Kalei NYC is pleased to present REBIRTH.

A monumental exhibition dedicated to Gaetano Pesce.

Anchoring the exhibition is Les Halles (1979), an architectural masterwork making its first public appearance in over three decades.

Also on view: a rare presentation of the Pratt Chairs (1984). Born from a radical question: is there truly a difference between art and design? REBIRTH brings together both the original 9 and later ‘re-issued’ editions; a rare convergence of material experimentation and enduring vision.

Early prototypes from the Broadway series (1993), an artist proof of the Square Lamp (1984), and more archival works will complete the exhibition.

This is not a retrospective. It’s a return. 

Opening February 26 at 159 Bowery, New York.

Richard Hambleton didn’t ask permission. He painted in the streets, at night, fast and unapologetic, turning alleyways and walls into moments of confrontation. Emerging from the same downtown New York ecosystem as Basquiat, Haring, and Scharf, Hambleton became known for his Shadowman figures. Dark, looming silhouettes that felt half warning, half apparition. They were impossible to ignore, and that was the point.

This exhibition brings together works that trace Hambleton’s raw, restless energy. The tension between visibility and disappearance, fear and seduction, control and chaos. His paintings carry the same urgency as his street work. Physical, impulsive, and emotionally charged. They feel lived in. Marked. Human.

Hambleton’s story is inseparable from the city that shaped him. Fame came early, then faded. The work never softened. What remains is an artist who refused polish, who trusted instinct over comfort, and who left behind an unmistakable visual language that still hits hard.

Opening night is on the 15th at 6pm.

Come early. Stay late. Let it get under your skin.

January 13th