Until
Sunday September 9 2018
Left with a
permanent brain injury after being hit by a car as a child, Billy White has
been working at the NIAD Center for Art & Disabilities In Richmond CA since
1994. Since then, he’s produced a prodigious body of paintings, sculptures and
drawings characterized by vivid colors and loose, spontaneous handling of
materials. Drawing on pop-cultural subjects that have included Jed Clampett (of
Beverly Hillbillies fame) and professional wrestler Hulk Hogan, White has been
particularly drawn to rendering portraits that combine Expressionism with
humor. But like all self-taught artists, White works in a manner that is
ultimately indefinable creating a vision of a private world that seems
accessible and inaccessible at the same time. This show takes its title from
the 1988 movie starring Eddie Murphy as an African prince who arrives in
Queens, NY in search of a bride, and takes a job at a fast-food joint as a
disguise. The film’s theme of immigrant striving seems especially relevant in
the current political climate.
Venue name:
Shrine
Address:
179 E Broadway New York City 10002
Cross
street: between Jefferson and Rutgers Sts
Opening
hours: Wed–Sun noon–6pm
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