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YANCEY RICHARDSON GALLERY PELLO IRAZU

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NEW YORK CITY — The Yancey Richardson Gallery presents “Home,” an exhibition of photographs, painting and sculpture by Spanish artist Pello Irazu, on view through March 29. Joining aspects of conceptualism, minimalism and constructivism, Irazu combines and alters objects and images drawn from his studio to explore the tensions between two dimensions and three, between surface and image and between photographic representation, painting and sculpture.

Known predominately for his sculpture and wall drawings, Irazu has recently begun using photography as a support for his paintings. Objects from his studio such as a simple chair, boxes, a stepladder and a cardboard folder are combined, cast in aluminum and painted with colors drawn from lexicon of rich reds and ochres. The objects appear as sculptures in the gallery and reappear in the artist’s photographs. The photographs are than painted over with rectangular shapes, which emphasize the surface of the photograph while dialoguing with the elements in the image.

Born in 1963 in Andoain, Spain, Irazu currently lives and works in Bilbao. He has exhibited internationally, including at the Venice Biennale, the Reina Sofia and the Guggenheim Museum. Irazu’s works are held in the collections of major institutions, including the Guggenheim, Bilbao; the Museum of Contemporary Art, Barcelona; the Reina Sofia, Madrid; the Yves Klein Foundation, Arizona; and the Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego. A recipient of many European awards, Irazu received the Icaro prize for the best young Spanish artist and a Fulbright grant to live and work in New York.

The Yancey Richardson Gallery is at 535 West 22nd Street. For more information, www.yanceyrichardson.com or 646-230-9610.