DALEK - BROKEN, BEATEN AND BURIED.
By LeonRedux Contemporary Art Center presents…
DALEK
BROKEN. BEATEN AND BURIED.
December 11, 2008
136 St. Philip Street
Charleston, SC 29403
843-722-0697
www.reduxstudios.org
Opening: Friday January 23rd 2009 (6-10pm)
On View: January 23 – March 7th
Artist will be present for opening
Free and Open to the Public
Organized by: Seth Curcio
Charleston, SC-
Redux Contemporary Art Center is extremely excited to present Broken. Beaten and Buried, a new site-specific installation by internationally renowned artist James Marshall, (aka Dalek).
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 Kid Robot 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.
