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Parker Gallery is proud to present I Paint What I Like, its second solo exhibition with Gene Beery (1937–2023), an iconoclastic artist whose experimental text paintings span more than six decades. Coinciding with the exhibition, the first comprehensive collection of Beery’s artist books, co-published by Ligature Press, Parker Gallery and Derosia, with an introduction by Jordan Stein, is set for release in January 2026.
This exhibition features works from across Beery’s career that emphasize the authorial voice of the artist, often relating to the act of creation itself. In this selection of paintings, Beery directly addresses the viewer with exclamatory phrases to project proclamations, directives, warnings and revelations. Consistently using the canvas as a fertile ground to pose questions (and occasional answers), other dominant themes include the visualization of the creative process, with works that celebrate uncertainty and doubt.
Beery frequently revisited ideas throughout his…
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Parker Gallery is proud to present I Paint What I Like, its second solo exhibition with Gene Beery (1937–2023), an iconoclastic artist whose experimental text paintings span more than six decades. Coinciding with the exhibition, the first comprehensive collection of Beery’s artist books, co-published by Ligature Press, Parker Gallery and Derosia, with an introduction by Jordan Stein, is set for release in January 2026.
This exhibition features works from across Beery’s career that emphasize the authorial voice of the artist, often relating to the act of creation itself. In this selection of paintings, Beery directly addresses the viewer with exclamatory phrases to project proclamations, directives, warnings and revelations. Consistently using the canvas as a fertile ground to pose questions (and occasional answers), other dominant themes include the visualization of the creative process, with works that celebrate uncertainty and doubt.
Beery frequently revisited ideas throughout his…
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