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Four Door Lexus
May 8 – June 5, 2021

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Aspect/Ratio Projects is pleased to present Four Door Lexus, a show with David Leggett.

Aspect/Ratio Projects is pleased to present Four Door Lexus, a new body of work from artist David Leggett. His paintings and drawings are often elaborate collages that meld icons of black power together with symbols of white racism into a political commentary of American culture, and this exhibition is no exception. Leggett is adept at assembling a visual language to create his brand of ironic humor, evident throughout his practice. Combining fragments of text, black faces, eyes, images of small-town Americana, and black culture, Leggett explores these ideas through the use of color field painting and abstraction. This allows him to move the figures and images around, creating multiple entry points and moods that confront the viewer. Black Bart again returns, representing fad culture and how it can get wrapped up with activism, often falling out of fashion when the next trend comes along. Identity and individuality are issues Leggett continues to explore in this body of work; few artist’s work feels more timely and immediate at this moment. 
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The sun is coming up and we haven’t broken up yet, 2021
acrylic and collage on canvas
30 x 30 in   76.2 x 76.2 cm

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I can see you all with the lights off and shades drawn, 2021
acrylic and collage on canvas
60 x 60 in  152.4 x 152.4 cm

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Invisible mans and them, 2021
acrylic and collage on canvas
30 x 30 in   76.2 x 76.2 cm

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The grass is tallest by the shade, 2021
acrylic and collage on paper
12 x 9 in   30.5 x 22.9 cm

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I am not candy, 2020
acrylic, crayon, and collage on paper
12 x 9 in   30.5 x 22.9 cm

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Wearing layers and cutting onions, 2020
ink, color pencil, marker, and crayon on paper
12 x 9 in   30.5 x 22.9 cm

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Heart made of sticks, 2021
acrylic and collage on paper
12 x 9 in   30.5 x 22.9 cm
 
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Walking all day, 2020
acrylic on paper
12 x 9 in   30.5 x 22.9 cm

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If she can't use your comb don't bring her home, 2016
acrylic and collage on canvas
90 x 72 in   228.6 x 182.9 cm

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You can’t see me, 2021
acrylic and collage on canvas
36 x 36 in   91.4 x 91.4 cm

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You can keep her, 2021
acrylic and collage on canvas
72 x 72 in   182.9 x 182.9 cm

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Disappearing act. Is you dumb?, 2021
acrylic and collage on canvas
72 x 72 in   182.9 x 182.9 cm

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