West Chelsea Contemporary is thrilled to share with Austin the opening of GARY JAMES McQUEEN, the first solo US exhibition by London-based artist Gary James McQueen – nephew of renowned fashion icon Alexander ‘Lee’ McQueen. The gallery is presenting for the first time the artist’s entire body of work, influenced by the mentorship of Lee from a young age, which encouraged his creative exploration and fostered his ability to world-build at the intersection of art, fashion and technology.
GARY JAMES McQUEEN opens on Saturday, March 2 with this free, public reception, offering visitors a rare opportunity to not only experience the artist’s work firsthand, but to also interact with the artist behind this exhibition. The show runs through Sunday, March 24.
From beginning roles in design at the house of McQueen, creating a first of its kind, fully digital fashion show under his own brand, and designing ‘skins’ for avatars with the likes of Disney’s latest collaborator, Epic Games – to breathing life into his trademark chrome skull artwork that became the face of the exhibit which traveled to The Met and Victoria and Albert Museum in 2010, Gary James McQueen is ever pushing the envelope of what it means to be an artist. This first solo exhibit in the US serves as an exploration of artistic innovation, an homage to familial heritage, and an invitation to experience the extraordinary future of creative expression.
