William T. Wiley

Real Eye on Change

Mar. 1, 2020–Apr. 19, 2021

Parker Gallery (Los Angeles) and Gordon Robichaux (New York) and are pleased to announce a gallery exchange from March through April 2020. In conjunction with both galleries’ participation in the Independent art fair in New York (March 5–8), and in the spirit of collaboration, the exchange is a platform to foster and expand audiences for the two programs and their artists.

From March 1–April 19, Parker Gallery will present a solo exhibition by William T. Wiley, Real Eye on Change, at Gordon Robichaux in New York. This will be the artist’s first exhibition in New York in nearly ten years and will survey over fifty years of work, focused on the role of abstraction throughout his multidisciplinary practice.

From March 15–April 25, Gordon Robichaux will present an expansive group exhibition at Parker Gallery in Los Angeles: A Page From My Intimate Journal (Part II)—. The exhibition exemplifies Gordon Robichaux’s distinct vision and program, and includes artwork by artists represented by the gallery, artists who’ve collaborated with the gallery over its three-year history, as well as those who point to the program’s future:

Wilder Alison, Leilah Babirye, Matt Connors, Jenni Crain, Stephanie Crawford, Florence Derive, Daphne Fitzpatrick, Gillian Garcia, Daniel Marcellus Givens, ​Janice Guy, Otis Houston Jr., Miles Huston, ​KIOSK​ / Marco ter Haar Romeny, Clifford Prince King, Elisabeth Kley, ​Wayne Koestenbaum, Siobhan Liddell, Rosemary Mayer, McDermott & McGough, Reverend Joyce McDonald, Matt Paweski, Signe Olson, Sanou Oumar, Kerry Schuss, Dean Spunt, Tabboo!, Ken Tisa, Boris Torres, Frederick Weston

Floating By Contrast

Acrylic and charcoal on canvas

84 × 87 inches

1976

Hidden Power #2

Wood, Sculp Metal, acrylic, ink, wire mesh and lightbulb

18 3/4 × 26 3/4 × 16 inches

1963

Hard Sky #1

Acrylic on masonite

16 × 18 inches

1964

Hard Sky #3

Acrylic on masonite

15 × 15 inches

1964

Modern Sculpture with Weakness

Wood, colored plexiglass, aluminum, rope, paper tag with ink, tape

10 × 80 × 20 inches

1968

A.B.'s Tract

Acrylic and charcoal on canvas

61 3/4 × 67 inches

2013

Preserve Nan Madol

Watercolor and graphite on paper

22 1/4 × 30 inches

1980

Formalies O.T.P.A.G.

Watercolor and ink on paper

22 x 30 inches

1978

No Sign for the Refugee Camp

Charcoal on canvas

60 × 80 inches

2006

The Guilt Framed #2 (The Broke Window)

Acrylic and graphite on canvas

33 3/4 × 35 1/2 inches

1992

Prymortaloose

Ink on paper

22 × 28 inches

1976

X Claimed

Watercolor and ink on paper

30 × 22 inches

2012

Abstract Painting with Shower & Toilet

Acrylic, charcoal and graphite on canvas

61 1/8 × 75 3/4 inches

2008

Real Eye On Change

Acrylic on canvas

60 1/2 × 61 inches

2019

Dude Wrench Dada

Metal, wrench, rubber glove with staples, paperclip, feather, plastic and ink

20 × 29 1/4 × 24 inches

2006

Press

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