Check out the Gary Taxali solo exhibition “Unforget Me” on display from\u00a0 February 22 to March 22 with an opening reception on Saturday, February 22 from 6pm to 8pm at the Jonathan Levine Gallery located at 529 West 20th Street and 557C West 23rd Street, New York, NY 10011.<\/p>\n
Press Release:<\/p>\n
Unforget Me
\nSolo exhibition of new works by Gary Taxali<\/p>\n
529 West 20th Street
\nFebruary 22\u2014March 22, 2014
\nOpening Reception: Saturday, February 22, 6\u20148pm<\/p>\n
NEW YORK, NY (January 22, 2014) \u2014 Jonathan LeVine Gallery is pleased to present Unforget Me, new works by Toronto-based artist Gary Taxali in what will be his second solo exhibition at the gallery. Unforget Me includes works on paper and panel, including the artist\u2019s largest piece to date.<\/p>\n
Taxali creates hand-drawn typography and expressive, cartoon-like figures with layers of printmaking techniques such as rubber stamps and silkscreen. Known for a graphic style and retro aesthetic, his imagery is largely inspired by vintage animation and printed ephemera (comics, advertising and packaging). Taxali works with multiple mediums and utilizes a variety of found materials like old book covers and torn, age-worn, scribbled-on pages.
\nTaxali describes the exhibition as exploring: \u201cthemes of love, separation, isolation, unease, excitement, revelations and absolute joy through the overarching theme of paradoxes. In these works, my characters try to make sense of their situations and the dualities therein. Many of the works contain opposite reactions, both in concept and execution. I\u2019ve also employed the use of non-existent words. An effective way for me to convey all of this is through humor, both light and dark, mocking the flaws of the human condition yet serving as a sweet reminder that nothing should ever be taken absolutely seriously\u2014I try to unforget that every day.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cGary Taxali visually blends now with then. His style, inspired by vintage comics and advertising art, is repurposed with the goal of communicating the ironies and comical essence of pop-culture. His work is at once alluring and endearing. Despite the vintage look, he is neither maudlin nor nostalgic. His imagery is rich in satiric verve.\u201d\u2014Steven Heller<\/p>\n
\u201cGary Taxali is one of those rare artists whose work is immediately inviting and familiar, yet idiosyncratic and unmistakable. He has created a universe of characters, slogans and motifs reminiscent of \u201850s advertising, comics and painted signs but rendered in a minimal, sophisticated style. Though much of Gary\u2019s work appears to be about struggle and disappointment, there is gleeful mischief, beauty and poetic irony as well.\u201d\u2014Shepard Fairey<\/p>\n
ABOUT THE ARTIST
\nGary Taxali was born in Chandigarh, India and raised in Toronto, Canada. Taxali graduated from Ontario College of Art and Design University (OCAD). Taxali is an award winning illustrator and his fine artwork has been exhibited in galleries in the United States and Europe as well as museums such as the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York and the Contemporary Art Museum in Rome. In 2011, two books of his work were released: Mono Taxali, published by 279 Editions, and I Love You, OK?, published by teNeues. In 2012, The Royal Canadian Mint released a special edition of six 25\u00a2 coins which feature Taxali\u2019s artwork and typography.<\/p>\n
ABOUT JONATHAN LEVINE GALLERY<\/p>\n
Jonathan LeVine Gallery is committed to new and cutting edge art. Our roots go back to 1995, when Jonathan\u2019s life-long participation in punk and underground music grew into a curatorial experiment with the visual culture that surrounded him. We moved to Chelsea in 2005, with an eye towards honoring and connecting with the history and context of Post War art. We contribute to the dialogue by challenging the conventions of the canon \u2013 exploring the terrain of the high\/low and everything in between. Jonathan LeVine Gallery is located at 529 West 20th Street and 557C West 23rd Street, New York, NY 10011. For further information, please visit: www.jonathanlevinegallery.com, email: info@jonathanlevinegallery.com or call: 212.243.3822.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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