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“The one thing that I felt was a glue that united kids of all backgrounds was hip-hop culture. Graffiti became a language that was so abstract and camouflaged that it was one unified language.” —José Parlá

As an artist with roots in street art and a studio practice that is inspired heavily by action painting, abstract expressionism, and urban Wild Style, the work of José Parlá (b. 1973, Miami) is instantly recognizable. Today, Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery is opening its fourth solo exhibition with Parlá, Anonymous Vernacular, running through June 29, 2019.

In 2017, the Savannah College of Art & Design (where Parlá is an alumnus) mounted a solo exhibition Roots. In May, Parlá will be participating in the Glasstress exhibition organized by Fondazione Berengo as part of the 2019 Venice Biennale, in September, Parlá will be exhibiting at the Hong Kong Contemporary Art Foundation, and in the spring of 2020 Parlá will open his first New York museum solo exhibition at the Bronx Museum of Art curated by Manon Slome.

SCAD President Paula Wallace interviewed Parlá on his creative process for this video.

Museums

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MUSEUMS: For Walter J. Hood, Architecture Means Power

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MUSEUMS: Fabric Workshop and Museum Explores Clay and Fabric

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Galleries

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GALLERIES: Jacob El Hanani Is a Line-Maker

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LONGFORM: Sheila Hicks Reflects From Home in Paris

Studios

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VAULT: Philip Guston Biopic Trailer (1981)

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STUDIOS: Joep van Lieshout on Going Beyond Beautiful Design

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STUDIOS: Peter Beard: “Nature is the best thing we’ve got”

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STUDIOS: Ursula von Rydingsvard’s Material Instinct (2000)

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STUDIOS: Billy Childish Gets Out of the Way of the Picture

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PODCAST: ‘Barbara London Calling’ Launches Season 2

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LONGFORM: Hughie O’Donoghue in Conversation with Charles Saumarez Smith

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COMMUNITY: William Eric Brown Applies New Processes to Old

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PODCAST: Heidi Zuckerman in Conversation with Adam Pendleton

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LONGFORM: ‘To Cast Too Bold a Shadow’ Exhibition Walkthrough

Market

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MARKET: For Kimsooja, Immaterial Art Achieves Memory

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MARKET: How Christie’s and Sotheby’s Dominate the Art Market

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MARKET: Ghada Amer on Being a Woman Artist

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MARKET: Catherine Petitgas is an Enabler

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