In June, Mason Fine Art will celebrate the life and work of Atlanta-based artist Larry Walker with Enigmatic Messenger, an exhibition of more than 40 paintings, collages and mixed media works by the highly respected octogenarian. Opening reception will take place Thursday, June 15, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Miami Circle gallery.
The following evening, June 16, the PATH Museum will open in Buckhead with the inaugural exhibit Other Voices: Selections from the Private Art Collection of Gwen and Larry Walker. The selections will include works by Charles White, Kara Walker (Walker’s daughter,) Radcliffe Bailey and Kevin Cole. The collection has been promised to Georgia State University, where Walker taught for many years. Opening reception is from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at 3399 Peachtree, formerly known as The Buckhead Tower.
One of Walker’s works was recently included in the permanent collection of The National Gallery. His works are also in the collections of the High Museum of Art, MOCA GA, the Studio Museum in Harlem, the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Marietta Cobb Museum of Art presented a solo exhibition of his work in September 2020.
Kara Walker curated an exhibit of her father’s work at Sikkema Jenkins gallery in New York in 2016. Her own work was recently exhibited at Athenaeum gallery in Athens, Georgia.
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UTA Artist Space Atlanta is presenting a new exhibit: An Intricate Binding of Love, Blood, and Sugar by artist and professor Lien Truong. The exhibit is dedicated to Truong’s late mother and includes the artist’s figurative works and a new series of “cake paintings,” on view for the first time at UTA Artist Space.
The figurative works are based on family photographs Truong discovered while mourning her mother. Both Truong and her mother were refugees from the Vietnam war. The cake series weaves together historical and military references, textile designs, art history and diverse painting practices. Truong is an associate professor of painting and drawing at the University of North Carolina. Opening reception June 9, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Through July 8.
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On June 1, MARTA’s public art program Artbound is unveiling a new, 2,500 square foot mural at the Dunwoody station. It was created by international artist DAAS.
“Building strong partnerships with the communities we serve is the cornerstone of our mission at Artbound,” said Art in Transit Director Katherine Dirga in a press release. “We are delighted to be able to bring color and vibrancy to this bustling corridor, and we hope it will enhance everyone’s experience of the streetscape.”
The mural was funded jointly by MARTA, Perimeter Community Improvement Districts, Dunwoody Development Authority and City of Dunwoody with artist search and selection supported by the Atlanta arts organization Living Walls.
