“Dirt Marathon Revisited” unfolds across two locations with paper works ranging from very small to very large scale. At OOW® Chinatown, James exhibits “Don’t Stop Get It Get It” (2009), a 96 × 96 inch multi-part installation in gouache and graphite on paper, while concurrently at OOW® Tribeca, James presents “Dirt Marathon 2” (2026), a site-specific mixed-media installation of multiple works on paper, including a small selection of marker drawing from James’s teenage son Nick (36 × 75 inches).

Emerging in the early 1980s as REAS within New York’s subway graffiti movement, James developed a visual language defined by saturated color, flattened space, and graphic precision. Since the 1990s, his work has evolved from iconic commercial design to a sustained fine-art practice, appearing in international exhibitions including the Venice Biennale (2001, 2015), ICA Philadelphia, Tate Liverpool, and the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. Across media, James combines cartoon-derived figuration with humor and pointed social observation.

In addition to these works, James has created a limited series of six (6) unique Ballpoint-pen drawings of cartoon tanks, each signed and dated (slightly irregular torn edges, 4” x 6” inches, ink on paper). These works are available for viewing and sale on the OOW shop website at shop.oowindow.com.