JULY 15 – AUGUST 19, 2017
Charlie James Gallery is pleased to present Wax Chromatic, our second solo exhibition with Bay Area artist Alexander Reben.
Alexander Reben‘s interactive work Wax Chromatic, will premiere in Los Angeles at Charlie James Gallery, opening Saturday, July 15. In this control-by-oration installation, viewers will be able to transform the gallery’s environment by imagining and verbalizing almost any color imaginable. Upon speaking the name of their preferred hue, the room — as will the symbiotic relationship between humanity and technology — will be illuminated with the articulated color. Color is of particular interest to Reben, given its concurrent massless nature and profound visual impact, as well as its infinitely variable gradations. The work continues the artist’s exploration into how through intelligent manipulations of our surroundings, we are becoming ever-more integrated into our environments—and they in turn, are increasingly becoming extensions of ourselves. Reben’s solo exhibition Wax Chromatic runs through August 19, 2017, alongside the group exhibition Black is a Color, curated by Essence Harden, with works by Sadie Barnette, Adee Roberson, Lauren Halsey, Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle, Texas Isaiah, Azikiwe Mohammed, Nikki Pressley, and Patrick Martinez. An artist’s reception will be held Saturday, July 15 from 6-9pm.