Press Release for Solo Exhibition at the Coachella Valley Art Center.

For Immediate Release  “Improvisations, Reconstructions, and Relative Actions: a Decade” Sculptures, Paintings, and an Installation by James Jared Taylor  October 1 through 27, 2022 Opening Reception:  October 1, 2022 The Coachella Valley Art Center  45140 Towne Street Indio, California 92201 www.coachellavalleyartcenter.org Gallery Hours: 9:00 to 1:00 Monday – Saturday Contact: Bill Schinsky- CVAC Director bill@coachellavalleyartcenter.org…

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Umbria

Umbria In the spring of 2022, I was accepted to the ACI Artists and Writers Residency in Corciano, Italy- in the heart of Umbria.  The works in this room are from that residency.  Below is an excerpt from my journal from the residency which took place in July.  Traveling 12 July 2022 Corciano, Italy  Sometimes,…

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Orbits and Constellations

Orbits and Constellations: for Wayne Shorter These works in steel were created at the height of the Covid pandemic during the months of March through June 2020.  Since much of the world was not functioning and museums, galleries, stores, and theaters were closed, there were virtually no activities to distract me or take my time. …

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Improvisatory Notations

Improvisatory Notations In 2012, one of my students gave me approximately two hundred 4 x 4 inch cradled wood panels.  During lunch, study hall monitoring, and when urged by my Advanced Placement students to create along with them, I began to paint on the surface of these panels. I worked on them occasionally for 10 years…

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