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Hoffman Donahue is pleased to present an exhibition of works by Darrel Ellis, featuring a selection created between 1979 and 1987. Drawn from photographs, drawings, and paintings of close family members and the interiors of his Bronx home, the works on view reflect Ellis’ exploration of translation across mediums and his ability to bind intimacy with formal innovation. Several selections from the Ellis estate are presented for the first time, offering new perspectives on this formative period in his practice.
Ellis’ career was brief, cut short by his death at 33 years old from AIDS-related complications. Over the course of the 1980s, he worked to make sense of burdens both personal and societal, while also finding new possibilities for time-tested media: washes, ink, and graphite on paper, gelatin silver prints that he adopted and remade physically and conceptually.
Ellis’ life story runs quietly through these...More
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Hoffman Donahue is pleased to present an exhibition of works by Darrel Ellis, featuring a selection created between 1979 and 1987. Drawn from photographs, drawings, and paintings of close family members and the interiors of his Bronx home, the works on view reflect Ellis’ exploration of translation across mediums and his ability to bind intimacy with formal innovation. Several selections from the Ellis estate are presented for the first time, offering new perspectives on this formative period in his practice.
Ellis’ career was brief, cut short by his death at 33 years old from AIDS-related complications. Over the course of the 1980s, he worked to make sense of burdens both personal and societal, while also finding new possibilities for time-tested media: washes, ink, and graphite on paper, gelatin silver prints that he adopted and remade physically and conceptually.
Ellis’ life story runs quietly through these...More
