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Openings: Bold As Love, Julie Torres @ Taller Boricua

Installation view.

Some images from last night's opening at Taller Boricua in Harlem. Brooklyn dynamo Julie Torres took over two large rooms with her colorful, complex works on paper. Torres displayed the work in inventive groupings that activated, and interacted with the space, and capitalized on  similarities found within the paintings formal elements.

The crowd enjoys an impromptu picnic.

Installation view.






Detail.

Julie Torres with a striking, large piece comprised of smaller paintings. Harlem 2012.








Detail.


Julie Torres: Bold As Love will run until July 14, 2012.
Taller Boricua
at the Julia de Burgos Latino Cultural Center
1608 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10029
*check here for hours.

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ESZ said…
Looks like a really amazing show. Thanks for sharing!
June 9, 2012 at 3:28 PM
brian edmonds said…
What a great show! Wish I could have been there!
June 9, 2012 at 3:42 PM
Fiona the Artist said…
Thank you for sharing this, it is wonderful to see these paintings and to get a sense of their scale. I love this work!
June 21, 2012 at 7:06 AM
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