1
2
CHARLES P. RE AY
Trilogy
bruno david gallery
Charles P. Reay Trilogy
November 2 - December 21, 2019 Bruno David Gallery 7513 Forsyth Boulevard Saint Louis, Missouri 63105, U.S.A. info@brunodavidgallery.com www.brunodavidgallery.com Founder/Director: Bruno L. David This catalogue was published in conjunction with the exhibition “Charles P. Reay: Trilogy” at Bruno David Gallery. Editor: Bruno L. David Catalogue Designer: Jordan Lee and Lily Hollinden Designer Assistant: Claudia R. David Printed in USA All works courtesy of Charles P. Reay and Bruno David Gallery Photographs by Bruno David Gallery Cover image: Amazing Beetle Circus: Serra, (detail) 2019. Gouache on wood panel with applied beetles, 16 x 16 inches First Edition Copyright ©2020 Charles P. Reay and Bruno David Gallery All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form without the written permission of Bruno David Gallery
CONTENTS
AFTERWORD BY BRUNO L. DAVID CHECKLIST AND IMAGES OF THE EXHIBITION BIOGRAPHY
AFTERWORD BY BRUNO L. DAVID
6
I am pleased to present Trilogy, an exhibition by Charles P. Reay. This is Reay’s third exhibition with the gallery. Trilogy is comprised of the titular in three parts: The Amendments series, built upon photographic images of found, wall-based assemblies of wheat-pasted posters and ephemera, amended, in each instance, through the addition of similar materials, to create three dimensional trompe l’oeil iterations of the original surfaces. In some instances, graffiti is an inherent part of the original photograph and brought into the amended work. Historic references to earlier works express suggestions discovered in the original prints. Words are provocative The Amazing Beetle Circus! series is an amazing feat of artistry created by true Goliaths of the Arthropoda as they arrange themselves into inspirational tableaus expressive of world-famous artworks from the oeuvres of important minimalists resident in the pantheon of contemporary art. Within this magnificent convocation are over one hundred performing beetles, each and every one lovingly trained to perform in these extraordinary displays. It is an uncommonly performative and provocative, and not to be missed. The Grand Menu Exceptional series offers an abbreviated taste of a Grand Tasting Menu at Wylie Dufresne’s now shuttered WD-50 Restaurant in New York. At his temple of molecular gastronomy, Dufresne served food that tested the binds of conformity as it ever opened new, exciting, always playful worlds of possibilities. Four courses are served, selected from a full menu for their sense of adventure and inventiveness: A simple poached egg starter, Quails with chartreuse yogurt and turnips, Lamb Loin on a bed of pickled chayote with red beans and rice and finally, a plurality of Meringues. The dishes are individually constructed bas-reliefs finished in Gouache and realized at a scale befitting a Grand Menu. Support for the creation of significant new works of art has been the core to the mission and program of the Bruno David Gallery since its founding in 2005. I am deeply grateful to Jordan Lee and Lily Hollinden, who gave much time, talent, and expertise to the production of this catalogue. Invaluable gallery staff support for the exhibition was provided by Lily Hollinden, Nina Huang, Jordan Lee, and Grace Ray.
7
8
CHECKLIST & IMAGES OF THE EXHIBITION
9
WD50; Selections from a Tasting Menu 2019 Gouache on foam and sintra 30 inch diameter (76.2 cm diameter) 10
11
WD50; Selections from a Tasting Menu 2019 Gouache on foam and sintra, copper 30 inch diameter (76.2 cm diameter) 12
13
WD50; Selections from a Tasting Menu 2019 Gouache on foam and sintra 30 inch diameter (76.2 cm diameter) 14
15
WD50; Selections from a Tasting Menu 2019 Gouache on foam and sintra, copper 30 inch diameter (76.2 cm diameter) 16
17
Amazing Beetle Circus: Klein 2019 Gouache on wood panel with applied beetles 16 x 16 inches (40.6 x 40.6 cm) 18
Amazing Beetle Circus: Motherwell 2019 Gouache on wood panel with applied beetles 16 x 16 inches (40.6 x 40.6 cm) 19
Amazing Beetle Circus: Motherwell 2019 Gouache on wood panel with applied beetles 16 x 16 inches (40.6 x 40.6 cm) 20
Amazing Beetle Circus: Morandi 2019 Gouache on wood panel with applied beetles 16 x 16 inches (40.6 x 40.6 cm) 21
Amazing Beetle Circus: Newman 2019 Gouache on wood panel with applied beetles 16 x 16 inches (40.6 x 40.6 cm) 22
Amazing Beetle Circus: Serra 2019 Gouache on wood panel with applied beetles 16 x 16 inches (40.6 x 40.6 cm) 23
Amazing Beetle Circus: Andre 2019 Gouache on wood panel with applied beetles 16 x 16 inches (40.6 x 40.6 cm) 24
25
26
Madam is Waiting 2019 Photographic print with applied paper elements 13 x 19 inches (33 x 48.3 cm)
Doll; LeViolin D’Ingres 2019 Photographic print with applied elements 13 x 19 inches (33 x 48.3 cm)
27
28
Oh Say 2019 Photographic print with applied flag 13 x 19 inches (33 x 48.3 cm)
Since Yves 2019 Photographic print with applied elements 13 x 19 inches (33 x 48.3 cm)
29
30
Indestructible Iteration 2019 Photographic print with applied elements 13 x 19 inches (33 x 48.3 cm)
If Zip 2019 Photographic print with applied elements 13 x 19 inches (33 x 48.3 cm)
31
Down the Rabbit Hole 2019 Photographic print with applied elements 13 x 19 inches (33 x 48.3 cm) 32
33
34
Dichotomies 2019 Mixed media 5 elements 76 x 119 x 24 inches (193 x 302.3 x 61 cm)
35
36
Dichotomies 2019 Mixed media 5 elements 76 x 119 x 24 inches (193 x 302.3 x 61 cm)
37
38
Charles P. Reay: Trilogy Installation view
39
40
Charles P. Reay: Trilogy Installation view
41
Charles P. Reay: Trilogy Installation view (detail) 42
43
brunodavidgallery.com brunodavidprojects.com @bdavidgallery #BrunoDavidGallery #CharlesPReay #Trilogy #GoSeeArt #ArtExhibition #ArtPublication #ArtBook #ArtCatalog instagram.com/brunodavidgallery/ facebook.com/bruno.david.gallery twitter.com/bdavidgallery goodartnews.com/
44
ARTISTS Sara Ghazi Asadollahi Laura Beard Heather Bennett Lisa K. Blatt Michael Byron Bunny Burson Judy Child Carmon Colangelo Alex Couwenberg Terry James Conrad Jill Downen Damon Freed
Yvette Drury Dubinsky Douglass Freed Richard Hull Kelley Johnson Chris Kahler Leslie Laskey Justin Henry Miller James Austin Murray Yvonne Osei Patricia Olynyk Gary Passanise
Charles P. Reay Daniel Raedeke Tom Reed Frank Schwaiger Charles Schwall Christina Shmigel Thomas Sleet Buzz Spector Mark Travers Monika Wulfers
45