Artist: JJ Manford
Exhibition title: Fish Tank TV
Venue: Derek Eller, New York, US
Date: November 14 – December 22, 2019
Photography: all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and Derek Eller, New York
Derek Eller Gallery presents Fish Tank TV, an exhibition of recent paintings by JJ Manford in our project room. Utilizing a variety of textured supports including linen, couch upholstery, and burlap, Manford paints domestic interiors which flicker, vibrate, and glow, capturing light in a manner reminiscent of Impressionism. His compositions depict scenes and objects both real and imagined, combining things of personal value with an archive of curios the artist keeps catalogues. As such, the imagery mirrors the idea of memory itself, as a collection of real and falsified events.
JJ Manford (b. 1983) lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. He has done recent projects with Freight and Volume, NY, Arts & Leisure, NY, and One River School and Gallery, Westport, CT. Manford is also a co-founder of the Brooklyn-based artist collective Underdonk and is an adjunct professor at Pratt Institute.
Derek Eller Gallery is located at 300 Broome Street in New York City between Forsyth and Eldridge Street. Gallery hours are Wednesday through Sunday, 11am-6pm and Tuesday by appointment. For more information, please visit www.derekeller.com.
JJ Manford, Fish Tank TV, 2019, exhibition view, Derek Eller Gallery, New York
JJ Manford, Fish Tank TV, 2019, exhibition view, Derek Eller Gallery, New York
JJ MANFORD, Fish Tank TV, 2019, oil pastel, oil stick and Flashe on linen, 24 x 20 inches framed
JJ MANFORD, Room with Cherry Blossom Screen & Moroccan Rug, 2019, oil stick,oil pastel and Flashe on upholstery fabric, 20 x 24 inches framed
JJ MANFORD, We Will Make Great Pets, 2019, oil stick, oil pastel and Flashe on upholstery fabric, 20 x 24 inches framed
JJ MANFORD, NYC Fire Escape Painting with Kachina Doll, 2018, oil stick, oil pastel and Flashe on linen, 20 x 11 inches framed
JJ MANFORD, Goodnight Keys, 2018, oil pastel, oil stick, and Flashe on linen over panel, 24 x 20 inches framed
JJ MANFORD, Room with Paul Klee Poster & Zapotec Rug, 2019, oil pastel, oil stick and Flashe on burlap over canvas, 24 x 20 inches framed
JJ MANFORD, Imagining a World Where I Bought All of the Exquisite Rhino Paintings from the Big Re-use in Gowanus, 2019, oil pastel, oil stick and Flashe on upholstery fabric, 24 x 18 inches framed
JJ MANFORD, New York City Loft Scene with Poppies, 2019, oil pastel, oil stick and Flashe on upholstery fabric, 20 x 16 inches framed