Reyes Projects Presents Lakela Brown: Material Relief
REYES PROJECTS PRESENTS LAKELA BROWN: MATERIAL RELIEF Opening Reception: June 23, 6-8pm June 23 - August 10, 2018 100 South Old Woodward Ave, Birmingham, MI LaKela Brown, Doorknocker Earrings Arrangement Relief, 2018, Plaster, 51 x 41 cm Detroit, MI – Reyes Projects is pleased to announce a solo exhibition by Brooklyn-based artist and Detroit native, LaKela Brown . The exhibition opens on Saturday , June 23 , 2018 from 6-8pm. Echoing the aesthetics of ancient Egyptian and Greco-Roman artifacts, Brown presents her largest works in her series of plaster reliefs. These sculptures aim to preserve artifacts of the 1990s hip-hop era frequently attributed to African-American culture. The works in the show act as a sartorial diary from Brown’s personal archives. The status symbols of her childhood—door-knocker earrings, rope chain necklaces, and gold-capped teeth—function here as semi-abstractions that are both playful and meditative.