Dashwood Projects, our ancillary space at 63 East 4th Street—between Bowery and Second Avenue just a few blocks from Dashwood Books, opened March 14, 2024.  It is an experimental space to extend the life and boundaries of our publishing program dedicated to exhibitions and selling work by artists we’ve collaborated with over the years. 



xCarl D’Alvia: Paper Trail



02/20/25—03/22/25
Reception: 02/19/25  6–8PM


Dashwood Projects is proud to announce the first show of drawings by the artist Carl D’Alvia. Based in West Cornwall, CT, D'Alvia is known for his bronze, marble, and resin sculptures that range from the abstract and geometric to the figurative and anthropomorphic. These sculptures often begin in the form of drawings but they are much more than blueprints for 3D pieces. In the words of  Dina Wright from her essay in the book that accompanies the show, “Some drawings feel delicate and airy, their simplicity crisp and neat. These elegant, singular works exude a sense of stillness, reflecting the artist’s affinity for calm. They echo the atmosphere of his studio, nestled deep within the landscape and tucked away from unnecessary clamor.  Other works are as dense as a forest, showcasing endless scratchings and erasures. The inky abyss swallows you in whole, suggesting that the act of removal is just as revealing as creation itself.”

On view will be 23 drawings of various sizes - as well as three small sculptures - from over 20 years of the artist’s career; from sketchbooks to early figurative explorations and contemporary abstract pieces all in a variety of mediums: pencil, Bic ballpoint pen, charcoal and ink. Along with the book of the same name published by Dashwood Books, they delve into the evolution of the artists’ sculptural techniques and the emergence of some of his best know tropes or characters. 

“Balking at minimalism whilst taking aim at figuration, Carl has always threaded the needle between seriousness and sappiness, object and idea.” DW

Paper Trail will be on view at Dashwood Projects February 19th through March 22nd at 63 East 4th Street, New York, NY.

Paper Trail

Book

Published by Dashwood Books
First edition
Softcover
92 pages
6.1875 × 8.25 inches

 Paper Trail

Poster

19 × 25.5 in

Paper Trail

Matchbox

2.25 × 1.375 in

$3


Install views by Anh Nguyen
Artist walkthrough
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New York, NY 10003
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