Jeffrey
Deitch dopo la travagliata esperienza al Moca di Los Angeles torna a New York
collaborando con la Galleria Leila Heller a Chelsea per cui realizzerà
un’interessante mostra dal titolo “Calligraffiti: 1984 / 2013” miscelazione di
opere sul tema della calligrafia che declina nel graffito, con una vasta proposto
di opere di oltre cinquanta artisti tra cui Basquiat, Haring, Shirin Neshat, un
eL Seed. La mostra si svolgerà dal 5 Settembre al 5 Ottobre.
“A calligraphic impulse
has been behind some of the greatest works of Modern Art.” -- Jeffrey Deitch
"This show makes
connections between pivotal artistic movements across cultures that have informed
each other's creative processes. Just as the graffiti movement emerged from the
economic and social turmoil of the 1970s in New York, it is now no surprise that
some of the most groundbreaking street art is burgeoning all across the Middle East.
Calligraphy as an art form is part of a Middle Eastern collective memory and as
it continues to evolve, we are now witnessing a kinetic dialogue between these movements
that will no doubt leave their mark on history." -- Leila Heller
Leila Heller is pleased
to announce Calligraffiti 1984/2013, on view from September 5 – October 5, 2013.
Originally curated in 1984 by Jeffrey Deitch (Director, Museum of Contemporary Art,
Los Angeles) at Leila Heller’s former uptown gallery, Calligraffiti explored a myriad
of possible connections shared between the seemingly disparate styles of select
mid-century abstract, U.S. graffiti, and calligraphic artists from the Middle East
and its diaspora.
By presenting an expanded and updated roster of
artists including site-specific installations by emerging and established artists
30 years later, Calligraffiti 1984/2013 re-examines the global impact of street
art and calligraphy as converging modes of personal expression, popular culture,
and political dissent mutually grounded in arrogating the systems of language. Featuring
more than 50 works by artists ranging from Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner; Hans
Hartung and Cy Twombly; Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat; and Hossein Zenderoudi
and Pouran Jinchi, the exhibition will also include site-specific installations
by emerging and established artists. LA2 will be creating an installation in Leila
Heller Gallery’s front room visible from 25th street, while Tunisian/French artist
eL Seed will be painting a mural in the 11th Avenue windows. An illustrated catalogue
with an introductory text by Jeffrey Deitch will accompany the exhibition.
