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January Issue
2009
Redux Art Center
in Charleston, SC, Features Works by James Marshall
Redux Contemporary Art Center in Charleston,
SC, will present the exhibit, Broken, Beaten and Buried,
a new site-specific installation by internationally renowned artist
James Marshall, (aka Dalek). The exhibit will be on view from
Jan. 23 through Mar. 7, 2009.
Dalek reached an elevated artistic status in the underground art
world of graffiti and character design in the mid-nineties. He
pioneered a character known as Space Monkey, which is an amalgamation
of his personal interests and experiences, as well as a metaphor
for the human condition.
Within the last decade, Dalek has made a more than successful leap into the fine art world, creating works for an accelerated roster of international galleries. His popularity has also propelled him into developing several commercial items, such as custom KidRobot soft vinyl toys, skateboard illustrations, vinyl decals, clothing apparel and books.
For his exhibition at Redux, Dalek will move away from his well-known individualized works on canvas and will allow the new work to explode within the galleries of Redux. The main portion of the exhibition will be created on-site, one and a half weeks before the opening. A team of 8 people will come together each day, under the direction of Dalek, to accomplish the ambitious site-specific project. Dalek will continue his obsessive, colorfully flat approach to painting, expanding upon recent developments in his work, including the deconstruction of his Space Monkey character.
A special full color catalog will accompany the exhibition and will be released upon the exhibition closing.
In Apr., 2008, Dalek appeared on the cover of Juxtapoz Magazine and in late 2007, was a feature artist in Swindle Magazine. In years past, Dalek has been featured in countless publications including Tokion Magazine and New American Paintings and in 2003 he had his first monograph printed, Dalek: Nickel Plated Angels, published from Gingko Press.
The artist is a graduate of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and in 2001/02 worked as an assistant to Takashi Murakami. The Jonathan LeVine Gallery in New York, Irvine Contemporary in Washington, DC, Elms Lester in London and Galerie Magda Danysz in Paris currently represent the artist.
For further information check our SC Institutional Gallery listings, call the Center at 843/722-0697 or visit (www.reduxstudios.org).
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