Thaddeus Mosley, “Opposing Parallels – Blues Up and Down for G. Ammons and S. Stitt,” 2015. Walnut. 89 x 36 x 38 in. (226.1 x 91.4 x 96.5 cm). Courtesy of the Artist. Image courtesy of the artist and Karma, New York.
THADDEUS MOSLEY: FOREST
September 17, 2022 – January 21, 2023
In Collaboration With The Baltimore Museum of Art
Opening Day Hours: September 17, 2022, 2:00–5:00 p.m.
3401 W. 43rd Place, Los Angeles, CA 90008
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Thaddeus Mosley (b. 1926, Pennsylvania) transforms wood into inventive abstract forms that source inspiration from the art of the African diaspora, jazz, and the European modernist avant-garde. Using only a mallet, chisel, and masterful joinery techniques, Mosley, largely self-taught, reworks felled timber from local sawmills into monumental biomorphic expressions inspired by ancient and modern cultures from around the world. Mosley was nick-named “the forest” by late abstract painter Sam Gilliam, who noted he is the “keeper of old trees, round trees, big trees, heavy trees.” The Baltimore Museum of Art’s exhibition will feature five recent large-scale sculptures centered in Art + Practice’s front gallery, offering visitors a unique opportunity to circumnavigate Mosley’s dazzling abstract forms.
Thaddeus Mosley: Forest is curated by Jessica Bell Brown, Curator and Department Head of Contemporary Art at the Baltimore Museum of Art.
This exhibition is organized by the Baltimore Museum of Art and is presented in Los Angeles by Art + Practice.
Thaddeus Mosley, “Katz Kurve,” 2021. Walnut. 60 × 36 × 18 in. (152 x 91 x 46 cm). Courtesy of the Artist. Image courtesy of the artist and Karma, New York.
Thaddeus Mosley, “Off Minor,” 2019. Walnut. 55 x 27 x 24 in. (139.7 x 68.6 x 61 cm). Courtesy of the Artist. Image courtesy of the artist and Karma, New York.
Thaddeus Mosley, “Aero Intersectional,” 2018. Walnut. 76 x 46 x 40 in. (193.04 x 116.84 x 101.6 cm). Courtesy of the Artist. Image courtesy of the artist and Karma, New York.
Thaddeus Mosley, “Tatum Scales,” 2020. Walnut. Piece 3a Overall: 92 × 37 × 24 in. (233.7 × 94 × 61 cm). Piece 3b Overall: 12 × 12 × 18 in. (30.5 × 30.5 × 45.7 cm); (31 x 31 x 46 cm). Courtesy of the Artist. Image courtesy of the artist and Karma, New York.
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Installation view of "Thaddeus Mosley: Forest" exhibition at Art + Practice. 17 September 2022 - 21 January 2023. Los Angeles, CA. Photo: Joshua White.
Installation view of "Thaddeus Mosley: Forest" exhibition at Art + Practice. 17 September 2022 - 21 January 2023. Los Angeles, CA. Photo: Joshua White.
Installation view of "Thaddeus Mosley: Forest" exhibition at Art + Practice. 17 September 2022 - 21 January 2023. Los Angeles, CA. Photo: Joshua White.
Installation view of "Thaddeus Mosley: Forest" exhibition at Art + Practice. 17 September 2022 - 21 January 2023. Los Angeles, CA. Photo: Joshua White.