Join us for an exclusive artist’s talk! Thursday, September 19, 2024, 2:00 at 200 Lex, Suite 431. Discover the inspiration behind the design with the brilliant Feyza Kemahlioglu, renowned lighting designer, and Valerie Peña, esteemed New York Interior Designer. They’ll unveil their creative process and discuss how artistic elements and materials shape their collaborative projects. Sip on champagne, enjoy lite bites, and get inspired by the transformative power of thoughtful design.
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Debuting at @designmiami in LA this past spring as part of @wexlergallery’s showcase, the Ascent floor light was designed and fabricated by Ben Gillespie of @ovuud.
Exploring the malleability of wood in combination with sculpted forms to create a rising placement of light, the Ascent also incorporates a color finish that is specifically selected to highlight material while also coordinating with a dual light control that may be actively modified depending on the desired mood of the viewer.
The rising placement of light is intended to evoke ascending movement of natural light throughout the course of a day with the ability to change in color, reflecting the change in sky depending on the hour.
For more information, contact @wexlergallery.
📹: Courtsey of @ovuud
British artist Harry Morgan, a 2019 Loewe Craft Prize finalist, reimagines the ancient crafts of glassblowing and concrete casting, challenging both the physical and cultural connotations of his chosen materials. The use of glass in Morgan’s work draws inspiration from the ancient Venetian glassblowing technique murrine, where each glass thread is individually pulled by hand from a furnace. His work is in the permanent collection of the Victorian & Albert Museum among others. Morgan is based in Manchester, United Kingdom.
Edward McHugh is an American artist trained as a painter, printmaker, and sculptor. The glossy geometries of his collage constructions belie the stories within. Word fragments, doodles, numerical references, architectural notations, and even string are layered inside smoky, sometimes metallic, washes of resin — revelatory without revealing.
McHugh incorporates photographic methods into what he calls his “wax-diffused pigment print” works. By applying a thin layer of archival wax, McHugh imbues a painterly touch to the surface of the prints.
Just as they were influenced by Rollins connecting their lived experience with Ellison’s words, Studio K.O.S. is carrying on that tradition with the next generation. Says Angel Abreu of the students they collaborated with, “We empowered them, and showed them, you can have a voice, you can make a difference. It’s that light bulb that you literally see, over the students’ heads, that keeps me coming
back. When you come together as a community, to make something to share, it just has so much more meaning.”
Examples from these collaborative workshops debuted at Expo Chicago as an Invisible Man NFT and as
limited-edition digital prints. Each work examines the students’ various interpretations of personal identity through their individual “IM”.
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#wexlergallery #expochicago #contemporaryart #studiokos #ralphellison #timrollinsandkos#expochgo
One week after Expo and we are still in a buzz from such an amazing fair!
Our thanks go out to everyone in the Expo Chicago team, to our Wexler staff, and especially to our artists Malcolm Mobutu Smith and Studio K.O.S.
Check back this week for some more videos wrapping up our experience from @expochicago!
#wexlergallery #contemporaryart #manythanks #expochicago #ceramics #timrollinsandkos #expochgo #contemporaryceramics
Expo Chicago marks the debut of Studio K.O.S.’s evocative NFT project based on the Invisible Man (after Ralph Ellison) series explored through their collaborative workshops with young people. Each work examines the students’ various interpretations of personal identity through their individual IMs. There are 20 NFTs available in this first drop, each composed of 5 unique IM images in rotation. The NFTs can be found on OpenSea (link in bio).
The ongoing Studio K.O.S. collaborative workshop project will reach its completion with the creation of 1,369 IM images. The number is a symbolic reference to the 1,369 light bulbs the narrator of Ellison’s Invisible Man uses to feel alive. The narrator says, “Nothing, storm or flood, must get in the way of our need for light and ever more and brighter light.” These digital files were made by workshop participants during the summer and fall of 2020. Inspired by the widespread social unrest triggered by the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and countless other Black and Brown people victimized because of their race, participants were tasked with creating a personal interpretation of Invisible Man, sharing the reasoning behind their choices and discussing how the novel relates to contemporary society.
#expochicago #nftart #invisibleman #ralphellison #nftmagazine #studiokos
Introducing Wexler Gallery’s booth @expochicago by Lewis Wexler himself. Stay tuned for more videos this week about the amazing artists we are featuring in booth#365!
Don’t be shy and stop by!
#wexlergallery #studiokos #contemporaryart #ceramics #expochicago #phillygallery #timrollinsandkos #expochgo
Happy International Women’s Day!
We are so lucky to have an amazing roster of female artists as part of the gallery. Each brings a unique perspective and rigor to her approach to design and the creative process, resulting in distinctive pieces that reflect their originality.
Thank you to each of you and to the many female artists that enrich our lives with their creativity.
#femaleartists #internationalwomensday #wexlergallery #contemporaryart #contemporarydesign #contemporaryartist #womenempowerment
During the early months of Covid our locations were closed but we forged on and created virtual exhibitions. In order to supplement these exhibitions we visited the studios of three of our artists to get a better look at their artistic process and how they had been coping with the pandemic.
This clip is taken from an interview with Reynold Rodriguez, a designer working and living in Puetro Rico.
#wexlergallery #studiopractice #artistprocess #contemporarydesign #puertoricanartist #luxurydesign
Up close and personal with the process of Edward McHugh.
McHugh is a local Philadelphia artist that creates works that blur the lines between sculpture and painting. Through his expert handling of various mediums and materials, each piece is a unique combination of skills. Inspired by #modernism and the playful use of colors, shapes, and lines of the movement.
Visit his work in our @nydc space or online.
#modernismweek #wexlergallery #nydc #contemporaryart #painting #sculpture #modernism #artistprocess
Totally mesmerizing 😵
Melding and shaping glass at hundred degree temperatures is Andy Paiko's specialty. Excited to see what this piece will be turned into!
Be sure to check out @andypaikoglass and keep up with what he is creating.
#wexlergallery #newwork #glassblowing #comtemporaryart #newspace #design #glassart #artiststudio #contemporarydesign
If you can believe it, this dazzling chandelier by Andy Paiko was hiding in the crate in our space.
“Seed Cloud” was created in 2018 by @andypaikoglass. The stunning installation is a combination of blown sculpted glass, LED lights, brass and walnut hardware. Paiko’s conception of forms emerging organically into a space, through layering and motion of the hand blown pieces produces an experience like nothing else.
Be sure to stop by and experience the installation in person at @nydc!
#andypaiko #wexlergallery #nydc #contemporaryart #glassblowing #lightinstallation #newexhibition
Only the second week into the New Year and our artists are already hard at work with new projects!
The beauty is in the details. Andreea Avram Rusu demonstrates this idiom through her delicate weaving found on her larger than life installations.
Check out her page, @avram_rusu_studio for more glimpses into her artistic practice.
#wexlergallery #newyear #artiststudio #contemporaryart #lightingdesign #luxurylifestyle #contemporarydesign #repost
Enthralled by Peter Pincus’ ceramic process! The unveiling of new artworks is enough to send shivers down one’s spine.
Our artists are always sharing their studio practice, allowing us and admirers a glimpse into their world.
Check out @peterpincusporcelain instagram page for more insight into his studio.
#artisticprocess #ceramics #wexlergallery #contemporaryart #studiopractice #design #contemporaryceramics #repost
