"Sleazy Rider" Exhibition
Leo Kesting
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Kicking off the New Year in style, Leo Kesting Gallery invites the public to experience American culture on the skids at “Sleazy Rider”, a collection of new works from artists that encompass the troubled life associated with bad economics.
The criminal fringe, Massachusetts’s witch burning, indentured servant Americana asleep on the metro and the metaphysical dreamscape they explore are all open topics in this new exhibition which opens to the pubic on January 15th.
"Kelly Mudge’s lifelike depictions of the rebel fringe and trancelike states they achieve are perfect complements to Martin McCormack’s Sleeper series showcasing the overworked as they drift to nirvana during their daily commute," states gallery director John Leo. "Similarly, Sergio Coyote's 'Vomit Style' paintings represent the illusory state America escapes to in these depressing times"
On the ground floor of the gallery, artists Dave Tree and Greg Manis recreate the biker lounge that lies in the heart of troubled American youth. "Just like Marlon Brando's The Wild One or Salem's Witch Hunt, these artists work to define the extremes our culture produces when left to its own devices during meager times" explains Gallerist David Kesting.
[Image: Greg Manis "Room 207" C-Print, Edition of 12, 24 x 16 in.]
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Schedule
from January 15, 2009 to February 08, 2009
Opening Reception on 2009-01-15 from 19:00 to 22:00
Artist(s)
Dave Tree, Greg Manis, Sergio Coyote, Kelly Mudge, Martin McCormack