Adam Cohen is pleased to announce Jake Clark’s first solo exhibition with A Hug From The Art World.
The exhibition will open on Thursday July 21st through Friday September 2nd and an opening reception will be held from 6-8pm, 515 West 19th Street, New York, NY 10011.
A Hug From The Art World invited Clark to show to celebrate his recent relocation from Melbourne, Australia to New York City and there is no doubt the exhibition’s subject and title, At The Carlyle, both were informed by the move.
Clark continues his exploration into the iconography of insignia. In the past he may have tackled multiple symbols of the city he occupies, visiting any number of cultural institutions from ball parks and theaters to movie houses and burger joints, yet for the occasion of this exhibition, Clark shifts his attention to a singular subject, the iconic venue of The Carlyle Hotel.
Opened in 1930, some of New York’s greatest jazz musicians have graced the Café Carlyle, where Marcel Vertès’ murals adorn the walls. And then, of course, Bemelemans Bar, the special hideaway where artist and author Ludwig Bemelmans’ whimsical illustrations come to life on its walls. Best remembered for his beloved Madeline series of classic children’s books.
As one meanders through the maze of Clark’s pot filled pedestals, one can imagine the tunes of New York jazz’s finest whilst frolicking with Madeline as time passes through the seasons in Central Park.
For this exhibition the scale has also shifted, the ceramics on view are Clark’s most ambitious yet, certainly the largest he has ever fired in the Kiln.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Born in 1985 in Melbourne, Australia. Clark is an autodidactic artist and ceramicist, that now lives and works in New York City.
Clark has exhibited his works all over the globe, from Athens to Brussels, Paris to Dubai, Hong Kong to Miami and Los Angeles to New York. And his works are included in the most important private and prominent public collections around the world.
Recent solo exhibitions; Bill Brady Gallery, “Miami Vice” Miami FL; Rodolphe Janssen, “More life”, Brussels, Belgium; Galerie Julian Cadet, “icons” Paris, France;
Kantor Gallery, “pico and Glendon” Los Angeles, Ca; ATM Gallery, “half sandwich and matzo ball soup” New York, NY; Galeria Mascota, “all of a sudden” Aspen, CO