on view in the Grand Gallery 

Halim A. Flowers

It Takes A Village

And Other Lessons Superpredators Teach Us

November 9 - 26

In 1997, as a minor, Halim A. Flowers was arrested and wrongly sentenced to two life sentences in Washington, D.C. His experiences aired on HBO in the Emmy award winning documentary, Thug Life in D.C. Released in 2019 under a new juvenile resentencing law, Flowers’ healing process released a powerful creative surge from within resulting in a stunning spectrum of paintings and spoken word. The fact that this energy shines in a period of pandemic and ongoing uncertainty makes his art more welcome and relevant. Halim A. Flowers has received fellowships from Halcyon Art Lab and Echoing Green. He has been featured in exhibitions throughout the country including MoMA PS1 and has participated in collaborations with Kim Kardashian and Kanye West.

This exhibition is sponsored by DTR Modern Galleries.

on view in the West Gallery 

US Premiere 

Laurent Elie Badessi

Age of Innocence  |  Children and guns in the USA

November 10 - December 8

In his work, Age of Innocence, French photographer Laurent Elie Badessi explores the complex and paradoxical relationship Americans have with firearms through the subject of children – one of the groups that is the most affected by gun violence. Laurent Elie Badessi has received several prestigious awards, including a grant from the French Department of Cultural Affairs for his Paris show. His photographs are part of many important private and public collections, including the Whitney Museum, the Musée de l’Elysée, and the Sir Elton John Collection.

on view in the East Gallery

Vivian Tsao

Journey in Light

Exhibition of Words and Images

November 10 - December 8

Journey in Light: Exhibition of Words and Images is a retrospective show by Vivian Tsao. It presents her paintings in oil and in pastel. It also includes books that feature her writings on art in English and Chinese languages. Her dialogue with light was first inspired by the steady sun next to the Red Sea. In artworks like The Poet in 1978 and Afternoons during the New York Pause, the moments she captured struck a chord that was both sensual and subliminal. Based in New York, Tsao has exhibited her oeuvre in nuanced tones in places such as the American Academy of Arts and Letters in the U.S. and the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts. A recipient of the artist-in-residence grant from the New York State Council on the Arts, Tsao works from observation and holds an MFA degree in Painting from Carnegie Mellon University.

Image Pictured: The Poet by Vivian Tsao

on view in the Project Room

Robert Seyffert

Recent Paintings: Dawn in New York City

November 10 - December 8

At dawn, we anticipate the promise of the new day through subtle cool light, as our horizon increasingly illuminates.  Our observation is altered as lights pierce the darkness, as the yellow caste spreads out across the city scape. Our daily vantage points have been altered in the pandemic, often through the constraints of our living spaces in lock-down. The small space challenge – along with “same space confines” - for so many, has been a painful contrast to our earlier unconstrained perspective. Yet the vibrancy and expanse of New York City almost magically revealed itself, even from small spaces with limited views. And now the city is reawakening, collectively calibrating, with a new recognition of our fragility and new appreciations. Very intentionally, on small canvases, I seek to convey the vibrancy and expanse of the city that can be revealed from something small. Breathing in the fresh air, the pure joy of en plein air painting, has never been more fortifying, and more of an homage to my beloved New York City.

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