NYAB Event - Kelsey Henderson “Dull The Will”

Kelsey Henderson “Dull The Will”

Envoy Enterprises (87 Rivington St.)

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envoy enterprises presents the second New York solo exhibition of work by Kelsey Henderson.

Dull The Will, a term that alludes to hypnotization, explores imagery of hallucinations, mundane youth and blink-of-an-eye moments through a new series of oil paintings that exceed life-size. The work is developed from both found imagery and personal snapshots depicting the luster of natural flaws and idiosyncrasies. With a nod to hyperrealism, Henderson’s paintings of entranced characters fetishize ambiguity of our disaffected generation.

Henderson will present a special opening day revelry supplementing the exhibition with a performance by New York’s low-fi raw punk band Raspberry Bulbs at Macie Gransion performance space at 8 pm (87 Rivington). A collaborative screen print by Kelsey Henderson and Marco Del Rio of Raspberry Bulbs and will be available in a limited edition.

Kelsey Henderson (1982, MA) lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. She received her B.F.A. in painting from the Rhode Island School of Design. Her solo exhibitions include Dull the Will, envoy enterprises, New York, NY (2013); Pallid Spell, Mahan Gallery, Columbus, OH (2010); One Day at a Time, envoy enterprises, New York, NY (2009); and Platonic Crush, Red Door Gallery, Providence, RI (2005). Group exhibitions include DIAcussion, envoy enterprises, New York, NY (2013); FG.FT Fad Gadget. Frank Tovey, envoy enterprises New York, NY (2012), This is Not an Invitation to Rape Me, Fox Art Gallery UPenn, Philadelphia, PA (2010); New Works from Emerging Artists in Drawing & Painting, 3rd Ward, Brooklyn (2010); and Quizotic, Troutman Studios, Brooklyn, NY (2009). Projects include Platonic Crush Documentary, (Film) Melissa O’Brien (2009); Platonic Crush (Film), FLY 16x9 (2009); and FLY16x9’s Platonic Crush