PLANK ROAD

September 15 – October 30, 2010

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PRESS RELEASE

Salomon Contemporary, New York is proud to begin its 2010/2011 season with Plank Road, a group show that celebrates the five-year anniversary of Salomon Contemporary Warehouse, East Hampton with over 30 works in various media that highlight the exhibition program. In August 2005 the gallery opened with a Michael Halsband photography exhibition. Since then, Salomon Contemporary has had the privilege of working with many talented emerging and internationally acclaimed contemporary artists. Their work will now be presented together in our Chelsea space for the first time.

Salomon Contemporary Warehouse, located at 6 Plank Road, East Hampton, was founded in 2005 by former director of Mary Boone Gallery, New York, James Salomon, who operated the seasonal program in East Hampton while working with Mary Boone. Salomon Contemporary expanded and opened its Chelsea location in January 2010.

Plank Road will include works by Arwa Abouon, Christopher Astley, Alice Aycock, Noah Becker, Maziar Behrooz, Chick Bills, Michael Bilsborough, Dianne Blell, Michael Combs, Peter Dayton, Pia Dehne, Jameson Ellis, Sally Egbert, Sebastián Errázuriz, Margaret Evangeline, Eric Fischl, Luis Gispert, Michael Halsband, Nir Hod, Alice Hope, Scott Hunt, Rima Mardoyan, Richard Pasquarelli, Alexis Rockman, Wael Shawky, Ned Smyth, Mike Solomon, Sabina Streeter, Billy Sullivan, Donald Sultan, Spencer Tunick, Lawrence Weiner, Su-en Wong, and Darius Yektai.