PRESS RELEASE November 8, 2017

Patrick Keesey & David Weeks Evidence & Remains Opening reception: Wednesday, November 15, 6−9pm November 15−December 15 David Weeks Studio 38 Walker Street New York, NY 10013 rsvp@davidweeksstudio.com

 

New York—David Weeks Studio is pleased to present “Evidence and Remains,” a dual exhibition featuring Patrick Keesey and David Weeks. The two artists have sustained a lasting friendship since attending the Rhode Island School of Design together. Patrick Keesey explores the limits of drawing, and the fragile boundaries between something and nothing. Using dark colors on black paper, he marks the path of his eye as he observes the natural world. Colors that would normally register as dark on a lighter surface become a source of light on the black void. The accumulation of marks, each representing a moment of observation, leaves a delicate glow on the paper. David Weeks experiments with scale, dismantles existing mechanisms and tests materials’ limits to find surprising solutions and unexpected forms. This is a glimpse into his process, showing a collection of three dimensional sketches, material explorations and models. The two artists approach their work with the simultaneous practice of destruction and creation, leaving the fleeting evidence of past experience and the remains of passing time. Patrick Keesey (b. 1967) grew up surfing and skateboarding in Southern California and currently splits his time between New York and Marfa, Texas. Keesey's work has been exhibited internationally and is included in numerous private collections. He has been selected to be an artist-in-residence at multiple residencies, including The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation, Connecticut and the Lucid Foundation, California. He was chosen to be the National Parks Service's artist-in-residence on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. Past exhibitions include “Partial Recovery,” Blackston Gallery, NY (2014); “Fragments and Refractions,” Blackston Gallery, NY (2011); “Works of Paper,” ACME., Los Angeles (2011); and “Kunstler aus Los Angeles,” Galerie Giti Nourbakhsch, Berlin (1999). Keesey has a BFA in Painting from the Rhode Island School of Design.

 

David Weeks (b. 1968) was raised in Athens, Georgia, and currently lives in Brooklyn, New York. The dynamic New York borough is where Weeks founded his namesake studio in 1996. He became a founding member of an emerging local scene that would go on to shape the face of American design. Exhibitions include “From A to B and Back Again,” Heidi Cho Gallery, New York (2006); “MatterMade,” Matter, New York (2011); “BrokenOff BrokenOff,” Gallery R’Pure, New York (2011); and “American Design,” Triode Gallery, Paris, France (2014). Weeks moved to New York after receiving his BFA in painting from the Rhode Island School of Design. Image: Patrick Keesey, Evidence & Remains, 2017 (detail), color pencil on paper. 22 x 30 inches (framed) © Patrick Keesey For further information please contact David Weeks Studio at info@davidweeksstdio.com or at +1.212.966.3433. The opening reception is in association with TriBeCa Art + Culture Night https://www.tribecaartnight.com/ Press Enquiries Robert Higa robert@davidweeksstudio.com +1.212.966.3433