An art initiative called Artist/City by Bortolami Gallery is going to extend to downtown Las Vegas in November.
From the 18th of that month through Feb. 26, a former bus station will host new work from New York–based Japanese painters Koichi Sato and Susumu Kamijo, and Los Angeles–based artist Jonas Wood.
The project pairs artists with an unconventional space, in this case the abandoned bus station adjacent to the Plaza on Main Street, in an American city.
According to a news release, this is what you can expect from each artist:
- Koichi Sato, a self-taught painter known for his vibrant and cartoon-like figures, worked on new portraits of individuals and groups of people representing a wide spectrum of characters and identities in American culture.
- Susumu Kamijo continued his signature explorations of animals’ physical and behavioral peculiarities, presenting heavily abstract canvases of poodles.
- The exhibition will be completed with never-before-seen works by internationally acclaimed artist Jonas Wood, including a large-scale landscape painting that will serve as a pictorial, boldly graphic background of the show.
“The public art exhibition at the former Greyhound bus station shows how the space can be a prime feature of our plans to transform Main Street into a vibrant and diverse destination in downtown Las Vegas,” said Plaza CEO Jonathan Jossel in a statement to media.
Artist/City began in 2005 and this is its ninth city.
