{"id":8819,"date":"2020-07-11T11:00:33","date_gmt":"2020-07-11T15:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/?p=8819"},"modified":"2020-07-11T09:53:49","modified_gmt":"2020-07-11T13:53:49","slug":"gary-simmons-at-metro-pictures-gallery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/11\/gary-simmons-at-metro-pictures-gallery\/","title":{"rendered":"Gary Simmons at Metro Pictures Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LA based artist <a href=\"https:\/\/garysimmonsstudio.com\/\">Gary Simmons<\/a> has returned to the subject of racist American pop culture imagery in a striking group of new paintings at the newly reopened <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metropictures.com\/exhibitions\/gary-simmons11\">Metro Pictures Gallery<\/a>.\u00a0 Here, in \u2018Screaming into the Ether,\u2019 1920s &amp; 30s Looney Tunes character Bosko loses his characteristic portly belly as he releases a full-bodied cry that dominates the gallery in this eight foot-tall canvas.\u00a0 Partially erased by Simmons\u2019 hand the figure nevertheless exerts a powerful presence. \u00a0(Open by appointment in Chelsea through Sept 19<sup>th<\/sup>).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8820\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8820\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=8820\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8820\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8820\" src=\"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gary_simmons.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gary_simmons.jpg 1630w, https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gary_simmons-111x150.jpg 111w, https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gary_simmons-296x400.jpg 296w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8820\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gary Simmons, Screaming Into The Ether, oil and cold wax on canvas, 96 \u00bc x 72 \u00bc inches, 2020.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LA based artist Gary Simmons has returned to the subject of racist American pop culture imagery in a striking group of new paintings at the newly reopened Metro Pictures Gallery.\u00a0 Here, in \u2018Screaming into the Ether,\u2019 1920s &amp; 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