Nassos Daphnis “City Walls”
Richard Taittinger Gallery
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RICHARD TAITTINGER GALLERY presents CITY WALLS (1969-1975), the gallery’s fourth solo exhibition of works by Greek-born American artist NASSOS DAPHNIS (1914-2010). CITY WALLS (1969-1975) will showcase 19 significant works and one print created by Daphnis during his City Walls period, coinciding with a revitalizing period for New York City and the public arts scene.
CITY WALLS (1969-1975) presents an exemplary series that builds on the ethos of what the City Walls program wanted to instill - a revitalization and appreciation for great artists and to challenge them in monumental ways. It is during this period that we see Nassos’ work explode (literally), with bold stars and diamonds appearing with accurate precision on his canvases.
Established as a not-for-profit organization in 1967 by artists Richard Anuszkiewicz, Jason Crum, Nassos Daphnis, Knox Martin, Mel Pekarsky, Tania, Robert Wiegand, and other notable painters of the period, City Walls sponsored more than 50 murals by 28 diff erent artists over the next decade. In 1977, it was consolidated with the Public Arts Council of the Municipal Arts Society, later becoming the Public Art Fund, and remains one of New York’s and America’s greatest public arts organizations by working with hundreds of artists over the years.
Daphnis created three giant projects for City Walls. Richard Taittinger Gallery is delighted to present these works created during this artistic exploration in Nassos’ practice and bring to life his City Walls vision.
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from November 10, 2022 to December 22, 2022