 Stretching the LightCURATED BY ALAYO AKINKUGBE5-7 DOVER ST | THROUGH JULY 26, 2024 “Stretching The Light presents works by six contemporary artists who explore the delicate balance between figuration and abstraction. Through the interplay of light and darkness—chiaroscuro—the use of limited palettes, and slow motion, the artists have created works that challenge straightforward categorization.Gaia Ozwyn’s works combine concrete and oil paint on linen to evoke sublime skyscapes, blending the solidity of concrete with the fluidity of oil paint to create scenes that hover between the real and the imagined. Hamed Maiye’s works feature intricate lace patterns intermingled with dark, obscured forms, while Paul Majek presents figures seated in dreamy, hazy blue interiors. Daena Ladeesse’s dynamic, vivid paintings present abstracted figures that dance in fluid movements and forms.Shannon Bono’s abstract works showcase innovations in the artist’s practice with a frame she designed, reminiscent of the axes on which planets orbit. Meanwhile, Tami Soji-Akinyemi’s limited palette of grey, white, and blue hues emphasizes the subtlety and depth that can be achieved with restrained use of colour.Stretching The Light is the inaugural exhibition in a series at Rele London, where artists will continue to experiment and push the boundaries of their practice.” – Alayo Akinkugbe, CuratorINQUIRE  Culture DiariesCURATED BY DOMINIQUE CLAYTON711 N WESTERN AV | THROUGH JULY 27, 2024 Rele Los Angeles is pleased to announce Culture Diaries, a group exhibition that looks at African-American identity within a contemporary and historical context. Bringing into focus the plurality and complexity of what it means to be both Afro-descendent and American, guest curator Dominique Clayton draws in artists of varied cultural, social, economic and linguistic backgrounds, including those multi-generationally American and those decidedly so.By presenting this group of artists in an African-owned space, Clayton raises the question around “community” and how artists and art spaces might help bridge the gaps in acknowledgement and respect for cultural heritage and nuance on both sides of the Atlantic. Clayton presents a range of artists whose images speak to the soul or consciousness of Black people in the US. This consciousness presents itself in the form of celebration, mood, environment, movement, and fantasy and each section of the exhibition speaks to one of these forms. INQUIRESummer Closure DatesLagos – July 27th to re-open August 24th London – July 27th to re-open September 5th Los Angeles – July 27th to re-open September 12thLAGOS | LOS ANGELES | LONDONClick here for directions: 711 N Western Ave Los Angeles CA 90029 United Statesla@rele.co (+1) 424-415-1200 |
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