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Wonderful article about Jamal Cyrus’ practice!

The Art of Black Regard Houston-based visual artist Jamal Cyrus' first career-survey exhibition showcases his decadeslong exploration into the aesthetics of Black radical expression.

Jamal Cyrus’ “Jet Auto Archive” is on view in MULTIPLICITY: Blackness in Contemporary American Collage at the Frist Art Museum in Nashville, TN

The first major museum exhibition devoted to the subject, MULTIPLICITY presents over 80 major collage and collage-informed works that reflect the breadth and complexity of Black identity, featuring an intergenerational group of 52 artists. By assembling pieces of paper, photographs, fabric, and salvaged or repurposed materials, these artists create unified compositions that express the endless possibilities of Black-constructed narratives

The show includes work by fellow Houstonians Tay Butler, Rick Lowe, Lovie Olivia, and Lanecia A. Rouse, and travels here to Houston in 2024

image details:

Jamal Cyrus
“Jet Auto Archive – April 27, May 11, May 25, 1992 (Medicated L.A. Kente),” 2018
paper and cardboard collage
49 x 95 inches / 124.5 x 241.3 cm framed

Installation views, MUlTIPLICITY, courtesy of Frist Art Museum, 2023. Photography by John Schweikert
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Thank you to all who joined us last week to celebrate the opening of David McGee “The Tarot Cards and The Gloria Paintings”

We were spoiled with an abundance of good company and conversation all weekend long, old friends and new alike

Many congrats again to ! The show is on view through November 1

PS- some umbrellas were left at the gallery on Saturday. If you are missing an umbrella, please swipe to the last image to see if it’s here! 🌂

Mark your calendars and join us next Saturday for a *virtual* artist talk: JooYoung Choi in conversation with Gary K. Wolf, author and creator of Roger Rabbit, on August 19, 2023 at 1PM CT via Zoom

Together Choi and Wolf will discuss Choi’s solo “Discovering Truth Will Make Me Free,” and expand upon topics including world building, creativity, and resilience as artists and writers

Visit the link in bio to register 🔗

           

Mark your calendars and join us next Saturday for a *virtual* artist talk: JooYoung Choi in conversation with Gary K. Wolf, author and creator of Roger Rabbit, on August 19, 2023 at 1PM CT via Zoom

Together Choi and Wolf will discuss Choi’s solo “Discovering Truth Will Make Me Free,” and expand upon topics including world building, creativity, and resilience as artists and writers

Visit the link in bio to register 🔗

Rest and relaxation for the end of the week, inspired by

Francesca Fuchs
“Reclining Woman,” 2021
acrylic on canvas
30 x 40 3/4 inches / 76.2 x 103.5 cm

Tucked away in the corners…

left: David Aylsworth
“Cozy Close to Mostly,” 2002
oil on canvas
60 x 46 inches / 152.4 x 116.8 cm

right: Robert Ruello
“Reflect #1,” 2015
acrylic and flashe on canvas
30 x 36 inches / 76.2 x 91.4 cm

Alexis Pye with her painting “Make like a tree and be shades of pink,” at the University Museum at Texas Southern University

This work and others by Tyler Allen, Saran Alderson, Tay Butler, Wayne Bell, Yvette Chapman, C.M. Lewis and Cat Martinez are on view this summer in the University Museum’s group show “Lone Star Constellations: Young Stars Rising” ⭐️

The exhibition is up through September 3, 2023, make sure to swing by!

work details:

“Make like a tree and be shades of pink” (2023)
oil, oil pastel and embroidery floss on canvas
40 x 30 x 1 1/2 inches / 101.6 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm

JooYoung Choi
“C.S. Watson: My Home is a Strange Paradise” (2015)
acrylic on canvas
20 x 20 x 1 1/2 inches / 50.8 x 50.8 x 3.8 cm

This work and a companion piece featuring Lady K are hanging concurrently in Kerry’s office alongside Choi’s solo show, “Discovering Truth Will Make Me Free,” on view in both gallery spaces now through September 1st

Thanks again to all who shared this past weekend with us 💫

Today, Saturday, July 8, is the last day to see Loc Huynh’s exhibition “Western Bootleg” and Jana Vander Lee’s exhibition “Still Time.”

Both shows really benefit from in-person viewing - witness the textural elements in each artist’s work.

image 1 and 2: details of Loc Huynh’s paintings
image 3 and 4: details of Jana Vander Lee’s tapestries

We are here until 6pm so come on over!

The July/August issue of Arts and Culture Texas Magazine features a wonderful piece on JooYoung Choi by Tarra Gaines! Lots of distribution sites around the state - watch out for it. Link to the piece online in our bio.

Make plans to visit Inman Gallery for the opening of “JooYoung Choi: Discovering Truth Will Make Me Free,” Friday, July 14, 5-7pm.

Then on Saturday, July 15, we’ll host a casual walkthrough of the exhibition with Kerry Inman and JooYoung Choi starting at 12 noon sharp.

Also on Saturday, from 12-5pm, the Moody Center for the Arts hosts their Summer Jam Community Day. Visit JooYoung Choi’s exhibition “Love and Wondervision,”, enjoy an indoor farmer’s market and participate in family activities.

You might have seen the reel that we posted last week about Jason Salavon’s newest project TODEM, but did you know we are hosting a Zoom meeting with the artist tomorrow, Thursday, June 29, at 11am Central Time, for those who are interested in learning more about the project? Join us!!

Link to the project website and link to register for the Zoom meeting in our bio.

TODEM is Jason Salavon's newest project, over a year in the making. 

TODEM (Tapestry of Decadent Meritocracy) is a colossal AI-generated GIF that unfolds like an animated tapestry, navigable via a map-style interface. By harnessing generative AI to produce content on an industrial scale, it explores themes of polarity, amorality, and meritocracy while probing emerging possibilities for AI and blockchain in art.

Jana Vander Lee
“Enter Action: Josef Albers, Arthur Turner” 2023
Tapestry: Tribute Series
linen warp; wool, cotton weft
16 x 16 inches / 40.6 x 40.6 cm

on view in Jana’s solo exhibition, “Still Time,” through July 1, 2023

Robyn O’Neil
“Something Vanished Over Paradise” (2009)
graphite on paper
66 x 66 x 2 5/8 inches framed

We’re enjoying several Robyn O’Neil works hanging in the gallery for some upcoming visits! This gem from 2009 is currently installed in Kerry’s office, alongside others in our back viewing room

the artwork ➡️ the inspiration

The four women musicians in Loc Huynh’s “Punk Rock Áo dài Cowgirl” paintings are a delightful blend of Vietnamese folk art, punk rock, and Texan iconography

These works follow a sub genre of Hàng Trống folk paintings dating back to the 16th century called Tứ bình. Tứ bình works are characterized by a set of four, vertical panels with one common theme, such as the four seasons of the year or the four stages of life. Here, Huynh riffs on the tố nữ imagery of four women playing different instruments

Take a closer look at the women’s dresses (áo dài) and cowboy boots for some classic Texan imagery🌵

As for punk: see if you can spot the band logos for Dead Kennedys, The Germs, Flipper, and Descendents (hint: check the flower vases). Bonus points if you can catch the subtle Black Flag reference!

image details:
1. Installation of the four “Punk Rock Áo dài Cowgirl” paintings

2. Tứ bình of tố nữ (Four women musicians) in the Hàng Trống painting genre, dated 17th century

3. “Punk Rock Áo dài Cowgirl (The Germs),” 2023 (detail)
acrylic, enamel, plastic flower and vase on linen over panel
48 x 24 inches / 121.9 x 61 cm

4. Black Flag band logo

The gallery will be CLOSED tomorrow, Saturday, May 27 for the holiday weekend. We’ll be back next week starting Tuesday with our regular hours

In the meantime, visit our website to see install shots, press releases, and work info to (digitally!) enjoy our current shows, Loc Huynh: “Western Bootleg” and Jana Vander Lee: “Still Time”

Wishing you all a restful weekend from Team Inman!

For those in NYC, check out Charis Ammon’s solo show “Where Do You Go When You Are On Your Way?” Opening TONIGHT at Alexander DiJulio on the Lower East Side, details below!

Congrats !! 🥳


Join us Thursday 5/25 for Charis Ammon’s “Where Do You Go When You Are On Your Way?” A solo exhibition of recent big impact, small-scale paintings.
Opening Reception:
Thursday May 25, 2023
6-8pm
179 E. Broadway NYC
UNDERGROUND
Pictured:

Charis Ammon
🔥Red Hot, 2023
oil on canvas over panel
5h x 7w inches

Charis Ammon
🚲Ghost Bike, 2023
oil on canvas over panel
5h x 7w inches

Opening tomorrow!

We’re so excited to share JooYoung Choi’s solo exhibition, “Love and Wondervision,” opening tomorrow at the Moody Center for the Arts at Rice University!

Please join us tomorrow evening, Thursday May 25 for an opening reception from 6–8pm

Many congratulations and all involved at the Moody! 🥳 Visit to learn more

See you there!

The gallery is open today until 6pm!

Come by, say hi, and see some fabulous work by Loc Huynh and Jana Vander Lee

1. installation image of “Western Bootleg” in our Main Gallery 
2. installation image of “Still Time” in our South Gallery, by Jana Vander Lee

We’re thrilled to share that new work by Alexis Pye is included in the group exhibition, “Paradise Bloom“ at Women & their Work in Austin. For those in the area, join us for an opening reception this Saturday May 20 from 7–9pm at 1311 E Cesar Chavez St. Austin, TX 78702

“Paradise Bloom” features work by Anahita Bradberry, Jessica Carolina González, Naomi Lemus, and Alexis Pye and is organized by guest curator Ashley DeHoyos Sauder. The exhibition examines the idea and definition of “paradise” by asking What is paradise? and Who creates it?

Through use of paintings, installations, neon lighting, and photography, “Paradise Bloom” explores the interconnected relationships between identity development and self preservation using expressions of nature, domestic interiors, diasporic aesthetics and traditions as resources for world-building and re-imaging. The exhibition poses the question, Do we bloom in paradise or does paradise bloom in us?

Visit to learn more, including visitor hours

Image details:
“Make like a tree and be shades of pink,” 2023
oil, oil pastel and embroidery floss on canvas
40 x 30 x 1.5 inches / 101.6 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm
                       

The Glassell School of Art Benefit is Friday, May 12, and their silent auction is available for bidding online until 10:30pm CST. The link to the auction is in our bio, but watch out for work by Amy Blakemore, Francesca Fuchs, and Robert Ruello.

Amy Blakemore, “S. White”
Francesca Fuchs, “Shackelford Courthouse (Cynthia)” Robert Ruello, “TNOTS #4”

Thank you so much Glasstire and writer Ashely Allen for your review of JooYoung Choi’s exhibition, “Songs of Resilience from the Tapestry of Faith" at The Contemporary at Blue Star!

Many of the exhibited works will soon travel to The Moody Center in Houston for Choi’s next solo exhibition “Love and Wondervision,” opening Thursday, May 25 with a reception from 6-8pm

Mark your calendars and visit the link in our bio to read Allen’s review!
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Opening today!

We’re thrilled to share our new exhibitions, Loc Huynh: “Western Bootleg” and Jana Vander Lee” “Still Time,” on view through July 1. Many thanks for everyone who joined us last night to celebrate!

Join us TODAY for an artist talk with Jana Vander Lee at 1pm, in person and on Instagram live

Visit our website to learn more about the shows

image details:
1. Loc and Jana at the artists reception, in complimentary headwear 👒🤠
2. Install image of Loc Huynh: “Western Bootleg”
3. Install image of Jana Vander Lee “Still Time”
       

Inman Gallery is pleased to present “Western Bootleg,” a solo exhibition of new work by Loc Huynh, on view May 5 – July 1, 2023. The show is concurrent with Jana Vander Lee: “Still Time,” presented in the south gallery. Please join us for an artists’ reception on Friday, May 5, from 6–8pm. An artist talk between Loc Huynh and Jennifer Ling Datchuk will take place on Saturday, June 10 at 1pm. This is Huynh’s first show with the gallery.
 
Drawing from the visual language of Pop and mass-market images, Loc Huynh paints figurative scenes that explore the hybridity of Vietnamese and Texan culture and diasporic Asian American identity. His technical practice blends airbrush techniques – a highly mechanical mark – with more painterly modes, taping off forms to create flat, crisp lines with smooth volumetric renderings. Introducing collage and other textured elements to the composition, Huynh creates dynamic, tactile surfaces that harmoniously balance the seemingly impersonal sprayed mark with warmth and humor. The resulting images are highly graphic and often biographical, with a nostalgic tone and playful tenor.
 
Western Bootleg presents three groupings of works, all playing with the transmission of “bootleg” visual motifs sourced from recognizably Texan, Vietnamese, and Chinese cultural tropes. Conceiving of this fluid exchange as a game of visual telephone, Huynh takes a generative approach to the act of reinterpretation and repurposing, celebrating what is created in these cyclical processes rather than focusing on what is lost in translation.

image:

Loc Huynh
“Punk Rock Áo dài Cowgirl (Flipper),” 2022
acrylic, enamel, plastic flower, and vase on linen over panel
48 x 24 in (121.9 x 61 cm)

Great fun was had on Saturday evening at the Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston gala!

Did you know that the CAMH silent auction is still open for another 3 or so hours? Check out the link in our bio and get in there and bid!

images:

Charis Ammon
Rockaway, 2020
oil on canvas
7 1/4 x 9 1/8 in (18.4 x 23.2 cm)
CA 222
currently at $1,400

Dana Frankfort
And, 2022
oil on burlap
16 x 20 x 3/4 in (40.6 x 50.8 cm x 1.9 cm)
DF 196
currently at $3,000

Alexis Pye
Ode to Alonte, 2021
acrylic yarn, gouache, black crayon
16 1/2 x 15 in (41.9 x 38.1 cm) approx.
22 1/8 x 20 5/8 x 2 3/8 in (56.2 x 52.4 x 6 cm) framed
APY 12
currently at $3,200.

Only more week to see Jackie Gendel’s solo show, “Sidelong Glances” here in the gallery!

Our current exhibitions close this Saturday, April 29. Come visit us during our regular business hours, 11am-6pm

image details:
“Sidelong Glances III” (2021)
watercolor, gouache, and ink on handmade paper
16 x 16 inches framed
         

The Dallas Art Fair is open to the public, today, Saturday and Sunday. Stop in and visit our small but mighty booth D3, featuring the work of Charis Ammon, JooYoung Choi, Jamal Cyrus, Dorothy Antoinette (Toni) LaSelle, David McGee, Shaun O’Dell and Alexis Pye.

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Visit us in Booth D3 at the Dallas Art Fair this weekend.

One of the gems in the booth is this painting by Charis Ammon.
The source image was taken driving down I-45, caught in a rain storm.

Ammon writes: “Where do you go when you are on your way?” This is a question I find my paintings navigating. The medial spaces of my day give me time to reflect. As I take a moment to absorb the narratives held in the surfaces around me, I find my story also.”

image:
Charis Ammon, A Sudden Pour, 2021
oil on canvas on panel
6 x 8 x 1 in (15.2 x 20.3 x 2.5 cm)
CA 127