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This is the final week for MASTERPIECE, curated by Melvin A. Marshall (@ArtCultureNow). . Tomorrow at 5pm (PDT), Creative Director Terrell Tilford is teaming with @Curate.LA on their IG Live to lead a final virtual walkthrough of the exhibition. . To receive a digital catalogue or schedule to visit the gallery (Wed-Fri, 12pm-5pm) of this final week, send an to [email protected]. . Thank you to each of the 18 artists in this show for their extraordinary gifts: #BryanLeeTilford #CalvinClausellJr. #ChelleBarbour #DeShawnDumas #EilenItzelMena #JTLiss #LaniseHoward #LyndonBarrois #MonicaIkegwu #MusaHixson #OluSeye #PamelaSmithHudson #PatrickHenryJohnson #RaelisVasquez #RickyDay #SharonLouiseBarnes #TalitaLong #VictoriaCassinova. . @Artsy @LATimes @DopeBlackArt @BlackArtinAmerican_ @ArtForum #ModernArt #BlackAmericanArt #BlackAtlantic #BlackLivesMatter @BlackArtistSpace @SupportBlackArt @WeBuyBlack @Black.Owned.Everything #MetaLanguage #Legacy #TransRights #JetSetForArt @TerrellTilford @BandofVices (at Band of Vices) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDePDOklbz7/?igshid=arn60cm66j83

This is RAELIS VASQUEZ (@Raelis): (detail) EL BESO (THE KISS), oil on canvas, 24x36, 2020 is inspired by Gustav Klimt’s THE KISS, oil and gold leaf on canvas, 70.86 x 70.86, 1907-08. I​ ​explore the convoluted histories of the Dominican Republic in relation to the United States and continue the lineage of imagery as protest that has been evident in the Latinx and African diaspora through the sheer representation of bodies. . To be represented ​means​ that the subject is worthy of representation and that the subject exists as an essential element of societal life. ​My works function as platforms for engaging in conversations coalescing personal and​ ​political themes regarding my experience as an Afro-Latino ​a​rtist in the United States.  I am​ ​depicting people of color, often my family, in a Western style of representation, which allows me to create a bridge that more accurately depicts the complexities of the narratives that we have as Black and Brown people.​ In Klimt's work, THE KISS, I see a kindred spirit in that the artist wants to provide one of the great universal symbols of hope during turbulent times, the kiss. 
. MASTERPIECE - The Inaugural Show is the first exhibition in a new, annual series curated by Melvin A. Marshall (@ArtCultureNow). This show features 18 bold, unapologetic & uncompromising artists… The gallery is open BY APPOINTMENT ONLY in compliance with our ever-changing city rules due to Covid-19. . Catalogue requests or other info: [email protected]. . #BryanLeeTilford #CalvinClausellJr. #ChelleBarbour #DeShawnDumas #EilenItzelMena #JTLiss #LaniseHoward #LyndonBarrois #MonicaIkegwu #MusaHixson #OluSeye #PamelaSmithHudson #PatrickHenryJohnson #RaelisVasquez #RickyDay #SharonLouiseBarnes #TalitaLong #VictoriaCassinova - @Artsy @LATimes @DopeBlackArt @BlackArtinAmerican_ @ArtForum #ModernArt #BlackAmericanArt #JamesBaldwin #NinaSimone #BlackAtlantic #BlackLivesMatter @BlackArtistSpace @SupportBlackArt @WeBuyBlack @Black.Owned.Everything #MetaLanguage #Legacy #TransRights #JetSetForArt @BandofVices Curated by #MelvinMarshall @TerrellTilford. (at Band of Vices) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCrn9JvFn4b/?igshid=zammpp7t484l

Thank you @LAWeekly... . This is SHARON LOUISE BARNES (@SharonBarnes4702): MONOLITH for JACK WHITTEN, acrylic & cut paper on canvas, 36x36, 2020 is inspired by the masterpiece BLACK MONOLITH II (HOMAGE TO RALPH ELLISON, THE INVISIBLE MAN) by Jack Whitten in the show. . She says about the work, few artists have made more of an impression on me than the master artist, Jack Whitten. In my own practice, the exploration of materials is paramount. I too explore both two- dimensional and three-dimensional works, laying on a variety of materials in an endeavor to create haptic, visceral textures. I think of my layered works as a metaphor for the black experience – honoring all of the stripping away, the piling on, the weaving into and bursting out, as the marks of this journey become part of the beauty.
. MASTERPIECE - The Inaugural Show is the first exhibition in a new, annual series curated by Melvin A. Marshall (@ArtCultureNow). This show features 18 bold, unapologetic & uncompromising artists… The gallery is open BY APPOINTMENT ONLY in compliance with our ever-changing city rules due to Covid-19. . Catalogue requests or other info: [email protected]. . #BryanLeeTilford #CalvinClausellJr. #ChelleBarbour #DeShawnDumas #EilenItzelMena #JTLiss #LaniseHoward #LyndonBarrois #MonicaIkegwu #MusaHixson #OluSeye #PamelaSmithHudson #PatrickHenryJohnson #RaelisVasquez #RickyDay #SharonLouiseBarnes #TalitaLong #VictoriaCassinova - @Artsy @LATimes @DopeBlackArt @BlackArtinAmerican_ @ArtForum #ModernArt #BlackAmericanArt #JamesBaldwin #NinaSimone #BlackAtlantic #BlackLivesMatter @BlackArtistSpace @SupportBlackArt @WeBuyBlack @Black.Owned.Everything #MetaLanguage #Legacy #TransRights #JetSetForArt @BandofVices Curated by #MelvinMarshall @TerrellTilford. (at Band of Vices) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCb_jyPFd9K/?igshid=1bq3at1c55mj2

This is PATRICK HENRY JOHNSON (@PHJart): (detail) BAD MUTHA FUCKA FROM BELFAST, oil on canvas, 48x30, 2020, influenced by Barkley Hendricks’ (1945-2017) Innocence (self-portrait), oil and aluminum leaf on linen canvas, 12x24, 1977. . The painting wasn't so much inspired by one piece of Barkley Hendricks work; it encapsulates the feeling of supreme knowledge and knowing that you are a force created with unlimited ideas and a boundless imagination to be unleashed upon discovery. The painting also represents the uniqueness of each being the unmatched beauty that only you are endowed with throughout time immoral. In short it is The Rebirth of the Cool! . My son and I were at a popular black Los Angeles night spot affectionately called JUJU's. The doorman, who is a friend of mine commented on how clean we were! I introduced them to each other and he said "Where you from? Belfast!” To which we exploded into laughter! Dapped each other up and proceeded to the bar! Hence the title Bad Mutha Fucka From Belfast!
. MASTERPIECE - The Inaugural Show is the first exhibition in a new, annual series curated by Melvin A. Marshall (@ArtCultureNow). This show features 18 bold, unapologetic & uncompromising artists… The gallery is open BY APPOINTMENT ONLY in compliance with our ever-changing city rules due to Covid-19. . Catalogue requests or other info: [email protected]. . #BryanLeeTilford #CalvinClausellJr. #ChelleBarbour #DeShawnDumas #EilenItzelMena #JTLiss #LaniseHoward #LyndonBarrois #MonicaIkegwu #MusaHixson #OluSeye #PamelaSmithHudson #PatrickHenryJohnson #RaelisVasquez #RickyDay #SharonLouiseBarnes #TalitaLong #VictoriaCassinova - @Artsy @LATimes @DopeBlackArt @BlackArtinAmerican_ @ArtForum #ModernArt #BlackAmericanArt #JamesBaldwin #NinaSimone #BlackAtlantic #BlackLivesMatter @BlackArtistSpace @SupportBlackArt @WeBuyBlack @curate.la @Black.Owned.Everything #MetaLanguage #Legacy #TransRights #JetSetForArt @BandofVices Curated by #MelvinMarshall @TerrellTilford. (at Band of Vices) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCUDizgFlS_/?igshid=wkmf7gtzh1l

GOOD NEWS!!! You can now view our current exhibition online. . Just go to BandofVices.com and click on Exhibitions or link in bio. . The bad news: due to Covid-19 measures, the gallery must once again go to BY APPOINTMENT ONLY… . If you would like to WRITE about our current show or request a catalogue or schedule an appointment, send an email to: [email protected]. . MASTERPIECE - The Inaugural Show is the first exhibition in a new, annual series curated by Melvin A. Marshall (@ArtCultureNow). This show features 18 bold, unapologetic & uncompromising artists… . #BryanLeeTilford #CalvinClausellJr. #ChelleBarbour #DeShawnDumas #EilenItzelMena #JTLiss #LaniseHoward #LyndonBarrois #MonicaIkegwu #MusaHixson #OluSeye #PamelaSmithHudson #PatrickHenryJohnson #RaelisVasquez #RickyDay #SharonLouiseBarnes #TalitaLong #VictoriaCassinova - @Artsy @LATimes @DopeBlackArt @BlackArtinAmerican_ @ArtForum #ModernArt #BlackAmericanArt #JamesBaldwin #NinaSimone #BlackAtlantic #BlackLivesMatter @BlackArtistSpace @SupportBlackArt @WeBuyBlack @Black.Owned.Everything #MetaLanguage #Legacy #TransRights #JetSetForArt @BandofVices Curated by #MelvinMarshall @TerrellTilford. (at Band of Vices) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCJ6UqnljN3/?igshid=1kpsy3wt0jytb

This is JT LISS (@JTLissPhotoArt): THE SWING, photograph on metallic canvas, 30x30, 2020 – Inspired by Rene Magritte (1898-1967), The Son of Man, oil on canvas, 45.67x35, 1964. . THE SWING is a depiction of the age old battle: Do we follow the path we were conditioned to follow or do we take the road less traveled and explore what we were destined to do? The mystery of surrealism is what I gravitate towards most. The mystery of Rene Magritte is what inspires the piece before you. . The suit represents the 9-5 existence many of us find ourselves in. Clocking in and out of the outside world while in our minds we are floating on our own island. Are we daydreaming of what we are capable of, or, exploring and acting on our potential? Going for a ride on that swing. Taking a leap of faith with our potential energy despite the fear of falling. Seeing the child-like creativity within us. And feeling the exhilaration of knowing the person you were meant to be. . MASTERPIECE - The Inaugural Show is the first exhibition in a new, annual series curated by Melvin A. Marshall (@ArtCultureNow). This show features 18 bold, unapologetic & uncompromising artists… The gallery is open Fridays & Saturday, 12-6pm or by appointment. . Catalogue requests or other info: [email protected]. . #BryanLeeTilford #CalvinClausellJr. #ChelleBarbour #DeShawnDumas #EilenItzelMena #JTLiss #LaniseHoward #LyndonBarrois #MonicaIkegwu #MusaHixson #OluSeye #PamelaSmithHudson #PatrickHenryJohnson #RaelisVasquez #RickyDay #SharonLouiseBarnes #TalitaLong #VictoriaCassinova - @Artsy @LATimes @DopeBlackArt @BlackArtinAmerican_ @ArtForum #ModernArt #BlackAmericanArt #JamesBaldwin #NinaSimone #BlackAtlantic #BlackLivesMatter @BlackArtistSpace @SupportBlackArt @WeBuyBlack @Black.Owned.Everything #MetaLanguage #Legacy #TransRights #JetSetForArt @BandofVices Curated by #MelvinMarshall @TerrellTilford. (at Band of Vices) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCFFcTpFbW3/?igshid=uos5p03gppbf

This is LANISE HOWARD (@Lanise_Howard_Studio): OF AN INCANDESCENT MEMORY, oil on canvas, 48x36, 2020. Lanise was inspired by the work "Madonna Litta" (c.1490) by Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519). Her goal was to re-imagine the composition and combine it with elements of the digital and infuse elements of the deep past. Her intention with this work is to tell a story of the past bridged by the uncovering of a past memory, time travel. . MASTERPIECE - The Inaugural Show is the first exhibition in a new, annual series curated by Melvin A. Marshall (@ArtCultureNow). This show features 18 bold, unapologetic & uncompromising artists… The gallery is open Fridays & Saturday, 12-6pm or by appointment. . Catalogue requests or other info: [email protected]. . #BryanLeeTilford #CalvinClausellJr. #ChelleBarbour #DeShawnDumas #EilenItzelMena #JTLiss #LaniseHoward #LyndonBarrois #MonicaIkegwu #MusaHixson #OluSeye #PamelaSmithHudson #PatrickHenryJohnson #RaelisVasquez #RickyDay #SharonLouiseBarnes #TalitaLong #VictoriaCassinova - @Artsy @LATimes @DopeBlackArt @BlackArtinAmerican_ @ArtForum #ModernArt #BlackAmericanArt #JamesBaldwin #NinaSimone #BlackAtlantic #BlackLivesMatter @BlackArtistSpace @SupportBlackArt @WeBuyBlack @beyonce @Black.Owned.Everything #MetaLanguage #Legacy #TransRights #JetSetForArt @BandofVices Curated by #MelvinMarshall @TerrellTilford. (at Band of Vices) https://www.instagram.com/p/CB80P8tFHof/?igshid=1paj1ng4zbks2

MASTERPIECE - The Inaugural Show is now on view until the 7th of August. The gallery is open Fridays & Saturday, 12-6pm or by appointment. . This new series curated by Melvin A. Marshall (@ArtCultureNow) features 18 bold, unapologetic & uncompromising artists… MASTERPIECE is the first exhibition in a new, annual series by Band of Vices. . This is RICKY DAY (@RickyDay): STACEY, acrylic and cut paper on canvas, 24x36, 2020 & JACKIE, acrylic and pumice on canvas, 24x36, 2020. The red, black, and green numbers in the paintings in general refer to the colors of the Pan African flag and honor Marcus Garvey and his contributions. Specifically, the black on black numbers refer to every person of African descent who has set foot in this country. The red and green numbers of each painting have a specific meaning most often representing a date or other significant event. The red and green numbers in the Stacey painting signify the birthday of Stacey Abrams and speaks to the role of African American women in holding the USA accountable for living up to its stated ideals. The red and green numbers in Jackie refer to 1947, the year Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in baseball. Both works are inspired by Jasper John’s WHITE NUMBERS painting. . Catalogue requests or other info: [email protected] . Gallery hours are Friday/Saturday, 12-6pm and by appointment. . #BryanLeeTilford #CalvinClausellJr. #ChelleBarbour #DeShawnDumas #EilenItzelMena #JTLiss #LaniseHoward #LyndonBarrois #MonicaIkegwu #MusaHixson #OluSeye #PamelaSmithHudson #PatrickHenryJohnson #RaelisVasquez #RickyDay #SharonLouiseBarnes #TalitaLong #VictoriaCassinova - @Artsy @LATimes @DopeBlackArt @BlackArtinAmerican_ @ArtForum #ModernArt #BlackAmericanArt #JamesBaldwin #NinaSimone #BlackAtlantic #BlackLivesMatter @BlackArtistSpace @SupportBlackArt @WeBuyBlack @Black.Owned.Everything #MetaLanguage #Legacy #TransRights #JetSetForArt @BandofVices Curated by #MelvinMarshall @TerrellTilford. (at Band of Vices) https://www.instagram.com/p/CB4NGIxFIjg/?igshid=13q4bdedycf62