Paul Branca “Satin Island”
Scaramouche
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Scaramouche presents “Satin Island” by New York-based artist Paul Branca, his second solo exhibition with the gallery. In “Satin Island” Branca continues his ongoing research into circuits of distribution, use and reuse. His new paintings suggest a personal, even cryptic sign system composed of Italian sausages, cocktail shrimp, canvas keys, Magritte’s curtains and Surrealism’s ubiquitous eyes. This system is not contained, and overlaps with a sticky matrix of embedded relationships; the honeyed glue that binds pigment to oil and nut to energy bar. In the distance, there is the promise of an island - isola, isolata, isolated - the way out or maybe the way in.
Paul Branca (b. 1974 Bronx, NY) received his MFA in painting from Bard College, New York in 2010. Branca’s work has been exhibited at The Kitchen; SculptureCenter; Scaramouche; Marianne Boesky Gallery, all in New York; Anat Ebgi/The Company, Los Angeles; Kavi Gupta Gallery, Berlin; Golden Parachutes, Berlin; Galeria Sabot, Cluj, Romania; and Galerie West, The Hague, Netherlands, among others. The 2nd edition of Branca’s project “The Fruit and Vegetable Stand” showcased work by over 30 artists and took place in Queens, NY in October. His work has been featured in Artforum.com, Modern Painters, GalleristNY, Art in America, Art Papers, and Flash Art International. An upcoming conversation with Branca and Jesi Khadivi will appear in the next issue of Fillip.
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Schedule
from November 10, 2013 to January 12, 2014
Opening Reception on 2013-11-10 from 18:00 to 20:00