Ben Brown Fine Arts opens an exhibition of works by New York-based artist José Parlá
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Ben Brown Fine Arts Hong Kong is presenting Textures of Memory, an ambitious exhibition of works by New York-based artist José Parlá. Curated by Dieter Buchhart, Textures of Memory is presented across two venues in conjunction with Hong Kong Contemporary Art (HOCA) Foundation and offers the Hong Kong audience a comprehensive insight into Parlá`s output ranging from urban art to his abstract palimpsest paintings. In the gallery, Textures of Memory features a series of new abstract paintings and sculptural pieces drawing on key and recurring themes in Parlá`s practice including the urban space, human markings and calligraphy. Informed by his recurring visits to Hong Kong over the years, the title refers to the physical impressions left around the city by time and evokes the dense maze of paints and textures which allude to the cityscape.