Mark Joshua Epstein and Todd Kelly “Part + Parcel”

New York Art Residency & Studios Foundation (NARS)

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Part + Parcel presents work by artists Mark Joshua Epstein and Todd Kelly. Exploring ideas of segmentation, Kelly and Epstein interrogate their surfaces. The artists, situating themselves in a trajectory of abstract painters who explore layering, gesture and geometry, take their work in this show a step further, exploring the notion of the individual object. Whether creating a large work from smaller components, or presenting a new arrangement of existing works, Epstein and Kelly ask questions about what constitutes a singular work of art.

In Part + Parcel Epstein and Kelly, first time collaborators, each explore the ideas unique to their own practices while simultaneously beginning a new conversation. While their works exist separately in the gallery, the surrounding space is painted by both artists— creating a visual bridge between the two practices. Decisions that get made in private in the intimate space of each artist’s studio have morphed into a public dialog as Epstein and Kelly negotiate painting decisions together for the first time. MORE