FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August, 2020
Russell Young’s diamond-dusted work featured in exhibition at The White Room Gallery in The Hamptons
Star-studded summer show Pop Starz reimagines what pop art means today
The Hamptons, New York – Artist Russell Young brings his renowned diamond-dusted icons and stars to The Hamptons in new exhibition Pop Starz at The White Room Gallery.
In Pop Starz, viewers can see their favorite icons sparkle in Young’s signature diamond dust, which adds a luxurious, tactical, sculptural layer to his silkscreen paintings of cultural figures like Marilyn Monroe, Kate Moss, Elizabeth Taylor, Brigitte Bardot, and James Dean. Through his unparalleled vision, Young reimagines the breadth of fame, further immortalizing the icons that remain recognizable to many of us today. Together they form a new kind of American tapestry, a tribute to brilliance and reinvention. This series does not simply gaze into the past, it pulls the past towards us, revealing how these icons, who have held such importance throughout Russell Young’s life, will forever remain timeless.
“It’s this beautiful collection of characters. These are characters you would want to sit around a dinner table with. I’ve had a love for these people from their music, from watching movies of them as a kid to the iconic lives they lived”– Russell Young.
In Pop Starz, Young’s work is not only a perfect example of what pop art has meant across generations and eras, but his work also delivers on the promise of the American dream and an ongoing search for pure stardom.
Pop Starz will run from August 8 – September 6, 2020. In addition to a public opening, The White Room Gallery will also have an online virtual viewing room here.
The exhibition is also part of the 1st Hamptons Virtual Art Fair, a cutting edge, wide-ranging, and dynamic marketplace of important artworks. The fair will be open for business 24 hours a day with live chats with art experts and dealers. A VIP Sneak Peek will be available from July 23 at 12:00 pm EST to July 26 at 8:00 pm EST. Register now at https://www.hamptonsvirtualartfair.com/visitors/
Details
The White Room Gallery
2415 Main Street
Bridgehampton, NY 11932
Monday, Tuesday: closed
Wednesday – Sunday: 11:00am – 5:00 pm
About Russell Young
Russell Young is a British-American artist best known for his large scale silkscreen paintings that have been collected by the likes of Barack Obama, Drake, Kate Moss, and many others. His first breakthrough was his photography of George Michael for the sleeve of the album Faith in 1987. Young photographed many music stars throughout the years including Morrissey, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, REM, The Smiths, Bauhaus, Diana Ross, Paul Newman, Björk, and many others. He also went on to shoot over 100 music videos for leading artists during MTV’s height in the 1990s. Young’s current practice started with his sold-out show Pig Portraits in Los Angeles in the 2000s, when he began screen printing and incorporating his famous use of diamond dust. The many series that have followed have exhibited across the world in numerous galleries alongside masterclass artists, institutions, and cultural figures. He currently lives in Southern California. Instagram: @bankrobbercalifornia
