March 25, 2009
‘GREY AREA’ - SOLO EXHIBITION OF NEW ARTWORK BY BOXI
Carmichael Gallery of Contemporary Art is presenting ‘Grey Area’, the first US solo exhibition of work by UK artist Boxi. Work in the show will include spray paint on canvas and MDF, sculpture, and limited edition prints, as well as a site-specific installation.
BOXI: The Embrace
CARMICHAEL GALLERY OF CONTEMPORARY ART, 1257 N. LA BREA AVENUE, WEST HOLLYWOOD CA 90038
OPENING RECEPTION: THURSDAY, 9TH APRIL 2009, 7PM - 10PM
EXHIBITION: 10TH APRIL TO 30TH APRIL 2009, 1PM - 7PM
Born 1974 in Kent, England, Boxi completed his studies at the London St. Martins School of Art with a BA Fine Arts degree in Painting in 1996. He has lived and worked in Berlin, Germany since 1999.
BOXI: Girl and Dog
“I am drawn to the incongruous narrative in figuration. My works aspire to polarize the stability of what is at first perceived to be harmless or sweet but in reality turns out to be pathetically desperate or tragic or vice versa. A dark disillusioned romanticism pervades through out… (along with) confrontational themes, such as paranoia, disappointment, expectation, grief, mistrust and other upbeat reflections of our times.
“It is in this state of reflection, this ‘grey area’ of ambiguity and blurred truth that I have found myself in, a place where trends and crashes in the market aggressively threaten and pressurize social behavior. Making life-sized figures that articulate this uncertainty is a way for me to come to terms with the phrase ‘of our time’.” - Boxi