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