The Zhou B Art Center is pleased to present the solo exhibition ZORE by Mario Gonzalez Jr. to take place from August 17 to September 14, 2012. Mario Gonzalez Jr. is one of the most sought-after international graffiti writers living today. His expressive work and artistic versatility extends from street walls to museums and galleries around the world.
The exhibition ZORE is the conclusion of a sixty-four day international tour which started late last year in San Francisco and continued to South Korea, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy culminating in Chicago. In his first major one-man gallery exhibition in the US, Mario Gonzalez Jr., known in the graffiti circle as ZORE, brings together a fusion of street styles, colorful letter forms and abstract monochromatic large scale paintings.
Drawing from a vast life experience of constant traveling, exploration, self-expression, street culture and art history, ZORE's unique artistic vision embraces an urban world voice that resinates deeply beyond borders and simultaneously delves with force between fine and street art. His restless search for what he calls "the perfect beat" continues to thrive his insatiable curiosity for life, community and inspiration. In ZORE, this free-spirited individual and urban world citizen has landed at the Zhou B Art Center to make his mark as one of today's most versatile contemporary artists.
Sergio Gomez Zhou B Art Center Curator