P.P.O.W to represent Joe Houston
(Artdaily.org)

P.P.O.W announced that it will again represent painter Joe Houston. Houston first joined the gallery in 1983, the same year as P.P.O.W’s founding, and gained quick recognition for his striking paintings that reinterpreted familiar scenes to explore social and political undercurrents of the day. Houston had two highly successful solo shows with the gallery in 1986 and 1993, and was included in group shows up until 1996 when he shifted his focus to curatorial practice. After a decades-long hiatus, Houston recently returned to painting. His new work will be included in P.P.O.W’s booth at the Armory show, and his next exhibition with the gallery is slated for 2019. For both P.P.O.W and Houston, his return to the gallery’s roster is a natural fit as his work explores many of the political and social concerns for which P.P.O.W has long provided a public platform. Houston’s