R & R: VINCENT SZAREK : HOT DOGS AND MILKSHAKES
R & R is excited to present Vincent Szarek “Hot Dogs and Milkshakes”. Szarek will present six new works, including ‘tied to the mast’ 2024, a totemic eight-foot column reflecting the environs of the outdoor courtyard in dialogue with five paintings in the adjacent interior space. These new paintings are sculpted with evocative curves which shape the highly polished surfaces. The paintings are also a return to a traditional stretched canvas, the first again for the artist after many years. Szarek’s work, both sculpture and painting, capture the dynamism of motion and focus the viewers’ attention on the fleeting moment of the present.
The show will open with a reception on Sunday, November 10 from 1 -5 pm and will remain on view through Sunday December 15th.
About the Artist
Vincent Szarek (b. 1973, Rhode Island, USA) earned his BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design. Blending minimalist art with iconic American pop culture, Szarek infuses his work with the raw materials and techniques of automotive design. Inspired by his experience working in a body shop, he employs glass fiber, aluminum, chrome, urethane, and varnish to create visually striking sculptures and paintings. Szarek's artistic practice explores the tension between the individual and the mass-produced, as well as the dialogue between the earthly and the celestial.
Szarek's work has been exhibited across North America, Europe and Asia, including The Albertina Museum, Vienna, Mercedes Benz Art Collection Stuttgart, Germany (2022), ZKM msuem, Karlsruhe, Germany (2010), Museum im Kulturspeicher Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany (2009), Singapore Art Museum, Singapore(2009), MOMA PS1, New York, USA(2006). His pieces are part of collections, including the Mercedes Benz Art Collection and Collezione Maramotti.
About R & R
R & R is an ongoing collaborative programming initiative of CHART, New York and Marvin Gardens, Ridgewood Queens. Located at 1548 Decatur Street, adjacent to Marvin Gardens.
R & R will present a series of outdoor sculpture exhibitions, providing a platform for artists whose main practice is working with three-dimensional form or installation.
