunity to see these richly detailed works of art in person, by appointment. “African American Artists’’ is our largest booth, including 22 paintings, photographs, prints, drawings, and mixed media works by Black artists working within both abstract and realist traditions. The works presented range from intimate portraits to abstract works of art by notable artists like Carrie Mae Weems, Kara Walker, and Kerry James Marshall, to name a few. Of particular interest is Sam Gilliam’s Renaissance I, a large-scale collage that layers various materials into a chaotic yet alluring threedimensional sculptural painting. As a prominent color field painter, Gilliam is known for pouring supple layers of color onto draped canvases, an experimentation he continues on the wood and metal surfaces of Renaissance I. The exhibition also features a large scale C-print by prolific contemporary artist Mickalene Thomas entitled Les Trois Femmes Noires. In this image, three Black women dressed in bold, contrasting patterns pose in front of the cameras lens, their relaxed poses subverting conventional portraiture. Thomas produces a bold, visually commanding compositional reality exploring feminine power and identity. 529 West 20th Street, #10E, New York, NY 10011 ∙ 212-333-2640 ∙ info@billhodgesgallery.com