LaKela Brown
dal 24/4/2015 al 24/5/2015
Segnalato da
24/4/2015
LaKela Brown
Jackie Klempay , New York
With 'Yellow 5, Red 40, Blue 1, Solar Gold' the artist offers overlapping symbols of wealth and desire found in her hometown of Detroit, and other similar urban environments.
The title of the exhibition, “Yellow 5, Red 40, Blue 1, Solar Gold” was formed by combining the list of artificial coloring on the back of Hairbo Gold Bear packaging and the name of an artificial gold paint also used throughout the show. Both materials play a prominent role in Brown’s exhibition.
With this show, Brown offers overlapping symbols of wealth and desire found in her hometown of Detroit, MI and other similar urban environments. Her work portrays material desires manifest in her own life, and as consumed and promoted by popular media outlets. Brown combines objects that lack basic utilitarian function, such as jewelry and grillz with objects that lack nutritional sustenance, such as junk food. Stacks of her cast mouth reveal a crooked smile.
In a similar vein, Brown recently began a project titled “I Make My Own Money Now,” in which she sculpts coins with her own likeness. These coins will be presented at NADA New York in a solo presentation of Brown’s work May 14th until 17th.
LaKela Brown (b.1982) is a New York-based artist born and raised in Detroit, MI. She recently displayed work in the group exhibition An Inventory of Lucifer’s Grotto at Jackie Klempay Gallery. She has exhibited work at Lars Friedrich (Berlin), CCCP (Brooklyn), and played a role in Loretta Fahrenholz’s film Ditch Plains. She holds a BFA from College for Creative Studies, Detroit.
Image: LaKela Brown
Jackie Klempay
81 Central Ave (1A),
Morgan L or Central M
Brooklyn, NY 11206