Anton van Dalen (b. 1938) has pursued a lifelong visual investigation informed by the influences of war, religion, migration, nature, and technological evolution. PˑPˑOˑW will present a monumental unstretched canvas from 1982, The War Comes Home, which depicts a tank and fighter jet decimating the Lower East Side, which van Dalen has documented since the 1970s. Aping triumphal parades for …
Anton van Dalen (b. 1938) has pursued a lifelong visual investigation informed by the influences of war, religion, migration, nature, and technological evolution. PˑPˑOˑW will present a monumental unstretched canvas from 1982, The War Comes Home, which depicts a tank and fighter jet decimating the Lower East Side, which van Dalen has documented since the 1970s. Aping triumphal parades for soldiers returning from active duty, van Dalen’s cityscape reflects the inextricable links between homelands and foreign conflict zones. This work will be complimented by small graphite and colored pencil …