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CONCRETE JUNGLE: Featuring John “CRASH” Matos - New York

JoAnne Artman Gallery, Presents:
 CONCRETE JUNGLE: Featuring John “CRASH” Matos Fall/Winter 2018
Joanne Artman Gallery
Nov 1st – Dec 31st
New York, 511A West 22nd StreetMap
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CRASH

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JoAnne Artman Gallery, Presents:
CONCRETE JUNGLE: Featuring John “CRASH” Matos
Fall/Winter 2018
Artist Reception: Thursday, November 8th, 2018 from 6pm-8pm
Please RSVP: 949.510.5481 by November 1st, 2018

JoAnne Artman Gallery
511A West 22nd St. | New York, NY 10011
Contact: JoAnne Artman
Telephone: 949-510-5481 | E-mail: joanneartman@aol.com 
Website: www.joanneartmangallery.com

CRASH

Iconic, sleek and smooth, the visual style of John “CRASH” Matos resounds with a singular, signature vibrancy. Throughout his almost four decade career, CRASH’s work has engaged with environments on a huge scale - ranging from his early murals on the sides of NYC subway trains in the 70’s, to more recent projects such as a large mural commission at Miami’s Hard Rock Football Stadium. JoAnne Artman Gallery is pleased to present the artist’s new body of work that continues this conversation around scope, scale, and environment, through a continued exploration of the spray paint medium.

CRASH’s radiant, fluorescent palette cements his work firmly in the present as the artist works within a dialogue culled from classic pop culture, comic book and print references. A frequent collaborator, CRASH’s process is rooted within his identity as a Bronx-born graffiti artist, having come of age in the hip-hop fueled Bronx of the late 1970s. His distinct style made him an iconic part of the NYC visual landscape, while also pioneering a new age for graffiti in 1980 when he curated the pivotal “Graffiti Art Success for America” exhibition at Fashion MODA. In his new work he widens the scope in a gestural exploration of form and shape, with a continuously unfolding narrative that plays out over each surface, barely contained to the planes of the canvas.

Whether on city streets or gallery walls, concrete or canvas, CRASH’s works are instantly recognizable. Continuously engaged in various projects and commissions his work is also part of numerous museum shows, with works in many permanent museum collections such as the Museum of Modern Art (New York), Brooklyn Museum (New York), Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (Scottsdale), and Stedeljik Museum (Amsterdam).

CRASH’s work will inspire, provoke, engage and mesmerize. With visual perceptions always changing, peek behind the stories told and you're sure to find the right artistic expression!

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