"Untitled (Bricklayer)," 2008 Acrylic with gouache and collage on board under Plexiglas Unsigned, titled on a gallery label affixed to the backing board 26.25" H x 21" W Provenance: David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA The Blake Byrne Collection Exhibitions: Los Angeles, CA, David Kordansky Gallery, "Aaron Curry, Richard Hawkins, Peter Saul," September 26 - November 8, 2008. Notes: Aaron Curry's works combine sculpture, drawing, installation, collage, and a painterly sensibility. He often imbues his pieces with an unexpected playfulness and makes reference to art historical precedent. Born in Texas in 1972 and educated at ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, Curry has had a thriving studio practice in Los Angeles since completing his MFA. His work is held in museum collections around the world, inclusive of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art, the San Francisco Museum of Art, the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, the Musee d'art contemporain de Bordeaux.