Ward Shelley will have an open studio presentation of the first
comprehensive exhibition of his Timeline paintings, elaborate works
that describe art-historical narratives using illustration, data
plotting and graphical conventions. On view will be 10 pieces, all
completed this year, mostly in Rome. The entire group will be taken
directly to New York for a solo exhibition at Pierogi Gallery on March
10.

Central to this exhibition are 4 new pieces in a series titled
"Re-materializing Art" about important careers in the so-called
"dematerialized" or "live" art forms. Subjects include the life and
times of Carolee Scheemann, Pat Oleszko, Jack Smith and Arto Lindsay.
Other pieces will address Underground Film, Fours Walls artist
community, and the growth of the Williamsburg art scene

Ward Shelley is best known for his installation/performance work,
notable among which are his two previous shows at Pierogi: "We Have
MIce" and "The Cube".