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Rafael MelendezMouth Smoking2021
2021
About the Item
- Creator:Rafael Melendez (1970, American)
- Creation Year:2021
- Dimensions:Height: 39.38 in (100 cm)Width: 30.71 in (78 cm)
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- Framing:Framing Options Available
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- Gallery Location:London, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1995212444222
Rafael Melendez (b. 1970, USA) attended the New Genres program at The San Francisco Art Institute before moving to New York and eventually London in 2018. Movements found within the modernist tradition, in particular Dadaism and Surrealism, but also Art Brut and automatic drawing, where the subconscious meets the stylised, have been and are important sources of inspiration for his practice. His work has been shown at Susquehanna Art Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara, Oakland University Art Gallery, Diego Rivera Gallery, Longwood Art Gallery, Bronx Art Space, Hell Gate Arts, Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, AC Institute, Space 776, Present Company, Momenta, The Accessible Art Fair Brussels, Swab Art Fair Barcelona and Stand4 Gallery.
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