Atsuki Settangeli “New Dawns of the Samurai Spirit”
WHITE BOX
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Curated by Kyoko Sato
Bringing back Samurai Spirit to the present world, the artist questions modern life and its dependence on capitalism. As an artist, Settangeli uses his entire soul, heart and life-force to fully focus on his artistic expression. Like a Samurai, he does not care about power, money, or even honor, though his soul screams beyond sound.
After a few early iterations in his painting approach, it was Yoko Ono, who, upon seeing his new and exquisite Samurai paintings at her Dakota House in 2010, suggested to Atsuki to not cease painting Samurai. Influenced by such tall order and trust, imbued with Samurai high spirit, the artist made a choice to make the Samurai series his eternal challenge setting up this project as a lifetime chore regardless of fame, money or other worldly tribulations.
Live music by Michael Raposo, who will be performing Improvisations.
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from July 06, 2018 to July 13, 2018
Summer Hours: July: Monday - Saturday, 11 am - 6 pm. August: Monday - Friday, 11 am - 6 pm. LES Galleries Mid-Summer Late Night: July 12th 6-8 pm.
Opening Reception on 2018-07-06 from 18:00 to 20:00