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THANK YOU sincerely for everyone who shared the experience of MASTERPIECE with us. Congratulations to Melvin A. Marshall, on his solo curatorial debut with Band of Vices. MASTERPIECE was the complete inception of Melvin's and you can expect a further exploration of this thematic show again next year. . For any inquiries or to receive our digital catalogue, please send an email to [email protected]. . A special Thank You to these 18 extraordinary contemporary artists for braving MASTERPIECE: Bryan Lee Tilford (@BryanLeeTilford), Calvin Clausell, Jr. (@CalvinClausellJr), Chelle Barbour (@Chelle.Barbour), DeShawn Dumas (@Jacquesblk), Eilen Itzel Mena (@Eilen.Itzel.Mena), JT Liss (@JTLissPhotoArt), Lanise Howard (@Lanise_Howard_Studio), Lyndon Barrois (@SrBarroisLyndon), Monica Ikegwu (@Monica165), Musa Hixson (@MusaHixson), Olu Seye (@Olu.Seye), Pamela Smith Hudson (@PamSmithHudson), Patrick Henry Johnson (@PHJart), Raelis Vasquez (@Raelis), Ricky L. Day (@RickyDay), Sharon Louise Barnes (@SharonBarnes4702), Talita Long (@TalitaLong), Victoria Cassinova (@VCassinova). . To our gallery patrons & supports, y’all so dope!!! . #MASTERPIECE #BandofVices #Curator Melvin Marshall (@ArtCultureNow) #MelvinMarshall #ContemporaryArt @BandofVices #CreativeDirector @TerrellTilford. . We must also acknowledge the support and coverage by @Artsy @Artillery_Mag @Beyonce @Black.Owned.Everything @Curate.LA @KCET & @LAWeekly @westadamsfamily - @LATimes @DopeBlackArt @BlackArtinAmerica_ @ArtForum #ModernArt #BlackAmericanArt #BlackAtlantic #BlackLivesMatter @BlackArtistSpace @SupportBlackArt @WeBuyBlack #MetaLanguage #Legacy #TransRights #JetSetForArt. . Next opening is set for Saturday, 12 September, 2020… (at Band of Vices) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDpbJ4vljTL/?igshid=coun7w6g55xw

This is BRYAN LEE TILFORD (@BryanLeeTilford): BOJANGLES, acrylic and newsprint on canvas, 36x36, 2020 was inspired by MISSISSIPPI (PLATE 45) by Charles White. I chose as my masterpiece inspiration of the latter career style of the artist Charles White. The compositions are so well thought out and rendered with creativity and skill that many viewers may have admired the piece but could easily overlook the design aspect because of the visual simplicity. . These works are in stark contrast to my usual collage based, multi-image and multi-medium creations. This open, simple concept forced me to view the composition and execution of a piece in a different way. A simplicity of design that I am incorporating and interpreting in my own style of late. This style of design forced me to view the canvas and composition with fresh eyes. This reset and refocus created a renewed appreciation of Charles White and the evolution of his work throughout his career.
. 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]. . #MASTERPIECE Curated by #MelvinMarshall #BandofVices @TerrellTilford. (at Band of Vices) https://www.instagram.com/p/CC7O_Fzl7yi/?igshid=t82n8b6if4pi

This is PAMELA SMITH HUDSON (@PamSmithHudson), DEED(ED)(UNSEEN and SEEN LANDMASS(ES), encaustic, oil and thread on panel, 24x24, 2020 inspired by Howardena Pindell, UNTITLED #19, mixed media, 1977. . I chose Howardena Pindell because I admire her ability to explore abstraction with unconventional materials and techniques while moving between monochromatic and colorful palettes to create mixed media explosions of poignant personal expressions while tackling issues of  racism and inequalities. As I researched more about her work I was moved by a story that helped shape the direction of her art. A childhood memory of hers, was traveling in Kentucky with her father and stopping at a root- beer stand and she noticed that her and the father’s mug had red circles on the bottom of their mugs and that moment when her father told her that these were mugs for people of color. The circle has been prominent in her work till this day as a constant reminder of this event. . I chose as my inspired artwork UNTITLED #19 a mixed media work on canvas that I had seen at Soul of a Nation exhibit at The Broad Museum last year. The piece was created in 1977. I admired her exploration in abstraction using hold punched colored circles of paper, glitter, and covered with a neutral background unifying the painting. As I started to create my artwork for the MASTERPIECE exhibit entitled DEED(ED)(UNSEEN and SEEN LANDMASS(ES) I decided to use encaustics, an ancient wax-based paint to create circular textured shapes adding thread to connect the floating colored shapes in the background and on the surface a flat dense neutral off white mass creating movement in stillness. DEED(ED) is about the importance of owning and caring for your land that was a topic always discussed in my family.
. 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]. . #MASTERPIECE Curated by #MelvinMarshall #BandofVices (at Band of Vices) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCuY-UmlLT9/?igshid=ii1k2jvrlfi2

Sharon Louise Barnes (@SharonBarnes4702) returns to Band of Vices in MASTERPIECE - The Inaugural Show curated by Melvin A. Marshall (@ArtCultureNow). This monumental show, comprised of 18 contemporary artist’s interpretations of masterpiece artworks opens Friday, JUNETEENTH (19 June) 2020… . For details, [email protected] - Updated announcement will be sent this coming Monday!!! . Artwork (detail), Sharon Louise Barnes, MONOLITH FOR JACK WHITTEN, acrylic & cut paper on canvas, 36x36, 2020. . Participating Artists: Bryan Lee Tilford (@B_the_Artist), Calvin Clausell, Jr. (@CalvinClausellJr), Chelle Barbour (@Chelle.Barbour), DeShawn Dumas (@Jacquesblk), Eilen Itzel Mena (@Eilen.Itzel.Mena), JT Liss (@JTLissPhotoArt), Lanise Howard (@Lanise_Howard_Studio), Lyndon Barrois (@SrBarroisLyndon), Monica Ikegwu (@Monica165), Musa Hixson (@MusaHixson), Olu Seye (@Olu.Seye), Pamela Smith Hudson (@PamSmithHudson), Patrick Henry Johnson (@PHJart), Raelis Vasquez (@Raelis), Ricky Day (@RickyDay), Sharon Louise Barnes (@SharonBarnes4702), Talita Long (@TalitaLong), Victoria Cassinova (@VCassinova). . On View: 19 June - 7 August, 2020. . #MASTERPIECE #BandofVices Melvin Marshall (@ArtCultureNow) #MelvinMarshall #ContemporaryArt @BandofVices #ModernArt #BlackAmericanArt #JamesBaldwin #NinaSimone #LorraineHansberry #VisualStorytelling #BlackAtlantic #MetaLanguage #BlackFemaleGaze #BlackMaleGaze #Legacy #TransRights #BeCreative #ThinkOutsidetheBox #JetSetForArt @BandofVices Curated by #MelvinMarshall (@ArtCultureNow) @TerrellTilford @Artsy @ArtilleryMag #BlackArt @DopeBlackArt @BlackArtinAmerica_ @ArtForum @BlackArtistSpace @SupportBlackArt @YoungBlackArtists #Artsy @LATimes #ArtGallery #BandofVices (at Band of Vices) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBUCUJLlCph/?igshid=f7giolal0h36

OPENING this Juneteenth… . Band of Vices is pleased to announce its next exhibition, MASTERPIECE - The Inaugural Show, curated by Melvin A. Marshall, will open on JUNETEENTH (Friday, 19 June 2020). . MASTERPIECE is a bold, international, multidisciplinary group exhibition whose aim is to establish a dialogue between contemporary artists of the present and Master artists of the past that will illuminate the ever-shifting issues consuming us today such as our volatile geopolitical environment, tackling pandemics & climate change, eradicating racism & social justice reform, and other challenges affecting our increasingly globalized world.  . This exhibition represents the first of a continuous, annual exhibition by Band of Vices. . Artists have been known to look to Art History for inspiration and guidance and these artists have chosen to engage with Master artists such as Leonardo da Vinci, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Eugene Delacroix, Kerry James Marshall, Jasper Johns, Mark Bradford, Gustav Klimt, Rotimi Fani-Kayode, Edouard Manet & Howardena Pindell among others. . Featuring new contemporary interpretations of Masterpiece works by: Bryan Lee Tilford (@B_the_Artist), Calvin Clausell, Jr. (@CalvinClausellJr), Chelle Barbour (@Chelle.Barbour), DeShawn Dumas (@Jacquesblk), Eilen Itzel Mena (@Eilen.Itzel.Mena), JT Liss (@JTLissPhotoArt), Lanise Howard (@Lanise_Howard_Studio), Lyndon Barrois (@SrBarroisLyndon), Monica Ikegwu (@Monica165), Musa Hixson (@MusaHixon), Olu Seye (@Olu.Seye), Pamela Smith Hudson (@PamSmithHudson), Patrick Henry Johnson (@PHJart), Raelis Vasquez (@Raelis), Ricky L. Day (@RickyDay), Sharon Louise Barnes (@SharonBarnes4702), Talita Long (@TalitaLong), Victoria Cassinova (@VCassinova). . #MASTERPIECE #BandofVices Melvin Marshall (@ArtCultureNow) #MelvinMarshall #ContemporaryArt @BandofVices. . For any inquiries, please send an email to [email protected]. #BlackLivesMatter #BlackArtistsMatter #SupportBlackOwnedBusinesses. (at Band of Vices) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBE-yIflP3w/?igshid=xb6siq6l0nuo

Curator @TerrellTilford: To ALL the People that said Yes, Maybe & No, Thank You... To everyone who said they would, but couldn't, thank you... To you, who did a drive-by or a facetime or came both days, thank you... To those who drank a helluva lotta wine, ate every damn thing served and laughed your asses off, thank you... To those that reposted, retweeted, forwarded the countless emails, thank you... To those that referred people, spread the word, met someone new, thank you... To y'all who even opened the emails, liked a pic on IG, even blocked us on some other social media platform, still thank you... And to you, who I haven't seen in years, since our gallery on Pico, or our gallery in New York, or much further back when we co-produced shows with the Artists' Showcase series in Oakland/San Francisco, in New York then, or even in Downtown Los Angeles, thank you... And to those who purchased art works in this show...ahhhhh...thank you. To Gallery 38, you muhfuckas is dope, thank you. To DJ Ykarus who said, I'm dj'ing tomorrow's closing, thank you. To Nic for the designs, to Melvin for the critical analysis and to Shana for coming thru and posting...thank you. West Adams neighborhood, thank you. To Melva & Darryl, who have been saying what you've been saying for years and then, stepping up and backing every word of it with your actions, thank you. And finally, to our Artists, Robert, Edyta and Bryan, yo, y'all did that shit!!! Thank you. Thank You. THANK YOU. What did it cost me?! My love. I remain in a constant place of gratitude... See y'all next time...@BandofVices. #CuratorsOfAllThingsGood #BandofVices #TilfordArtGroup #BoV #DEWFoods #TheMarianDupreeGroup #TheBrandAmplifier #ArtCultureNow #Gallery38 #TerrellTilford #BryanNicholas #MelvinMarshall #ShanaNys #RobertHodge #EdytaPachowicz #BryanLeeTilford #DJYkarus #DareIDo #AskACurator #ArtCritic #SupportArtists #WestAdamsArtsDistrict #GPRepost,#reposter,#notetag @terrelltilford via @GPRepostApp ======> (at West Adams, Los Angeles)

@BandofVices presents Dare I Do – a visual elixir Artists' Closing Reception TODAY: Saturday, 5 November, from 2pm - 6pm. It is FREE and Open to the Public. Bring the kids, too!!! Exhibiting only TWO DAYS this Friday, 4 November & Saturday, 5 November, 2016, this Pop-up Art show introduces Houston-based interdisciplinary Artist, Robert Hodge with New Artworks by Edyta Pachowicz & Bryan Lee Tilford. To RSVP for this Free event, click ​the link in our BIO. Both days will include a bespoke menu, compliments of our partner DEW Foods and a few other surprises… Check us out at BandOfVices.com for more Inspiration & Info on our upcoming Exhibitions & Events. BandOfVices.com #ArtCultureNow #BandofVices #BoV #TheBrandAmplifier #TerrellTilford #BryanNicholas #MelvinMarshall #TilfordArtGroup #Art #EmergingArtist #ContemporaryArt #artCollector #AskACurator #SupportArtists #artSelfie #ArtsEd #ArtWatchers #DareIDo #Gallery #DEWFoods #TheMarianDupreeGroup #Gallery38 (#Artwork detail: #RobertHodge) (at Gallery 38)

@BandofVices presents Dare I Do – a visual elixir Opening Reception TODAY: Friday, 4 November, from 4pm - 8pm Artists' Closing Reception TOMORROW: Saturday, 5 November, from 2pm - 6pm. It is FREE and Open to the Public. Bring the kids, too!!! Exhibiting only TWO DAYS this Friday, 4 November & Saturday, 5 November, 2016, this Pop-up Art show introduces Houston-based interdisciplinary Artist, Robert Hodge with New Artworks by Edyta Pachowicz & Bryan Lee Tilford. To RSVP for this Free event, click ​the link in our BIO. Both days will include a bespoke menu, compliments of our partner DEW Foods and a few other surprises… Check us out at BandOfVices.com for more Inspiration & Info on our upcoming Exhibitions & Events. BandOfVices.com #ArtCultureNow #BandofVices #BoV #TheBrandAmplifier #TerrellTilford #BryanNicholas #MelvinMarshall #TilfordArtGroup #Art #EmergingArtist #ContemporaryArt #artCollector #AskACurator #SupportArtists #artSelfie #ArtsEd #ArtWatchers #DareIDo #Gallery #DEWFoods #TheMarianDupreeGroup #Gallery38 (#Artwork / image posted not affiliated with show) #InspiredByMickaleneThomas