John Molloy Gallery, 49 East 78th Street, 2nd floor, New York City
Regular gallery hours: Tuesday through Friday, 11 am to 6 pm and Saturday 11 am to 5 pm.
There will be a screening of "Basil King:MIRAGE," a 22-minute film by Nicole Peyrafitte and Miles Joris-Peyrafitte,
followed by a poetry reading by Basil King at the gallery on March 18, 3pm - 5pm.
King has been working with bird images since 197l. The works on exhibit were all made between 2013 and 2017. The world-wide city pigeon is a central inspiration for King works that range through many emotions. Below, Perch, mixed media on canvas, 34" x 48" - 2016.
This show follows two museum shows in North Carolina this past fall.
"Basil King: Between Painting and Writing" --September 2 to December 24, 2016
Curated by Vincent Katz and Brian Butler at the Black Mountain College Museum & Arts Center, Asheville, NC.
This mini-retrospective included King’s cover art for some 60 poetry books and journals, along with 18 paintings and 138 small works on paper. Also featured was a screening of the Nicole Peyrafitte-Miles Joris-Peyrafitte film, "Basil King: MIRAGE" and a reading by Basil King of his poetry. Below, the opening with King's book-cover art in vitrines, and a painting from The Cards.
"Basil King’s Birds" -- October 28 to November 19, 2016
Curated by Tom Patterson and art department staff at St. Andrews University, Laurinburg, NC.
This show, focused on King’s bird images, was part of a semester-long Black Mountain College Festival, with many exciting artists, dancers, poets and Black Mountain historians in residence for short visits. Below, partial view of installation at St. Andrew's University Museum.
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