Independent 20th Century / Dusti Bongé & Ralph Iwamoto

Hollis Taggart is pleased to participate in Independent 20th Century, which will take place on September 4-7 at the Battery Maritime Building in New York. Our booth will bring together Dusti Bongé and Ralph Iwamoto in a duo presentation that traces a pivotal shift in postwar American art, when Surrealism gave way to abstraction. 

Though drawing from radically different life experiences—Iwamoto was born in Hawaii to Japanese parents whereas Bongé was deeply influenced by her Gulf Coast surroundings in Biloxi, Mississippi—these two artists both found their way to the dynamic New York art scene in the 1950s, where they worked out their unique styles. Together, their work offers a timely lens on artistic transformation, identity, and the evolution of American modernism.

https://www.hollistaggart.com/art-fairs/103-independent-20th-century-dusti-bonge-ralph-iwamoto/

https://www.independenthq.com/fair2

About Independent Art Fairs:

As curatorial and artistic directors of critically acclaimed shows, we are active influencers of the New York and global art landscapes. Our shows are invite-only via nomination to prospective galleries to ensure curatorial excellence.

Independent
Independent, our show devoted to 21st Century art, premieres more solo debuts than any other New York art fair. We contextualize, validate, and forecast future-facing trends for established collectors and collecting institutions.

Independent 20th Century
Independent 20th Century broadens our understanding of the canon from 1900-2000, featuring new perspectives on historically recognized artists alongside lesser known voices.

Review of Independent 20th Century in the New York Times:

Discovering Surprises Among the Familiar.