Fabien Castanier Gallery

Fabien Castanier Gallery presents, “PLS ASAP”, a group exhibition featuring work from the gallery’s stable of internationally renowned contemporary artists. The exhibition will be on view during this year’s Miami Basel art week, beginning with the Progressive Art Brunch on Sunday December 1st and the subsequent opening reception on Friday, December 6th.

The work exhibited will bring the viewer on a journey through a global sphere of unbridled creativity and imagination. From vibrant abstract paintings to whimsical and thought-provoking sculptural pieces, “PLS ASAP” contains a wide breadth of perspectives, all concentrated within the thriving Miami art scene. The exhibition follows the gallery’s cadre of artists as they explore themes of identity, technology, and the exquisite and mundane with a meditative intensity brought upon by society’s ever-changing landscape. Join the gallery to witness the artists’ stories, brought to life through evocative and impactful visual expression.

The Miaz Brothers (b. 1965/1968, Italy) present a radical new take on portraiture. The Italian sibling duo create large-format canvases using aerosol paint, rendering ethereal portraits that explore the space between one’s perception of the self and that which is intangible.

They incorporate a diverse and refreshing range of subjects, including portraits of their friends, their dear departed, philosophers, and figures from the era of the English Restoration.

Jan Kaláb (b. 1978, Czechoslovakia) presents vibrant and dynamic compositions that meld the versatility of his canvas medium with the layered depth of sculpture. Playing with variations in geometry, Kaláb paints on unique canvases of various shapes and combinations.

The evolution of his style led to a distillation of abstract ephemeral color and immersive pieces using gradient and light.

Alexandre Farto has been interacting visually with the urban environment under the name of hils (b. 1987, Portugal) since his days as a prolific graffiti writer in the early-to-mid 2000s. His groundbreaking bas-relief carving technique has been hailed as one of the most compelling approaches to art created in the streets in the last decade. This striking form of visual poetry, showcased around the world in both indoor and outdoor settings, has been described as brutal and complex, yet imbued with a simplicity that speaks to the core of human emotions.

Recognized internationally as a traditional graffiti artist, Tilt (b. 1973, France) began his practice as a youth on the streets and train cars of Toulouse. His work draws a bridge with the past, incorporating deconstruction, erasure, and raw materials, all with an anti-aesthetic foundation. He continually references the lineage of graffiti art, attempting to evoke memories of this subculture’s rebellious and anarchic past. The work emphasizes the genre’s transience while simultaneously calling upon the layered and complex traditions solidified through years of artists’ practice in both the gallery and the urban sphere.

The work of RERO (b. 1983, France), while instantly recognizable from his distinctive visual style, contains within it an inherent fluidity as he explores myriad social concepts, from technology and consumerism to language and obsolescence. He continually stretches the boundaries of his artistic mediums, often choosing to forego traditional surfaces on which to plant his minimalist statements. RERO’s text, always in the same Verdana font and stripped of any flourish beyond a bold strike-through line, become embedded within the medium, acting as a literal and material addition while simultaneously a marker for deconstruction.