Reyes Project at NADA New York
REYES PROJECTS AT NADA NEW YORK PRESENTING JAMES BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BOOTH 2.03 MARCH 8-11, 2018 DETROIT, MI – Reyes Projects is pleased to announce a solo presentation of new work by Detroit-based artist James Benjamin Franklin at NADA New York, March 8 - 11, 2018 . This will be the gallery’s first booth at the fair’s New York iteration. Loosely constructed shapes and unwieldy textures combine in Franklin’s work to form a style that is uniquely untethered by traditional narrative. Shape, texture, and palette flow into one another, overlap, and expand in dynamic compositions liberated from the confines of a canvas. In these works, Franklin has found solace in the ambiguity of sculptural painting with shapes born from wire and panels from objects found in his studio. Franklin’s forms become unwieldy, even awkward, but are no less vibrant and exciting for it. Their lack of balance implies a kineticism and propulsion echoed in their pu