Marlon Mullen‘s paintings, now on view at JTT Gallery, take imagery from art magazine covers and other art-related publications and filter it, altering graphic elements and text to transform the original image into something highly personal. An artist with autism spectrum disorder who does not communicate verbally, the import of Mullen’s carefully rendered text is amplified. Mullen’s project is also poignant for its focus on images – magazine covers – that have a great deal of cultural importance when fresh but are quickly replaced by new images/covers. With his bold and imaginative interpretations, Mullen extends the life of these moments in art history while forcing recognition of their fleeting relevance. (On view in Tribeca through Feb 11th).
