José Lerma

Last Supper (Indigo)

2016

Acrylic on canvas

52 x 66 inches

(132.1 x 167.6 cm)
ARG# LJ2016-015

Installation view:


"HUEVOLUTION"
Halsey McKay Gallery, East Hampton, NY
May 14 - June 5, 2016

Turkish roses

2016

Acrylic, pigmented silicone and polypropylene sheets on canvas

84 x 60 inches

(213.4 x 152.4 cm)
ARG# LJ2016-032

The Last Supper (black)

2015

Acrylic on canvas

68 x 78 inches

(172.7 x 198.1 cm)
ARG# LJ2015-012

Last Supper I

2015

Acrylic on canvas

60 x 72 inches

(152.4 x 182.9 cm)
ARG# LJ2015-005

Alfonso XIII
2015
Acrylic on canvas
54 x 54 inches
ARG# LJ2015-007

Installation view:

Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
BMO Harris Bank Chicago Works
July 2 - Dec 3, 2013

Parterre
2013
Acrylic on canvas, electric keyboard with speakers
216 x 120 inches (548.6 x 304.8 cm)
ARG# LJ2013-014

 

 

Installation view:


"La Bella Crisis"
Museum of Contemporary Art, Detroit, MI
May 16 - July 27, 2014

Installation view:


"European Mixed Masters"
Andrea Rosen Gallery 2, New York
May 7 - June 14, 2014

Steffi as La Marquise II

2014

Pigmented silicone on stretched Mylar

72 x 60 inches (182.9 x 152.4 cm)

ARG# LJ2014-014

Installation view:

Gloriosa Superba
Kavi Gupta Gallery, Chicago, IL
Feb 22 - May 17, 2014

Salomon
2014
Acrylic and pigmented silicone on glassless mirror
72 x 60 inches
ARG# LJ2014-008

Amschel
2014
Acrylic and pigmented silicone on glassless mirror
72 x 60 inches
ARG# LJ2014-009

Installation view:


"Robusto Parasite"
Roberto Paradise, San Juan, Puerto Rico
February 15 - April 5, 2014

Installation view:


The Credentialist
CAM Raleigh
Raleigh, NC
May 19 – September 2, 2012

Madre Perla V-11
2011
acrylic on canvas, keyboard
96 x 180 inches
(243.8 x 457.2 cm)
ARG# LJ2011-014


Installation view:
The Credentialist
CAM Raleigh
Raleigh, NC
May 19 – September 2, 2012


 

Fornarina
2012
acrylic on canvas, keyboard
96 x 180 inches (243.8 x 457.2 cm)
ARG# LJ2012-007


Installation view:
The Credentialist
CAM Raleigh
Raleigh, NC
May 19 – September 2, 2012

 

 

 

Installation view:


The Credentialist
CAM Raleigh
Raleigh, NC
May 19 – September 2, 2012

 

Installation view:


I am sorry I am Perry
Andrea Rosen Gallery
New York, NY
Gallery 2
December 11, 2010 - January 22, 2011

 

OLL KORRECT
2010
acrylic on canvas
49 1/2 x 43 1/2 x 1 1/2 inches
(125.7 x 110.5 x 3.8 cm)
ARG# LJ2010-022

 

Spanish revival
2010
color pencil on paper
24.8 x 18.5 inches
(63 x 47 cm)
ARG# LJ2010-016

Installation view:


Spanish Revival
Galería Marta Cervera
Madrid, Spain
September 9 – October 29, 2010

 

Untitled
2009
Acrylic, oil, enamel, carpet, cloth, urethane and graphite on linen
51 x 44 inches (129.5 x 111.8 cm)
ARG# LJ2009-008

Installation view:


El Pendejo
Galerie Loock/Wohnmaschine
Berlin, Germany
September 12 – October 24, 2009

 

Untitled
2009
Ink and Acrylic on carpet
96 x 72 inches (243.8 x 182.9 cm)
ARG# LJ2009-023

Untitled
2009
Ink and collage on carpet
158 x 116 inches (401.3 x 294.6 cm)
ARG# LJ2009-034

Untitled
2009
Acrylic collage on carpet
100 x 171 inches (254 x 434.3 cm)
ARG# LJ2009-029

Biography

Drawing inspiration from his personal history, as well as historical figures and events, José Lerma incorporates research and an inventive approach to the traditions of painting and portraiture. Using varying methods and alternative materials, Lerma’s gestures and depictions continue to unfold upon investigation––what appear to be bold, expressionist gestures slowly reveal themselves to be meticulous collages of silicone; or almost vibrating acrylic surfaces come into near focus as infinitely layered drawings. Finding ways within painting to collapse the historical and the personal, Lerma functionalizes our contemporary desire for beautifully rich painting as a way to encourage the possibility of a deeper engagement with the content and narrative embedded in the work.


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Exhibitions

Past

José Lerma

European Mixed Masters
May 7 – June 14, 2014
Gallery 2

JOSÉ LERMA

I am sorry I am Perry
December 11, 2010 – January 22, 2011
Gallery 2

DINING ROOM SHOW

The Second Annual DINING ROOM SHOW
Elliott Hundley, Rachel Kneebone, José Lerma, Katy Moran
July 21 – 22, 2007
Main Gallery

José Lerma

The Golden Sea
April 1 – 29, 2006
Main Gallery

Looking at Words

The Formal Use of Text in Modern and Contemporary Works on Paper
November 2 – December 31, 2005
Main Gallery

Curvaceous

Christian Ward, Sean Landers, José Lerma, Wolfgang Tillmans, Steve DiBenedetto, Elliott Hundley, Gandalf Gavan
July 8 – 29, 2005
Main Gallery

José Lerma

Folklore of Our Times
April 8 – May 15, 2004
Gallery 2

Press

News

José Lerma at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art

August 12, 2016

José Lerma presents a commissioned site-responsive project for the Kemper Museum Atrium. The exhibition will be on view until June 15, 2017.  For more information please visit the museum website.

Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art
4420 Warwick Blvd.
Kansas City, Missouri 64111

 

 

 

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