Atlanta-based visual artist and musician Lonnie Holley will be the inaugural artist for the opening of UTA Artist Space on March 23 in Midtown.
In January, Fahamu Pecou was announced as the first artist to display work at the new gallery. UTA cited âartistic differencesâ as the reason for dropping Dr. Pecou. Reached via email, Pecou wrote: âI was honored to have been invited and excited about the opportunity. While Iâm disappointed that things didnât work out in the end, I hope their presence will help bring more visibility and opportunities to artists in Atlanta.â There are currently no plans for Dr. Pecouâs work to be shown at UTA Artist Space this year.
Holleyâs solo exhibit will be up through April 29 and will feature new, previously unseen works. Holley is a client of the global talent agency UTA as a musician. He will release his sixth album, Oh Me Oh My, on March 10 and is the subject of Thumbs Up for Mother Universe, a feature-length documentary shot over the course of 22 years, produced and directed by Atlanta-based filmmaker George King.