A solo gallery show by either sculptor Mark Jenkins or graffiti artist Tim Conlon would have been exciting enough on its own. Jenkins, who received international recognition after quietly installing life-size, packing-tape statues all over Washington, and Conlon, whose work has been featured in a major National Portrait Gallery exhibition, are fine artists whose reputations have been forged in the streetscape rather than in galleries.
But their new exhibit, "Black in Black, is so much more than a gallery show. Jenkins and Conlon not only brought their work into the conventional four-walled world, the Washington-based artists (who are friends) formed an unusual artistic collaboration, creating each piece in the show together. Finding common ground in the color black and a shared dark sense of humor, they set about making sculptures, paintings and prints in black and shades of black, which is typical of Jenkins's work. It's all punched up with splashes of color, thanks to Conlon.
Some works, says Fridge owner Alex Goldstein, will skew Jenkins-ian, and others Conlon-esque. It should all be worth seeing.
The opening reception is April 10 from 7-11 p.m. The reception is free and includes wine and beer, while supplies last.
-- Lavanya Ramanathan (April 7, 2010)
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