Robert Elkon Gallery, New York

Christie's New York, 15 March 2005, Lot 125

Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

John Wesley is recognized for his large-format depictions of bodies and cartoon characters, rendered with a signature flatness and limited color range. His work does not define easy categorization: while containing many of the emblems of Pop art, his style is akin t🐠o Minimalism. Indeed, his closest personal associations were with artists such as Dan Flavin and Donald Judd. Judd would later pen a laudatory essay on Wesley’s work and set aside a space for him at his complex in Marfa, Texas. Wesley himself considers his work to be aligned with Surrealism. In 2000, Wesley had a career retrospective at MoMA PS1, New York.