With his September exhibition at the Milliken Gallery, Hambleton identified himself as the author of “Nightlife.” He feels, however, that while his street work has brought attention, it has handicapped his image as a serious painter. “People see my work in the gallery and say: ‘Oh, I liked this on the street, but I’m not sure about it in the gallery.’ But it’s totally different. In painting I work with color, structure and composition. IN the street there’s no progression. Once I’ve said what I want to do it’s done.” Could this mean that Richard Hambleton is finally emerging from the shadows? “When the critics point out the implications of my work it sounds okay. When I say it, it sounds like hype. So, I don’t say too much – except to let a few people know what I’m doing.” “When the critics point out the implications of my work it sounds okay. When I say it, it sounds like hype. So, I don’t say too much – except to let a few people know what I’m doing.” Joseph Do ce, Daily News , 1983 His September 1982 exhibition at the Alexander Milliken Gallery in New York identified Hambleton as the author of ‘Nightlife’. How ver, h worried t at while is street work brought att ntion, it handicapped his imag as a serious painter. H c mmented: ‘People see my work in the gallery and say: “Oh, I liked this on the street, but I’m not sure about it in the gallery.” But it’s totally different. In painting I work with color, structure and composition. In the street there’s no progression. Once I’ve said what I want to do it’s done.’ Could this mean that Richard Hambleton is finally emerging from the shadows?
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