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Meer: New Perspectives, A group showing of African Portraiture

Allouche Gallery, Los Angeles presents “New Perspectives: A Group Showing of African Portraiture,” a group exhibition featuring the works of five contemporary African painters. “New Perspectives” shines a light on depictions of identity through portraiture in the works of notable Nigerian and Ghanaian contemporary artists Israel Agboola, Frank Coffie, Mamus Esiebo, Kelani Fatai and Foster Sakyiamah. Distinct voices and thematic approaches of each artist create a dynamic and multi-layered exhibition. Kelani Fatai empowers the African image in his works through its association with regality. Ornate decorative patterns merge modern African subjects with the language of Old Masters. Politics of race

Beautiful Bizarre Magazine: Lori Earley

Lori Earley is a contemporary surrealist figurative artist who began exhibiting her work in 2004. She describes her work, “My oil paintings are a combination of classical realistic rendering with a personal element of distortion” This distortion comes from an innate desire to transform her emotions into tangible planes that express what she feels, not what she sees. Read the full article at https://beautifulbizarre.net/2014/01/25/lori-earley/

Dujour News : Behind the Exhibit: TURN THE LINE

See how pages of discarded printed words are transformed into meaningful art. Nick Georgiou began crafting a weekly series of monochromatic portraits that were created using issues of the Sunday New York Times. His inspiration stemmed from the way the media had been, and still is, portraying the news in a dark light. Read the full article here https://dujour.com/culture/art-exhibit-turn-the-line-nick-georgiou-allouche-gallery-nyc/

Artnet News: Japanese Artist Teiji Hayama Distorts Pop Icons In Uncanny Paintings

Artist Teiji Hayama has developed a unique creative process wherein he leverages the pop culture, digital media, and traditional painting together, resulting in images that are at once filled with highly recognizable iconography yet remain decidedly foreign. On view through February 11, 2025, Hayama’s solo exhibition “Million Eyes” is on view in New York with Allouche Gallery, offering visitors the chance to immerse themselves in the artist’s creative and uncanny world. The works featured in “Million Eyes” allow viewers to not only gain insight into Hayama’s distinctive artistic practice, but psychologically engage with and reflect on the power of images, particularly

PBS American Portrait: Swoon: The House Our Families Built

Traveling around NYC, a 14 foot box truck has been transformed into a diorama-style outdoor sculpture that is a stage for both visual and performance art, inspired by domestic scenes and stories shared on this site. Swoon, uses intricate cutaways, painting, and performance to build a world that blends reality and wonder. As a roving, mobile sculpture, The House Our Families Built asks viewers to consider the legacy of ancestral histories. Read the full article at https://www.pbs.org/american-portrait/public-art/the-house-our-families-built/

Juxtapoz: Usually Surrounded: Paul Insect @ Allouche Benias Gallery, Athens

Allouche Benias gallery in Athens is presenting Usually Surrounded, a solo exhibition by the UK’s legend, Paul Insect. Comprising a new body of paintings on canvas as well as a couple of works on paper, the exhibition presents some new concepts in the artist’s portrayal of unusual or even accidental sitters. Read the full article at https://www.juxtapoz.com/news/painting/usually-surrounded-paul-insect-allouche-benias-gallery-athens/

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