Laylah Ali “The Acephalous Series”
Paul Kasmin Gallery
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Paul Kasmin Gallery presents The Acephalous Series, a solo exhibition of new paintings by Laylah Ali. This is the artist’s first show with the gallery and her first solo exhibition of paintings in New York since 2005.
Widely known for her iconic series, the Greenheads, which was the subject of a traveling museum exhibition from 2012 – 2013, Ali explores power dynamics and interpersonal conflict through compositions that position culturally and sexually ambiguous figures in precarious, loaded, and unexpectedly humorous situations. While the works included in The Acephalous Series are similarly engaging and metaphoric, Ali has introduced new narratives with a fraught community of figures, including those with minimal bodies, some who lack heads, or appear to be on an endless, determined trek.
The exhibition will be comprised of ten gouache and acrylic paintings on paper. While maintaining her characteristic intensive process, the works in The Acephalous Series are Ali’s largest in scale to date.
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Schedule
from March 25, 2015 to April 25, 2015
Opening Reception on 2015-03-25 from 18:00 to 20:00