New York, NY—February 21, 2023—1969 Gallery and Wolf Hill are pleased to announce Who Is Your Master?, a group exhibition opening March 16, 2023. Curated by Wolf Hill Co-Founders Ethan Rafii and Jonathan Travis, Who Is Your Master? poses its titular question to fourteen international artists and prompts them to consider the individuals, forces, and cultural traditions that have shaped their artistic journeys whether by choice, through education, or even unconsciously or by force.
“Independent curation is a meaningful way for the gallery to exhibit new artists and reach new audiences,” says Quang Bao, owner of 1969 Gallery. “The dual enthusiasm and effort that Ethan and Jonathan have displayed for finding contemporary artists and bringing them to the art world’s attention is commendable—I wonder sometimes if they really have full time jobs.”
Drawing on an international network of emerging artists, Co-Curators Rafii and Travis selected fourteen artists from across the globe to explore the exhibition’s central question and produce works that speak to the answers they uncovered. From studios in New York, Paris, Barcelona, and more, the artists identified Masters ranging from the literal—Titian, Egon Scheile, Francis Bacon—to the abstract—water, the environment, “an infinite list of the people I love”. Who Is Your Master? unravels the threads that connect the artist to the long timeline of art history and by extension, each of us to the human experience.
“Our mission at Wolf Hill is to amplify artistic voices. By partnering with 1969 Gallery, we can provide a broader, public audience for fourteen talented individuals who may one day be lauded as Masters themselves,” says Travis. “The works they have produced will force us all to take a deeper look at ourselves, our interpersonal relationships, and our cultural expectations,” adds Rafii.
The exhibition will feature works from Kate Bickmore, Giorgio Celin, Azuki Furuya, Adrian Geller, July Guzman, Yowshien Kuo, Lindsey Jean McLean, Ken Gun Min, Igor Moritz, Hannah Murray, Francisco Pinzón Samper, Oda Iselin Sønderland, David Weishaar, and Georg Wilson.
1969 Gallery will host an opening reception on Thursday, March 16th from 6:00-8:00 pm. Who Is Your Master? will be on view through April 29, 2023, at 39 White Street in New York. For more information, please visit http://www.1969gallery.com/
1969 Gallery
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