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Robot Dog, 20x20 |
 Fresh
Flesh , 36 x 48 |
family,
4 x 6 |
Flooders , 20 x 20 |
Mate for Life, 16 x 16 |
Police of The World, 32 x 55 |
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| Obama Present,
7 x 5 |
American Heros,
20 x 20 |
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Bride , 6 x 4 |
Leonardo, 20 x 20 |
Hero, 48 x 36 |
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Commerative Plates, 48 x 60 |
Garbage Truck in Space, 16 x 16 |
 Low
Fliers, 16 x 16 |
Choir 12 x 12 |
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Easy Livin, 30 x 30 |
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Leo
Kesting Gallery Presents:
Brian Leo:
Brian Leo is Every Soldier in the World
March 7- April 12, 2008
Opening Reception: Saturday March 7, 7-10 pm
812 Washington St (at Gansevoort) NY, NY 10014
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Brian Leo's
new exhibition, Brian Leo is Every Soldier in the World, opening March 7 at
Leo Kesting Gallery, is what happens when one of New York's most recognizable
young artists mixes popular imagery, global terror and irony with a twist of
Day-Glo surrealism. For Brian Leo, these new works present "a cavalcade
of images exhibited en masse that show deep events of cultural significance
flanked by bizarre moments of personal experience."
In one painting entitled Commemorative
Plates, mixed media on canvas, 4'x5', 2009, a haunting image of carnage is depicted
in the form of a flayed Wall Street Bull. In Fresh Flesh, mixed media on canvas,
3'x4', 2009, viewers are invited to contemplate how "the Internet porn
industry is no longer a sideshow to the mainstream but larger than major league
sports and perhaps Hollywood" (Frank Rich, New York Times). While, in Cat
with Dust Buster, mixed media on canvas, 4'x4', 2009, Brian contemplates utilitarianism,
domestic settings, and most importantly returns to concepts based on sex disorder,
recently brought to light through mass media coverage of actor David Duchovny.
"The Internet has provided a level of access (to pornography) that was
previously unavailable. So many people have this problem and the Internet has
driven that," said Rob Weiss, executive director of the Sexual Recovery
Institute in Los Angeles.
"What New Yorker hasn't seen
the effects of this slay the bull wall street market or felt the tension of
sexual dysfunction on our streets?" asks gallerist John Leo. "All
that harsh medicine needs a sweet chaser of humor, personally we can all say
amen to cats masturbating with dust busters."
Leo Kesting Gallery invites you to
attend the opening night reception for Brian Leo is Every Soldier in the World
on Saturday, March 7 from 7:00 to 10:00 pm. The exhibition runs until March
29.
Brian Leo has exhibited in Tokyo,
Chicago, Miami, Los Angeles, and galleries throughout New York City. He was
also noted in the July 29, 2007 issue of the NY Times and the April 2006 Brooklyn
Rail Armory Review. He holds a B.F.A. from Rutgers University/ Mason Gross School
of Arts.
Leo Kesting Gallery launched in 2003
and developed an aggressive campaign to introduce new figurative artists to
collectors and art supporters. Leo Kesting offers the art viewing public an
opportunity to see forthcoming talents in an intimate setting where undiscovered,
cutting-edge artists are presented to the contemporary art scene.
Leo Kesting Gallery is located at
812 Washington Street at the corner of Gansevoort in Manhattan's Meat Packing
District. A, C, E or L train to 8th Ave and 14th Street or 1, 2, 3 train to
14th Street. Gallery hours are Tuesday to Sunday from 11am until 7pm.
Brian Leo, New Korea, Mixed Media on Canvas, 2009,
60 x 48
Leo
Kesting Gallery
gallery
is located at 812 Washington St New York NY 10014
phone: 917-650-3760
at the corner of Ganesvoort
St
8th Ave 14th st A,C, E and L train Stop
http://www.leokesting.com
info
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