Contemporary Currents: A Summer Showcase

Contemporary Currents JUNE 29 - AUGUST 25

Contemporary Currents West Chelsea Contemporary is proud to present Contemporary Currents: A Summer Showcase. Featuring over twenty artists, this dynamic exhibition blends local and regional emerging talent with established national and international names. Drawing from our gallery’s diverse roster of artists and extensive 1,400-piece collection, each work has been thoughtfully curated to highlight the unique vision and cultural significance of our represented artists. Contemporary Currents offers a fresh perspective on the vibrant landscape of contemporary art. From art enthusiasts to seasoned collectors alike, don’t miss this opportunity to immerse yourself in the cutting-edge currents of today's art world.

Cey Adams

WCC EDITIONS

Simon Berger

Cey Adams

Mr. Brainwash

Janette Beckman

Gil Bruvel

Martha Cooper

CRASH

CRASH x DAZE

Malene Heerup

Duel Diagnosis

Melody Hesaraky

Ron English

JAZZ Gary James McQueen PhoebeNewYork

Shepard Fairey Indie184 Matthew Trujillo

Sean Qualls Blek le Rat JM Rizzi

GARY LICHTENSTEIN EDITIONS Doug Argue

Bob Schneider

Stanley Casselman

Mila Sketch

Robert Cottingham

Peter Tunney

Jason Newsted

CEY ADAMS American, b. 1962

Cey Adams, a New York City native, emerged from the downtown graffiti movement to exhibit alongside artists like Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring. He appeared in the historic 1983 PBS documentary Style Wars, which tracks the rise of subway graffiti in New York. As the creative director of hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons’s Def Jam Recordings, he co-founded the Drawing Board, the label’s inhouse visual design firm, where he created visual identities, album covers, logos, and advertising campaigns for Run DMC, Beastie Boys, LL Cool J, Public Enemy, Notorious B.I.G., Maroon 5, and Jay-Z. Adams has participated in exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art, the Brooklyn Museum, the Museum of the City of New York, MoCA, and more. His practice involves dismantling various imagery and paper elements to build multiple layers of color, texture, shadow, and light. Drawing inspiration from ’60s pop art, sign painting, and comic books, Adams’s work focuses on themes including pop culture, race and gender relations, and cultural and community issues.

Cey Adams Cey Adams x Levi's® | 150 YEARS OF QUALITY, 2023 Latex on Levi's® denim 60" x 57" $28,500

Cey Adams SUNOCO, 2023 Mixed media collage on panel 36" x 36" $17,000

Cey Adams BRILLO, 2023 Mixed media collage on panel 36" x 36" $17,000

Cey Adams PARAMOUNT, 2023 Mixed media collage on panel 48" x 48" $25,000

SIMON BERGER Swiss, b. 1976

Swiss artist Simon Berger is a master of his medium, a pioneering contemporary artist who has pushed the boundaries of artistic expression through his innovative glass artworks. Intricately and precisely, Berger pounds, cracks, and breaks panels of reinforced safety glass until his vision comes to life. Each blow of the hammer infuses high contrast and shades into an otherwise monochromatic surface. In his hands, the hammer is not a tool of destruction, but rather an amplifier of effects.

Through the cracks emerge emotionally evocative portraits that play with light and transparency while drawing the viewer’s gaze into a meander of lesions the artist calls “morphogenesis.”

Breaking new ground for his all at once sculptural and painterly technique, Berger has made a name for himself within the contemporary art scene. Since making his first works on glass in 2017, Berger has participated in luxury collaborations and been invited to institutions and events worldwide. Notably, the artist partnered with the National Women’s History Museum to create a portrait of Vice President Kamala Harris in 2021. Later that year, Berger created works for the "We are Unbreakable" project, which honored the victims of the Beirut explosion in 2020. In the years to follow, Berger and his work have been showcased in solo exhibitions, group shows, and public installations around the world, including two of the most prominent glass art museums — Vitromusée in Romont, Switzerland, and Murano Glass Museum in Venice, Italy.

Simon Berger Untitled, 2023 Hammered laminated safety glass 60" x 60" $33,600

Simon Berger Untitled, 2023 Hammered laminated safety glass 60" x 60" $33,600

Simon Berger Untitled, 2023 Hammered laminated safety glass 60" x 60" $33,600

Simon Berger Untitled, 2023 Hammered laminated safety glass 60" x 60" $33,600

Simon Berger Untitled, 2023 Hammered laminated safety glass 60" x 60" $33,600

Simon Berger Tower, 2023 Hammered laminated safety glass 59.75" x 23.62" x 23.62" $75,000

MR. BRAINWASH French, b. 1966

A provocative figure in the world of street art, Mr. Brainwash practices an irreverent brand of appropriation characterized by the use of copyrighted images from history, popular culture, and art history. The artist subtly alters the picture or its context, mischievously undermining the tone of the source material. Brainwash, a pseudonym for Thierry Guetta, is known for producing massive spectacles to display his art. He came to prominence through mounting large-scale public projects in his current home of Los Angeles and as the main figure in the Banksy-directed film Exit Through the Gift Shop. His work hinges on the idea that anything is possible in his practice. “Art has no walls. Anybody can be an artist,” he says. “Art has no rules. There’s no manual.”

Mr. Brainwash Work Well Together, 2023 Stencil and mixed media on street signs, cement, wood, and brick panel 40" x 38.75" $67,000

Mr. Brainwash Smile, 2023 Silkscreen and mixed media on paper 30" x 22" $11,000

Mr. Brainwash Brother's Advice, 2023 Silkscreen and mixed media on paper 36" x 36" $19,600

Mr. Brainwash Banksy Thrower, 2023 Silkscreen and mixed media on street sign, cement, and wood 31" x 23.12" $46,000

Mr. Brainwash Balloon Girl, 2022 Neon lightbulb, stencil, and mixed media on canvas in plexiglass box 48" x 36" $71,500

Mr. Brainwash Balloon Girl, 2020 Spray paint on vintage canvas 20" x 24" $44,000

GIL BRUVEL Australian, b. 1959

Gil Bruvel’s artistic journey began early on in his life as the son of a renowned cabinetmaker. Growing in both age and skill, Bruvel focused on his desire to express himself and his own experiences. Bruvel’s creative intuition is advanced with a combination of modern and classical techniques that give his art features of striking precision. With his vast understanding of fine art, Bruvel represents his unique style through a wide variety of mediums. Creating expressive form within multiple dimensions, Bruvel’s artwork is explorational, consistently evolving with the artist as he reimagines the world around him. Gil Bruvel was born in Australia, but raised in the South of France. He currently resides in Wimberley, Texas. Represented by a host of galleries worldwide, Bruvel exhibits extensively and is the recipient of numerous awards.

Gil Bruvel Threshold, 2020 Stacked wooden sticks and paint 16" x 16" x 18" $17,250

Gil Bruvel Mask #137, 2021 Wood and paint 15.34" x 15.34" x 8.50" $12,650

Gil Bruvel Mask #184, 2022 Wood and paint 16" x 16" x 8" $12,650

Gil Bruvel Mask #258, 2022 Wood and paint 10" x 10" x 6" $9,300

Gil Bruvel Mask #140, 2021 Wood and paint 19.34" x 20" x 12.14" $20,700

CRASH American, b. 1961

CRASH, born John Matos, began graffiti bombing at train yards in the Bronx at only 13. Taking the name “CRASH” after he accidentally crashed the computer in his school, his name began appearing on trains circulating all throughout New York City.

By 1980, he began transitioning from train yards to galleries, curating the groundbreaking "Graffiti Art Success for America" at Fashion MODA that helped elevate the graffiti movement. CRASH’s career took off and he saw instant popularity throughout Europe and America, and eventually Asia. CRASH's work has been part of numerous exhibitions around the world and is in many permanent museum collections including the Brooklyn Museum and the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam.

His visually iconic work has appeared in partnerships with Absolut Vodka, Fender Guitars, SoBella Handbags, Levi’s, and most recently, Tumi luggage and Morphik. He is the co-owner of contemporary art gallery WALLWORKS NEW YORK and the coowner of Wallworks TWO, a locally driven retail boutique, both in The Bronx.

CRASH Through Express, (7/20 AP), 2000 Silkscreen on paper 30.50" x 44" $2,600

CRASH Raw Electricity, (5/25 AP), 1990 Silkscreen on Arches paper 40" x 31" $2,500

CRASH Untitled, (96/100), 2017 Silkscreen on paper 19.50" x 19.50" $800

CRASH Untitled, #5, (3/8 AP), 2000 Silkscreen on paper 30" x 22" $1,300

CRASH Dyre Avenue, (22/25), 2001 Silkscreen on paper 25.50" x 19.75" $1,100

MALENE HEERUP American, b. 1977

Malene Heerup was born into a family filled with Danish and internationally renowned artists and grew up with an innate ability to observe subtext, details, and motifs. “The greatest education in my life as an artist comes from growing up in a family full of three generations of artists. It was the most natural thing to relate to art by observing them at work and by listening to their conversations. They stimulated my artistic vision, enabling me to see what lies behind and beneath. They breathed life into minute details transforming them into larger than-life experiences and emotions that slowly allowed the motifs to take shape visually and emotionally,” the artist explains. While living in NYC and attending the famous Parsons School of Design Malene found her artistic identity through the influence of the city, which included hard work and confidence in transcendence. “… New York taught me to work and believe in wonders. I draw my inspiration from a subconscious state where observations are molded by joy, humor and a desire to communicate using motifs, colors, shapes, and compositions to tell my story”. Malene is a prolific artist, producing many works of art each year. She is as comfortable in her studio as well as producing commissioned works for individuals and companies. She is often invited to participate in art events as a producer or as an ambassador of art.

Malene Heerup Timeless in Tokyo, 2014 Oil and acrylic on canvas 47.25" x 58.75" $15,000

Malene Heerup Geisha, Girl with the Grey Eyes, 2011 Oil, gold, and acrylic on canvas 63" x 63" $16,000

Malene Heerup Man on Horse, Towards Sunset, 2014 Oil and acrylic on canvas 60" x 60" $16,000

MELODY HESARAKY American

New York-based Textile Designer and artist; Melody Hearsay is in between the world of visual art, movement, music, and fashion. She is known for her paintings that are making a bridge between, art and music. Her work has been published in more than 20 magazines including KALTBLUT Magazine, FLAIR, Vanity Teen, and many more.

From an early age, Melody has been involved in art through drawing and painting.

This impulse toward artistic creativity from early age nurtured deep inside her a kind of determination, that her prospective career must be connected to art and design. She received her Bachelor's in 3D Design and Craft with honors from the University of Brighton, UK in 2014. And received her MFA in Textile Design for Fashion from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. In a world obsessed with speed, Hesaraky’s art invites you to stay still. Her meditative visual art and repetitive patterns inspired by sound, vibration, and energy encourage the viewer to be present and practice mindfulness.

Melody Hesaraky PEACE MAKERS, 2022 Ink, pen, and marker on giclée print 60" x 40" $17,000

Melody Hesaraky Lullaby, 2022 Ink, pen, and marker on paper 20" x 16" $2,700

Melody Hesaraky The Warrior Within, 2022 Ink, pen, and marker on paper 20" x 16" $2,700

Melody Hesaraky City & Eyes, 2021 Ink, pen, and marker on giclée print 36" x 28" $8,900

JAZZ American

Stephen Jaskulski, aka JAZZ, is a self-taught painter from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Now based in Los Angeles California, his work and his life are from his stream of consciousness. By letting his natural process unfold, Jazz analyzes the inner workings of himself and the world around him while allowing the paintings to flow uninterrupted. His highest goal is finding a genuine connection with the viewer and to strike a cord deep in their soul, allowing them to find comfort or a feel a sense of familiarity. Jazz' mediums consist primarily of oil stick, oil paints, acrylics, and spray paint on canvas, wood, and paper.

JAZZ Fully Submersed, 2023 Mixed media 50" x 42" $9,500

JAZZ Faith, 2023 Mixed media on canvas 50" x 40" $9,500

JAZZ Live Painting (Untitled), 2023 Mixed media on canvas 48" x 36" $8,000

JAZZ Live Painting (Untitled), 2023 Mixed media on canvas 48" x 36" $8,000

JAZZ What Its Worth, 2023 Mixed media on canvas 48" x 44" $9,000

GARY JAMES MCQUEEN British

Gary James McQueen was first introduced to the fashion industry by his late uncle Alexander “Lee” McQueen, who mentored and inspired him to be the artist he is today. Gary James McQueen’s first job was working in a print and typesetting firm where he learned about print production and taught himself to use illustration software. Needing a break and a new job, he was invited to cut his teeth in fashion at Alexander McQueen’s menswear department where he worked for seven years and was promoted to head textile designer. “The way Lee built stories and how he combined ideas from different sources really influenced me. He taught me how to build stories in a structured way.” As head textile designer for the Alexander McQueen MRTW, Gary James McQueen developed a niche of optical-illusion textile design, constantly pushing himself and the boundaries of what could be achieved using a 3D canvas as the basis. He worked alongside Alexander McQueen up until his passing in 2010 and was entrusted with many personal projects, including the chrome skull artwork, which has become iconic as the face of the exhibition Savage Beauty: Alexander McQueen commemorating his life’s work. A love of storytelling has always been core to Gary James McQueen’s creative vision, and art provides a medium from which he can harness it. His work has been exhibited at London’s V&A, New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, and at art galleries on both sides of the Atlantic to critical acclaim.

Gary James McQueen The Laws of Nature (2/25), 2024 3D lenticular artwork 60" x 48" $25,500

Gary James McQueen Botanic Kingdom - Gold, (2/25), 2023 3D lenticular artwork 48" x 48" $25,500

Gary James McQueen Botanic Kingdom - Gunmetal Black, (2/25), 2024 3D lenticular artwork 48" x 48" $25,500

Gary James McQueen Gilded Skull, (3/50), 2023 3D lenticular artwork 60" x 48" $20,500

Gary James McQueen Emerald Skull, (1/50), 2023 3D lenticular artwork 60" x 48" $20,500

PHOEBENEWYORK American

PhoebeNewYork, an alter ego character for Libby Schoettle, first came to life in collages created with found objects, including vintage photographs, magazine pages, clothing, as well as old books, record covers, and the occasional iconic pop art element. The artist is drawn to materials that have been owned and handled by others, materials that have been touched over time and that will remain intact over time (or not). From the streets of New York City to Philadelphia, Los Angeles, London, and Berlin, Schoettle reveals her own vulnerability, raw emotions, and witty observations through PhoebeNewYork‘s dark and funny explorations into love, feminism, political independence, and finding beauty in the mistaken. Libby and Pheobe have been featured in publications such as New York Magazine’s The Cut and Nylon and have been the subject of fashion collaborations with Victoria Beckham, Dr. Marten’s, and Lululemon, among others.

PhoebeNewYork Rock It, 2022 Mixed media collage 38.75" x 23.50" $12,000

PhoebeNewYork Is It Me, 2022 Mixed media collage 19.5" x 23.5" $5,750

PhoebeNewYork You Deserve It All, 2022 Mixed media collage 23.5" x 19.75" $5,900

PhoebeNewYork Keep Dreaming, 2022 Mixed media collage 39" x 20.50" $11,000

SEAN QUALLS American

Sean Qualls is an award-winning, Brooklyn-based, children's book illustrator, artist, and author. Qualls' books and illustrations often explore history and non-fiction subjects. His fine art focuses on race & identity and the intersection of history & mythology, ultimately examining how we create our own identities or allow them to be scripted for us. Together, his paintings and illustrations reveal simultaneously unique and universal moments of the human spirit. Qualls has illustrated Emmanuel's Dream (Schneider Award recipient) written by Laurie Ann Thompson, Giant Steps to Change the World written by Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee and Before John Was a Jazz Giant (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor) written by Carole Boston Weatherford, among many others. Qualls lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.

Sean Qualls Greater Than Cotton, 2018 Acrylic, newspaper, paper and pencil 27.50" x 40.50" $6,500

Sean Qualls Seven of Seven Muses, 2022 Acrylic, newspaper, paper, and pencil 6" x 6" $800

Sean Qualls Inner Magic 7, 2022 Acrylic, newspaper, paper and pencil 30" x 19" $3,000

Sean Qualls Black Zeus #6, 2022 Acrylic, newspaper, paper and pencil 24" x 24" $3,200

BLEK LE RAT French, b. 1951

Blek Le Rat, born Xavier Prou in Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris, was one of the very first graffiti artists in Paris and has been described as the “Father of Stencil Graffiti” Blek was first introduced to graffiti during a trip to New York City in 1971 where he was inspired to bring the style back to Paris, adapting the stencil as a more fitting technique for French architecture. He is best known for stenciling a giant graphic image of a rat all over Paris in the early 1980s, which to him symbolized both freedom and the dissemination of art through the city as if it were the plague. Blek, who has influenced generations of urban artists around the world, boasts a subtle social commitment and considers his images as a gift he gives to the city. His works often represent solitary individuals that can be encountered in the urban space– women, children, the elderly, and a diverse range of contemporary characters. In a desire to bring the people of the city closer to art, he quotes the great classics such as Caravaggio, Michelangelo, and Leonardo da Vinci. “I would like to bring the characters out of museums to return them to the people of the city.” His street art has appeared in cities across the world, and he has exhibited in New York, London, Los Angeles, Melbourne, and beyond.

Blek le Rat Danseuse Couleurs, 2022 Acrylic and aerosol on linen 63.50" x 49.50" $49,800

Blek le Rat 8 Dancers, 2021 Acrylic and spray paint on linen 51.13" x 39.13" $42,500

Blek le Rat 9 Ballerina Pink, 2021 Acrylic and spray paint on linen 51" x 39.50" $43,800

Blek le Rat 4 Danseuse Colour, 2021 Acrylic and spray paint on linen 63.75" x 52.06" $52,500

Blek le Rat Danseuse Blue, 2022 Acrylic and aerosol on linen 63" x 49.12" $47,800

JM RIZZI American

JM Rizzi is a Brooklyn-born and Dallas-based artist working in large-scale murals, public sculpture installations, and mixed-media canvases. A gestural expressionist since he started writing graffiti as a teenager in 1990s NYC, Rizzi’s ever-growing conceptual practice explores the multitudinous angles to abstraction through illegal art forms and movement. He has painted murals from Rockefeller Center to Boras, Sweden, and Shenzen, China. Rizzi most recently celebrated limited-run collections with Infinite Objects and Detroit-based 1xRun. Rizzi’s practice skips, slides, and glides across surfaces, leaving polished paintings in its wake. His work's journey started last millennium with a looping trail of spray paint that caught a life of its own and never looked back. Rizzi's paintings are exchanges between sight and sound, encapsulating inspirations like jazz music, Motherwell, Wu-Tang Clan and Texas sunsets. These brazen arrangements ask questions only to answer them moments later—an animated conversation between positive and negative space facilitated by rhythm.

JM Rizzi Swung From the Vibes, 2023 Ink on canvas 66" x 112" $28,000

JM Rizzi Vestige, 2024 Plaster, acrylic, ink, and spray paint on canvas 40" x 30" $6,400

JM Rizzi Tondo Relic, 2023 Plaster, acrylic, ink, and spray paint on canvas 42" x 42" $8,000

JM Rizzi Magical Zeus, 2024 Plaster, acrylic, ink, and spray paint on canvas 30" x 40" $7,200

BOB SCHNEIDER American, b. 1965

Bob Schneider is an artist who transforms found visual media into thoughtprovoking works of art that challenge the viewer's perceptions of contemporary and popular culture. He juxtaposes iconic figures from comic books and other mass media and places them in everyday situations, leaving the viewer to interpret the meaning of the artwork. By appropriating old and valuable books, often intended for mass consumer consumption, Schneider creates something unique and personal for each viewer. Schneider's art invites the viewer to participate in the interpretation of his work, creating a personal and individualized experience for each person. The seeming simplicity of his pieces allows the viewer to focus on the larger picture and meaning behind the artwork. Schneider grew up and studied fine art in Germany before moving to the States where he was a fine arts major at the University of Texas. In addition to his work as an artist, Schneider is also a celebrated singersongwriter. His music, like his art, blends different elements and influences to create something unique and engaging.

Bob Schneider soon your name will no longer be known, nor will mine, 2024 Unique giclee inkjet print on archival paper 42" x 54" $4,900

Bob Schneider funeral, 2023 Unique giclee inkjet print on archival paper 41.5" x 53" $4,900

Bob Schneider maybe something had happened one night in august, 2024 Unique giclee inkjet print on archival paper 41.5" x 63" $4,900

Bob Schneider rising as if nothing had happened, 2024 Unique giclee inkjet print on archival paper 47" x 41.8" $4,900

Bob Schneider the vague yellowing light, that lowers itself in the hour before dark, 2024 Unique giclee inkjet print on archival paper 41.7" x 51.25" $4,900

MILA SKETCH American, b. 1985

Mila Sketch is an award-winning artist based in Austin, TX. Sketch’s work leads viewers through a milliard of tiny perfectly connected details to a global & whole mechanism. She works with a set of symbols appealing to the viewer of diverse cultural backgrounds and age groups. Mila consistently creates captivating largescale murals, fine art, and digital design. Her work has been exhibited across the United States as well as in Israel, Russia, and the United Kingdom. Sketch has created art for many reputable clients, such as Mazda USA, Google Fiber, SXSW, Hensel Phelps, and Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. Mila is currently representing the state of TX in the “Her Flag” 2020 National Art Project.

Mila Sketch ATX: Goodbye Drum!, 2024 Acrylic and ink on canvas 48" x 60" $15,000

Mila Sketch Flipping through the channels | Blooming Forward Series, 2023 Acrylic, ink on pressed wood 12" x 49" $4,200

Mila Sketch Butterflies (Original and AR), 2022 Acrylic, ink on pressed wood 12" x 66" $22,000

Mila Sketch Flourish, (1/10 L.E. Print), 2022 Print on canvas + AR 24" x 24" $6,000

PETER TUNNEY American, b. 1961

Peter Tunney is a Neo-Pop artist working with language and text. His large-scale paintings are created from collaged packing materials and newspapers. Drawing imagery and phrases from popular media sources, he created block-letter aphorisms such as “DON’T PANIC” and “THE TIME IS ALWAYS NOW.” This technique references the language-based works of both Christopher Wool and Mel Bochner.

Born in 1961 in New York, NY, the former Wall Street executive, and friend of Peter Beard currently lives and works between New York, NY and Miami, FL.

Peter Tunney GRATTITUDE, 2021 Acrylic paint, hand-pulled silkscreen and extensive collage of mixed media on canvas 48" x 72" $50,000

Peter Tunney Fear Less, 2021 Acrylic paint, hand-pulled silkscreen, and extensive collage of mixed media on canvas 36" x 48" $30,000

Peter Tunney Good Life, 2021 Acrylic paint, hand-pulled silkscreen, and extensive collage of mixed media on canvas 48" x 60" $40,000

GARY LICHTENSTEIN EDITIONS Gary Lichtenstein Editions is a publisher and printer of fine art silkscreen editions, located at MASS MoCA in North Adams, MA. Over the course of his remarkable 45-year career, Gary Lichtenstein has produced a wide range of silkscreen editions and multiples with artists including Cey Adams, Charlie Ahearn, Doug Argue, Janette Beckman, Roz Chast, Richard Corman, Bill Blast, Michael De Feo, Jane Dickson, Danielle Frankenthal, Mako Fujimura, Joanne Greenbaum, Bob Gruen, Gerard Hemsworth, Charles Hinman, Eugene Lemay, Alfred Leslie, Jonathan Mannion, Richard Meier, John Miller, Rebecca Miller, Dave Navarro, John Newsom, Eric Orr, Yigal Ozeri, Gary Panter, James Prosek, Rubem Robierb, Shelter Serra, Meir Srebriansky, Jessica Stockholder, Tommy the Animator and Nola Zirin. He has printed for industry legends including Marina Abramovic, Karl Benjamin, Robert Cottingham, Robert Indiana, and Ken Price.

Lichtenstein’s prints have been exhibited and collected by, among others, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, New York’s Museum of Modern Art, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Smithsonian, the San Francisco Art Institute, the Chicago Art Institute, the Butler Institute of American Art, the College of Art & Architecture at the University of Tennessee, the Boca Raton Museum of Art, the Silvermine Arts Center and the International Print Center NYC.

DOUG ARGUE American. b. 1962

Known for using thousands of individual letters to create immersive large-scale paintings, Doug Argue works from the idea that “letters, like atoms and chromosomes, are basic building blocks that can be taken apart and constructed in new ways.” His imagery is granular, evoking primordial evolution and celestial matter, as in Genesis (2007), where a deep central vanishing point gives the impression of warping through outer space, a dynamism “meant to be physically experienced.” Describing the process behind the work, Argue said: “I took letters from the book of Genesis and after distorting them in Photoshop, put them back together into a big bang. The shifting cosmologies of time past and time present filled with myth and reality feels a bit like the world I live in.”

Doug Argue Love, Love, Love (PP), 2019 Silkscreen on 320 gram Coventry Rag paper 21" x 28" $1,400

STANLEY CASSELMAN American. b. 1963

Stanley Casselman is a New York-based artist whose sumptuously calculated surfaces are motivated by a sense of awe and wonderment in the intangible spiritual elements of our being. Casselman rose to art-world fame in an unusual way: he answered the critic Jerry Saltz’s call for a knock-off Gerhard Richter painting. But Casselman’s practice goes far beyond that. He was an established painter of geometric abstraction long before he started creating Richter-like works using a 10-foot squeegee. Since then, he has elaborated on this painting style, making it his own as he searches for logic through abstraction. “Each painting is its own visual story that transcends explanation through language,” Casselman has said. “The process and the result [are] emotion and energy put forth in its rawest and purest form.”

Stanley Casselman Luminor Moment (PP 1/8), 2017 Silkscreen on archival watercolor paper 30" x 22" $1,650

ROBERT COTTINGHAM American, b. 1935

Though Robert Cottingham is recognized as a photorealist, his thoroughly-detailed works of pre-digital Americana teeter on the edge of abstraction. Cottingham portrays mid-20th-century signs, typefaces, manual cameras, railroad boxcars, and mechanical components—what he has referred to as "tools of the Everyman"—in dynamic compositions marked by intensified color and light. His childhood visits to Times Square serve as the origins of his fascination with signs, as the artist himself has explained, "I think that’s when the seed was planted, when I saw the kind of activity going on above the ground level." Driven by an obsession with the exact geometry of his subjects, Cottingham's method involves a series of steps such as sketches, photographs, shapes mapped onto grids, and model construction. His sharp, at times monumental canvases celebrate and accentuate the forms of his subjects, all while avoiding nostalgia. Influenced by figures like Franz Kline, Edward Hopper, and the New Realists, Cottingham draws inspiration from various sources.

Robert Cottingham Nite (from American Signs portfolio) (PP 2/8), 2009 Screenprint in colors on wove paper 38" x 37" $5,000

Robert Cottingham Blues (from American Signs portfolio) (PP 7/8), 2009 Screenprint in colors on wove paper 38" x 37" $5,000

Robert Cottingham American Hi-Fi (from American Signs portfolio) (PP 1/8), 2009 Screenprint in colors on wove paper 38" x 37" $5,000

JASON NEWSTED American, b. 1963

Best known as the bassist for the metal band Metallica, Jason Newsted made an unexpected late-career pivot as a painter. Newsted is known for mixing iconography including guitars with more abstract geometric and biomorphic forms, using a raw expressive style reminiscent of Jean-Michel Basquiat, Jean Dubuffet, and Willem de Kooning. The artist’s signature involves mixing soil into acrylic paint, resulting in highly textural picture planes. Newsted has exhibited in New York, Miami, San Francisco, and Basel.

Jason Newsted Swayed, (5/12), 2017 Silkscreen 2-Ply Museum Board 37.25" x 30.12" $2,200

JAMES PROSEK American, b. 1975

Painter, writer, and naturalist James Prosek depicts the natural world through still lifes, landscapes, and portraits. Inspired by John James Audubon, Prosek's watercolors, like Orioles Triangle (2014), delve into recognized taxonomies and naming in nature, showcasing intricate detail. Prosek’s profound connection to nature, cultivated since childhood, fuels his exploration of vulnerable animals and their habitats.

Author and illustrator of acclaimed works like Trout: An Illustrated History, he's been recognized with a Peabody Award for his 2003 documentary, The Complete Angler, and a 2012 Gold Medal from the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University.

His art graces collections in prestigious institutions such as the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

James Prosek Avian Composition, (/PP), 2018 Silkscreen 2-Ply Museum Board 38" x 31" $6,800

James Prosek Yellowstone Composition, (8/15), 2018 Silkscreen 320 gram Coventry Rag paper 38" x 38" $8,500

WCC EDITIONS WCC Editions is the publishing arm of West Chelsea Contemporary.

Limited edition artist prints and multiples published and distributed by WCC Editions are produced according to the highest quality standards in the industry. In collaboration with master printer Gary Lichtenstein at Gary Lichtenstein Editions, WCC Editions has published over twenty editions with Street Art giants and emerging artists alike.

CEY ADAMS American, b. 1962

New York City native Cey Adams emerged from the downtown graffiti movement to exhibit alongside fellow artists Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring. He appeared in the historic 1982 PBS documentary Style Wars which tracks subway graffiti in New York. Cey’s work explores the relationship between transformation and discovery focusing on themes ranging from pop culture to race and gender relations. His practice involves dismantling various imagery and paper elements to build multiple layers of color, texture, shadow, and light. Cey draws inspiration from 60’s pop art, sign painting, comic books, and popular culture. As the Creative Director of hip hop mogul Russell Simmons’ Def Jam Recordings, he co-founded the Drawing Board, the label’s in-house visual design firm, where he created visual identities, album covers, logos, and advertising campaigns for Run DMC, Beastie Boys, LL Cool J, Public Enemy, Notorious B.I.G., and Jay-Z. He exhibits, lectures and teaches art workshops at institutions including: MoMA, Brooklyn Museum, Walker Art Center, and MoCA Los Angeles.

Cey Adams LOVE (Wildflower) (/75), 2022 34 color Silkscreen on 320gsm Coventry Rag Paper 31" x 41" $3,500

Cey Adams Def Jam Recordings (/75), 2023 Silkscreen on 320 gram Coventry Rag paper 31.5" x 31" $3,000

Cey Adams Def Jam Recordings (Color Variation) (/25), 2023 Silkscreen on 320 gram Coventry Rag paper 31.5" x 31" $4,000

Cey Adams American Flag (Red, White, Blue) Canvas (/18), 2021 Silkscreen print on canvas 22" x 42" $3,500

Cey Adams American Flag (Black) Canvas (/18), 2021 Silkscreen print on canvas 22" x 42" $3,500

Cey Adams American Flag (White) Canvas (/18), 2021 Silkscreen print on canvas 22" x 42" $3,500

JANETTE BECKMAN British, b. 1959

Janette Beckman began her career at the dawn of punk rock working for The Face and Melody Maker. She shot bands from The Clash to Boy George, as well as three Police album covers. Moving to New York in 1982, Beckman was drawn to the underground Hip Hop scene. Her photographs of pioneers such as Run DMC, Slick Rick, and Salt 'n' Pepa, are in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian Museum and the Museum of the City of New York. Beckman is a pioneer in the world of visionary collaboration as is evident in her photographic portfolio of creative artists, most of whom are now legends in their respective industries. When Beckman chose silkscreen, another collaborative process, to produce her newest body of work, Gary Lichtenstein embraced the opportunity to provide an environment that would encourage her exploration. Beckman’s suite of prints is reminiscent of her classic photographs but entirely unique by virtue of the choices she has made in terms of color, saturation, and texture. Each piece tells a story and Beckman’s interpretations are, in fact, found on each, in her own, unmistakable handwriting.

Janette Beckman X Cey Adams KEITH HARING MASHUP (/50), 2022 Silkscreen and gold leaf on 320 gram Coventry Rag paper 40" x 32" $4,750

Janette Beckman x Cey Adams RUN-DMC MASHUP (/75), 2023 Silkscreen on 320 gram Coventry Rag paper 31.5" x 38" $3,000

Janette Beckman x Cey Adams RUN-DMC MASHUP (Color Variation) (/25), 2023 Silkscreen on 320 gram Coventry Rag paper 31.5" x 38" $4,000

MARTHA COOPER American, b. 1943

Photographer Martha Cooper documented the street art of New York’s burgeoning hip hop scene of the 1970s and ’80s. When she became the first female staff photographer at the New York Post in 1977, she set out to capture the beauty and ingenuity of graffiti art and the innovators behind it, immortalizing their work in photographs of painted subway cars and urban walls. Cooper’s images validated and legitimized graffiti writers at a time when few members of the art establishment celebrated their work. Her hit 1984 photobook Subway Art, made in collaboration with photographer Henry Chalfant, came to be known as the graffiti bible, providing a template for aspiring street artists. She has also produced bodies of work documenting breakdancing cultures and spontaneous street memorials to the victims of 9/11.

Martha Cooper x Cey Adams CARWASH 1982 (/75), 2023 Silkscreen on 320 gram Coventry Rag paper 28.5" x 43.2" $3,000

CRASH x DAZE

Coming of age in the Bronx in the 1960s and ’70s, John “CRASH” Matos first picked up a can of spray paint at the age of 13 to cut his teeth as a graffiti artist by “bombing” the subway trains in the New York City rail yards. He has not stopped since. His bold, blocky signature—CRASH—greeted subway riders in the 1970s and ’80s, New York’s economically dire, artistically fertile days. By the 1980s, with the embrace of his work by galleries and at the urging of his friend and contemporary, Keith Haring, CRASH was translating his explosive outdoor murals to the canvas’ more contained plane. His iconic imagery has inspired corporate partnerships with companies including Absolut Vodka, Fender Guitars, SoBella Handbags, Levi’s, Tumi, and Morphik.

Chris “DAZE” Ellis was born in 1962 in New York City. He began his prolific career painting NYC subway cars in 1976 while attending The High School of Art and Design and he remains one of the few artists of his generation who made the successful transition from the subways to the studio. Ellis’ first group show was the seminal “Beyond Words” at the Mudd Club in 1981and shortly thereafter, his first solo exhibition was held at Fashion Moda, an influential alternative art space in the South Bronx. Ellis’ work has been placed in the permanent collections of many major museums including The Whitney Museum, NYC, The Museum of Modern Art, NYC, The Museum of the City of New York, The Ludwig Museum, Aachen, Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven and Addison Museum of American Art at the Phillips Academy, Andover.

CRASH X Daze City as Canvas (/199), 2022 Silkscreen on 320 gram Coventry Rag paper with hand deckled edges 17" x 48" $2,200

DUEL DIAGNOSIS

Duel Diagnosis by Dave Navarro and PADHiA is a thought-provoking project comprised of fine art, street art, impactful installations, apparel, curiosities, oddities, objets d’art, rare goods, fantastical spectacles, analgesic perspectives, boldly inclusive ideas, and subversive counterculture. The project dispels society’s narrow margin of what is considered acceptable, normal, and pretty, and shines an enchanting light on the honest, deeper truths of the human experience.

Dave Navarro is a musician, activist, and street artist and has been working in the creative field for most of his life. As a child, Dave spent his evenings seated by his father, a graphic designer, at the drafting table, where he learned many of his techniques. A trauma survivor and a sufferer of PTSD, Dave’s motivation has been bringing awareness and normalization surrounding the stigma of mental health issues. PADHiA is a Los Angeles-based street artist, designer, and writer. Her work can best be described as psychological commentary. Where most other street artists pull from external themes such as politics, pop culture, and social commentary, PADHiA’s work explores the often undiscovered and obscure aspects of our interior human landscape.

Duel Diagnosis Nervous System Impulse 014 | Variation 1 (/50), 2022 Silkscreen on 320 gram Coventry Rag paper 24" x 18" $1,200

Duel Diagnosis Nervous System Impulse 014 | Variation 2 (/50), 2022 Silkscreen on 320 gram Coventry Rag paper 24" x 18" $1,200

Duel Diagnosis Nervous System Impulse 014 | Variation 1 | Diamond Dust (/10), 2022 Silkscreen and diamond dust on 320 gram Coventry Rag paper 24" x 18" $1,600

Duel Diagnosis Nervous System Impulse 014 | Variation 2 | Diamond Dust (/10), 2022 Silkscreen and diamond dust on 320 gram Coventry Rag paper 24" x 18" $1,600

RON ENGLISH American, b. 1959

Ron English coined the term “POPaganda” to describe his trademark fusion of high and low imagery, mixing superheroes and comic strips with art history iconography in his prolific and ubiquitous paintings, billboards, and sculptures. English has imagined a vast (and still growing) roster of characters, including MC Supersized, his obese fast-food mascot that was featured in the documentary Supersize Me (2004), and Abraham Obama, a mash-up of America’s 16th and 44th Presidents. He is best known for combining expert draftsmanship with a cynical, humorous critique of American culture.

Ron English Temper Tot Tramples Guernica (/199), 2021 Silkscreen on 320 gram Coventry Rag paper with hand deckled edges 25" x 43" $2,000

SHEPARD FAIREY American, b. 1970

Shepard Fairey is an American graphic artist and social activist who blurs the boundary between traditional and commercial art through type and image, communicating his brand of social critique via prints, murals, stickers, and posters in public spaces. “Art is not always meant to be decorative or soothing, in fact, it can create uncomfortable conversations and stimulate uncomfortable emotions,” he stated. In 1989 Fairey created the André the Giant Has a Posse sticker campaign, featuring a stylized image of the wrestler André the Giant. This project was the foundation for his seminal Obey series, which helped to push Fairey into the public spotlight. The artist is perhaps best known for his Hope (2008) campaign, which portrays a portrait of then-presidential candidate Barack Obama, in red, white, and blue.

Shepard Fairey Blondie on Bowery (/199), 2022 Silkscreen on 320 gram Coventry Rag paper with hand deckled edges 28.75" x 42" $2,000

INDIE184 American, b. 1980

Soraya Marquez, aka Indie184, is a native New Yorker from Dominican descent who has been active in the graffiti culture for over 2 decades. Determined to express herself to the world through art, she quit business college to teach herself how to sew, paint and produce graphic design. Influenced by abstract expressionism and pop art, Indie’s paintings are raptures of color and textures. Her original graffiti and street art is infused with imagery and designs juxtaposed with personal messages.

Indie’s art has been exhibited in museums worldwide including, El Museo del Barrio in New York City, Völklingen Ironworks Museum in Saarbrücken Germany, and Museo de Bellas Artes De Murcia in Spain. Indie’s graffiti and mixed media murals can be found on the streets from the South Bronx to Paris. Her most recent collaborations have been with Rimmel London as Chief Artistic Officer, Apple Beats1 Radio, Lionsgate Films, MTV Networks and a capsule clothing collection with iBlues.

Indie184 Full Force (/199), 2021 Silkscreen on 320 gram Coventry Rag paper with hand deckled edges 35" x 20" $1,700

MATTHEW TRUJILLO American

Born in Las Cruces, New Mexico, 33-year-old working artist Matthew Trujillo now calls Austin, TX his home. Matthew draws influence from fashion, music, architecture, design, and beyond. His use of sharp, graphic-style facial expressions, mixed with contemporary design creates striking presentations of modern pop art mixed with street style aesthetic. Successfully experimenting with the different light tones that bring more intensity and depth to his painting Trujillo creates mesmerizing art that sparks the imagination of the viewer and invites them to create their own story. Having gained a strong following, Trujillo has exhibited extensively across Texas.

Matthew Trujillo In The Midst - Pastel (/25), 2022 Silkscreen on 320 gram Coventry Rag paper 35" x 28" $1,500

Matthew Trujillo In The Midst - Primary (/25), 2022 Silkscreen on 320 gram Coventry Rag paper 35" x 28" $1,500

West Chelsea Contemporary is much more than the typical gallery. Offering worldclass art in a dynamic, interactive setting. WCC produces museum-quality exhibitions year-round with programming that is free and open to the public.

West Chelsea Contemporary’s collection includes artists influential to Pop Art, Street Art, Graffiti, Post-Graffiti and contemporary art as well as tastemakers of these movements. With a local, national, and international roster of represented artists, West Chelsea Contemporary situates artwork from the primary market alongside a highly curated selection of pieces from the secondary market. This novel display of represented, emerging and mid-career artists alongside Blue Chip masters increases each artist’s exposure and serves to make connections between their work.

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