Making his Art Basel Miami debut, Tribeca gallery Charles Moffett presents a selection of new works by two New York-based artists, Kim Dacres and Melissa Joseph. Dacres, who is an artist of Jamaican descent, creates powerful figurative sculptures out of found tires and rubber coated in sleek black spray paint; their hair beautifully braided and knotted in elaborate styles to explore themes of identity and self expression. Joseph’s unique visual language, meanwhile, is textiles. A rising figure in the world of fiber and textile arts, Joseph creates vibrantly-hued work in felt and found objects that touch on memory and personal family histories. She had a recent solo exhibition in Rockefeller Center by Art Production Fund and has work currently on view at the Brooklyn Museum’s 200th anniversary exhibition. “We wanted to shape a presentation of work that was of course visually engaging, but also felt genuinely singular in a material and narrative sense as well,” Moffett tells Galerie. “Both artists’ careers are really hitting a stride, so now feels like a strong moment to showcase their art on the kind of stage that Art Basel offers.” Four works by each artist had sold on the first day marking a successful fair debut.
