Reyes Projects Announces Inaugural Programming

REYES PROJECTS  ANNOUNCES INAUGURAL PROGRAMMING Dallas Art Fair Opening Thursday, April 6, 2017 Booth B4 Undercover Boss Opening Friday, April 21, 2017 100 South Old Woodward Ave, Birmingham, MI   Jonathan Rajewski, Umbrella Painting, acrylic, latex, umbrellas, 2015 “Another day, another boss in disguise!” – US Weekly “Undercover presents a wonderful tribute to the working man and woman.” – Boston Herald “It’s a show, at its base, about how crazy hard ordinary people work for a dollar.” —Time “Simple and Brilliant” – The New York Daily News “If nothing else, Undercover Boss is a reminder that in bad times, people are less eager to confront or provoke authority; mostly they wish for small favors and the big, serendipitous strokes of luck." —The New York Times “Undercover Boss is recognizing unsung heroes who probably would have gone unnoticed otherwise." – LA Times “Undercover Boss has clearly touched a nerve with viewers.” —Huffington Post “Instead of being uplifting, Boss feels opportunistic and condescending.” –Entertainment Weekly “You'd have to have ice water flowing through your veins not to enjoy this elaborate P.R. experiment in spite of yourself.” –Salon Reyes Projects is proud to announce its first exhibition, Undercover Boss, opening April 21, 2017 with a public reception (6-8pm) and remaining on view until May 26, 2017. The exhibition features the work of Tony Cox, Greg Fadell, Sadie Laska, Jane Moseley, Jonathan Rajewski, Scott Reeder, Tyson Reeder, and Joe Roberts. Developed in concert by Founder Terese Reyes with artist Scott Reeder, themes to be explored in Undercover Boss: surveillance, labor, privacy, oversharing on social media, the unobtainable balance between work and life, mistaken identity. ++++ ABOUT REYES PROJECTS Established by Terese Reyes in 2017, Reyes Projects is a contemporary art gallery in  Birmingham, Michigan. The gallery occupies a 4,600 square foot space in the newly-renovated landmark Wachler Jewelry building on Old Woodward Avenue.  Reyes Projects will reveal five exhibitions a year dedicated to emerging and mid-career artists. It is with such presentations that the gallery seeks to reveal a profile both internationally renowned and regional in dialogue. Collaborating with local patrons and institutions alike, the gallery hopes to continue to diversify and strengthen Detroit’s burgeoning arts community. Reyes Projects will participate in its first art fair, the Dallas Art Fair, opening April 6, 2017. The gallery will present a solo exhibition featuring the work of Jonathan Rajewski, also featured in its inaugural exhibition. ABOUT TERESE REYES Terese Reyes is an arts professional living and working in Birmingham, Michigan. She graduated with BA from Georgetown University and masters in Contemporary Art from Sotheby’s Institute of Art. Reyes previously held positions at Andrew Edlin Fine Arts (New York), and Marlborough Chelsea (New York, now Marlborough Contemporary).