José Parlà

Polarities materialised in the wake of the pandemic when the artist felt its impacts acutely; after months spent in a hospital with COVID-19, Parlà's doctors weren't sure if he'd ever paint again. But, an artist to his core, he proved them wrong, and the works that came about carry a heightened sense of spirituality and empathy. More than ever, Parlà...

Parla's painterly meditation on life and death in the wake of his perilous Covid encounter. The immersive, monumental paintings documented here were the first works that José Parlà created after his recovery from a life-threatening battle against Covid. The series was installed in the iconic Beaux-Arts Court at the Brooklyn Museum in 2022. Ciclos: Blooms of Mold offers a profound...