"A major New York exhibition by Philadelphia-born artist Timothy Curtis, Face to the Sun shows an artist turning his face toward the warming sun of freedom through artmaking. A recurring motif in the show is flowers, symbols of happiness that also turn their faces to the sun. Curtis has built a remarkable career, especially for a self-taught artist, with solo presentations in Tokyo, New York, Berlin, and Paris and"
"The artist's previous Almine Rech exhibition, 'SELF WATERING FLOWERS,' took place in Paris in 2023; the new show carries forth some of the motifs he explored in that show. For example, Curtis's flowers engage in a centuries-long tradition of floral imagery but are linked especially with those of two other Pennsylvania natives: stoneware painter Shem Thomas and Andy Warhol, also famous for his renditions of faces and flowers."
Face to the Sun presents Timothy Curtis's paintings and stained-glass works centered on faces and flowers as symbols of freedom and happiness. Stained-glass references Philadelphia row-house traditions at Almine Rech's Upper East Side gallery. Lost Time records tally marks that reflect a decade of building a life through art and leading a mural program for men serving life sentences in Pennsylvania. Curtis's self-taught career includes solo shows in Tokyo, New York, Berlin, and Paris and group inclusions at major institutions. The exhibition continues motifs from SELF WATERING FLOWERS and links his floral imagery to Shem Thomas and Andy Warhol.
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