Painting Moving in Step with the Times, 2021

• Artist: José Parlá (Cuban-American, born 1973)
• Medium: Collage, acrylic, enamel, ink and plaster on canvas
• Dimensions: 122.0 × 175.0 cm (48 × 68 7/8 in)
• Signature: Signed, titled and dated on the reverse
• Date: 2021 

Painting Moving in Step with the Times is an original work in collage, acrylic, enamel, ink, and plaster on canvas, executed in 2021 by José Parlá — one of the most celebrated, widely exhibited, and critically recognized voices in contemporary abstract art — signed, titled, and dated on the reverse.

José Parlá has built across two decades a practice of extraordinary formal complexity, historical depth, and personal urgency — a body of work rooted simultaneously in the calligraphic traditions of the African diaspora and the visual archaeology of the urban environment, in which layers of paint, collage, plaster, enamel, and ink accumulate to create surfaces of exceptional richness and density that function simultaneously as abstract paintings, as cultural documents, and as deeply personal meditations on identity, memory, language, and time. His large-scale works have been installed in some of the most significant architectural and institutional contexts in the world — including the lobby of One World Trade Center in New York — and his practice has attracted the sustained attention of the most discerning collectors and institutions across the Americas, Europe, and Asia.

In Painting Moving in Step with the Times, Parlá brings the full material and conceptual resources of his practice to bear on a canvas of commanding scale — 122 × 175 cm — in a work whose title announces its central preoccupation with direct and resonant clarity. The phrase "moving in step with the times" carries a quality of both aspiration and tension — the desire to remain attuned, responsive, and alive to the present moment set against the awareness that time moves whether or not we keep pace with it. The layered surface of the work — collage and plaster giving physical depth and texture, acrylic and enamel building chromatic complexity, ink tracing the calligraphic gesture that runs as a constant thread through Parlá's entire practice — enacts this meditation on time and movement in the most immediate and material of terms.

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FAQ 

Is this an original work by José Parlá?
Yes — a unique original in collage, acrylic, enamel, ink and plaster on canvas, signed, titled and dated on the reverse, executed in 2021.

What medium was used?
Collage, acrylic, enamel, ink and plaster on canvas — a combination of materials central to Parlá's practice, producing surfaces of exceptional layered richness, physical depth, and chromatic complexity.

What are the dimensions?
122.0 × 175.0 cm (48 × 68 7/8 in)

Is the work signed?
Yes — signed, titled and dated on the reverse.

Is the work framed?
No. Presented unframed.

What is the condition?
Excellent condition. Full condition report available upon request.

Is this artwork a good investment?
José Parlá is one of the most consistently collected and institutionally recognized voices in contemporary abstract art, with major permanent installations at sites including One World Trade Center in New York. Original large-format works on canvas from his mature practice represent compelling acquisitions for serious collectors of contemporary art.

Is worldwide shipping available?
Yes — secure worldwide shipping from France with professional packaging, tracking, and insurance.