Tony Toscani: Isolation
Massey Klein Gallery is pleased to present Isolation, a solo exhibition of new works by Tony Toscani. This is the artist's second solo exhibition with the gallery. The exhibition will be on view from September 3rd to October 9th, with an Opening Reception on Friday, September 3rd from 12-5pm. The artist will be present. For press inquiries or works available, please email info@masseyklein.com.
Like a whirlwind, the pandemic has upheaved us and locked us into our homes. Forced in like strangers in our own familiarity. What was once a comfort zone sheltering us from fear became brick and mortar, a prison we had to bear. Our home, a new kind of bizarre frontier brought on by an invisible enemy. A tragic story. However, not a new one.
How often have we felt like prisoners in our own body? Whether it is because we look and act differently, or because we feel like we are not as good as someone else. Somehow, our melancholy manipulates us into thinking we are divided. But in fact, it is this very emotion that unites us. We are all uniquely bound through our incessant need to change who we are.
Just as the title specifies, each of the figures in my works are quarantined from one another. Abandoned in what seems to be a recognizable but still somewhat unfamiliar place. Wandering and waiting for some kind of familiarity. A future that is unknown to both the subject and the viewer. And together they wait. United in isolation.
- Tony Toscani
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Massey Klein Gallery is pleased to present Isolation, a solo exhibition of new works by Tony Toscani. This is the artist's second solo exhibition with the gallery. The exhibition will be on view from September 3rd to October 9th, with an Opening Reception on Friday, September 3rd from 12-5pm. The artist will be present. For press inquiries or works available, please email info@masseyklein.com.
Tony Toscani is a contemporary, figurative painter. His work provides an intimate look at mortality and spirituality while poetically expressing scenes of everyday life. Toscani received his MFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York City. His work has been reviewed in W Magazine, AnOther Magazine, and Juxtapoz Magazine, among others. The artist has exhibited throughout the United States including shows in New York, Miami, and Pennsylvania. He lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.
Massey Klein Gallery is located at 124 Forsyth St. New York, NY 10002. For inquiries regarding works available, please contact info@masseyklein.com.
