October 2022 - January 2023
From Samo©, To Samo©
Al Diaz
With Javid Jah, Danilo Deluxo, AlfAlfA, and Kizmet
Curated by Grace Zeppilli and Jason Halter, the exhibition features a collection of work from New York-based artist Al Diaz. spanning his forty-year career, from his early-teen graffiti collaboration with Jean-Michel Basquiat to his later prolific text-based collage works. Since 2016, Diaz has revived the SAMO© tag and updated its political commentary for the Trump era. He also cuts out and rearranges letters from service change posters and wet paint signs from the New York City subway system to create poignant collaged anagrams. This exhibition also includes new artworks by Toronto-based artists Javid Jah, Danilo Deluxo McCallum, Nicolas ‘Alfalfa’ Sanchez, and Kizmet, whose unique & distinct styles express the multifarious evolution of street art that is flourishing in cities all over the globe, including Toronto.
AL DIAZ WORKS
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A Familiar Scent Remains
Silkscreen & acrylic screen printing ink on synthetic fabric applied to canvas. 48x 109. 2022.
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Bushwick Bitcoin Billboard
Digital photo print face mounted to plexi on aluminum backer frame 42x 70, 2021.
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Quadrants Young Basquiat - Framed
Museum Glass. Screenprint on aquarelle watercolour paper 24x 24 2022. Edition of 50
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Quadrants Young Basquiat Print
Screenprint on aquarelle watercolour paper 24x 24 2022. Edition of 50
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Young Basquiat (x1)
4X Purple, 5X Gold, Screenprint on canvas 36x 36, 2022. overall assembly 108 x 108 $8,000 EA or $70K for all 9 works
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Young Basquiat (x9)
4X Purple, 5X Gold, Screenprint on canvas 36"x 36", 2022. overall assembly 108" x 108"$8,000 EA or $70K for all 9 works
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Young Basquiat Diptych
Screen printed photograph with acrylic paint on Canvas, Each 40 x 30, together 40x60, 2022.
TORONTO ARTISTS
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Javid Jah Hyle (Material Prima)
Walnut, polished stainless steel, aluminum, steel & LED lights. 36" W x 36" H x 36" D (72" H when standing on ballast) Hyle is prime matter (material prima) believed to be the substance of our vital spirit, according to the ancient tradition of alchemy....
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Javid Jah Mūlādhāra (Root Chakra)
Aluminum, vinyl, wood. 90" diameter x 5" depth. The meaning of this chakra is essentially "the root and basis of one's existence." Its grounding nature in one sense expresses the Earth element of our being as it is located at the base of our spine....
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Javid Jah Thelesma (Talisman)
Bronze, polished stainless steel, aluminum, steel & LED lights. 36" W x 36" H x 36" D (72" H when hanging from the ceiling) The word "talisman" is derived from thelesma, which can be defined as "miraculous work." In the world of traditional cosmology -...
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Javid Jah Viśuddha (Throat Chakra)
Aluminum, vinyl, wood. 90" diameter x 5" depth. The traditional Sanksrit translation of Throat chakra is "especially pure" which characterizes the nature of ether - a rarified air in traditional cosmology wherein planets would orbit. It is this same region of the human body in...
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Quadrants Young Basquiat Print
Screenprint on aquarelle watercolour paper 24x 24 2022. Edition of 50