João Penalva @ Simon Lee Gallery, New York

João Penalva
@Simon Lee Gallery, New York
26 East 64th Street (Second Floor)
New York NY 10065
USA
15 JANUARY - 29 FEBRUARY 2020

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João Penalva
Scenic flat being repaired. Cave scene. Water-based and synthetic dyes on seized canvas, water-based glue and newspapers, 2019
Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308 g, museum board, Plexiglass, oak frame
117.6 x 97.6 cm (46 1/4 x 38 3/8 in.)
Courtesy of Simon Lee Gallery
Photo: Jeffrey Sturges


João Penalva
Back of a scenic floor cloth labelled ‘Act II’. Ball scene. Synthetic dyes on sized canvas, 2019
Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308 g, museum board, Plexiglass, oak frame
117.6 x 97.6 cm (46 1/4 x 38 3/8 in.)
Courtesy of Simon Lee Gallery
Photo: Jeffrey Sturges


João Penalva
Scenic floor cloth. Palace courtyard in Antiquity. Acrylic paint on sized canvas, 2019
Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308 g, museum board, Plexiglass, oak frame
117.6 x 97.6 cm (46 1/4 x 38 3/8 in.)
Courtesy of Simon Lee Gallery
Photo: Jeffrey Sturges


João Penalva
Scenic leg. Nineteenth-century European interior. Water-based paint and synthetic dyes on sized canvas, 2019
Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308 g, museum board, Plexiglass, oak frame
117.6 x 97.6 cm (46 1/4 x 38 3/8 in.)
Courtesy of Simon Lee Gallery
Photo: Jeffrey Sturges


João Penalva
Top stage right leg. Eighteenth-century European interior. Pattern from ornaments previously attached. Remnants of glue and polystyrene on acrylic paint and graphite, 2019
Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308 g, museum board, Plexiglass, oak frame
117.6 x 97.6 cm (46 1/4 x 38 3/8 in.)
Courtesy of Simon Lee Gallery
Photo: Jeffrey Sturges


João Penalva
Scenic backdrop. Asian temple scene. Synthetic dyes and water-based paint on sized canvas, 2019
Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308 g, museum board, Plexiglass, oak frame
117.6 x 97.6 cm (46 1/4 x 38 3/8 in.)
Courtesy of Simon Lee Gallery
Photo: Jeffrey Sturges


João Penalva
Scenic prop. Bird catcher’s cage. Cloth-wrapped PVC structure with cotton and polyester thread net, 2019
Selenium toned lith silver gelatin print on Fomatone MG, museum board, Plexiglass, oak frame
70.6 x 60.6 cm (27 3/4 x 23 7/8 in.)
Courtesy of Simon Lee Gallery
Photo: Jeffrey Sturges


João Penalva
Scenic props. Electrified brass candelabra with candle lightbulbs, 2019
Selenium toned lith silver gelatin print on Fomatone MG, museum board, Plexiglass, oak frame
70.6 x 60.6 cm (27 3/4 x 23 7/8 in.)
Courtesy of Simon Lee Gallery
Photo: Jeffrey Sturges


João Penalva
Scenic props. Gold and white chairs with green, blue and white cotton damask seat and back; gold chairs with yellow acrylic velour seat; late twentieth-century red wool upholstered sofas wrapped in polythene sheeting, 2019
Selenium toned lith silver gelatin print on Fomatone MG, museum board, Plexiglass, oak frame
70.6 x 60.6 cm (27 3/4 x 23 7/8 in.)
Courtesy of Simon Lee Gallery
Photo: Jeffrey Sturges


João Penalva
Scenic props. Tin milk churns, 2019
Selenium toned lith silver gelatin print on Fomatone MG, museum board, Plexiglass, oak frame
70.6 x 60.6 cm (27 3/4 x 23 7/8 in.)
Courtesy of Simon Lee Gallery
Photo: Jeffrey Sturges


João Penalva
Scenic prop. Green leather armchair, 2019
Selenium toned lith silver gelatin print on Fomatone MG, museum board, Plexiglass, oak frame
70.6 x 60.6 cm (27 3/4 x 23 7/8 in.)
Courtesy of Simon Lee Gallery
Photo: Jeffrey Sturges


João Penalva
Scenic props. Decorated porcelain vase, plywood shelf with decorative cotton trimming, and brass urn, 2019
Selenium toned lith silver gelatin print on Fomatone MG, museum board, Plexiglass, oak frame
70.6 x 60.6 cm (27 3/4 x 23 7/8 in.)
Courtesy of Simon Lee Gallery
Photo: Jeffrey Sturges


João Penalva
Scenic prop. Wings. Cotton-covered steel wire, cotton gauze and ribbons, 2019
Selenium toned lith silver gelatin print on Fomatone MG, museum board, Plexiglass, oak frame
70.6 x 60.6 cm (27 3/4 x 23 7/8 in.)
Courtesy of Simon Lee Gallery
Photo: Jeffrey Sturges