Kristy Stubbs Gallery will premiere new works by Spanish-born artist José María Cano. Internationally known for his series, The Wall Street 100, Mr. Cano is also noted for making art from printed documents that range from invoices to restaurant receipts. Divorce Papers emerged when Mr. Cano, a pop star-turned–visual-artist — a veritable self-proclaimed Paul McCartney of the Latin music world — found himself in the middle of a high-stakes divorce. In the throes of battling formidable London barristers who represent the cultural glitterati, he uncovered a mother lode of material for art. Divorce Papers documents the fallacies and fantasies deployed by divorce attorneys attempting to capture the spoils of high-stakes splits.
The artist used his own compellingly strident divorce letters to create a body of unflinching gore that could hang on walls alongside the corpse of Cromwell. This work has never been exhibited en masse in the UK. Consequently, Kristy Stubbs Gallery is thrilled to be the first to show the entire body of work.