▁the ▁West ▁Coast ▁he ▁would ▁also ▁have ▁several ▁regional ▁museum ▁shows ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁fine ▁art ▁in ▁California . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁Wal la ▁re located ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁where ▁he ▁would ▁become ▁the ▁Vice - Pres ident ▁of ▁Mar l borough ▁Gallery ▁and ▁coordin ated ▁the ▁exhib itions ▁and ▁activities ▁for ▁Francis ▁Ba con , ▁Larry ▁R ivers , ▁Alex ▁K atz , ▁Red ▁Gro oms , ▁and ▁the ▁Est ates ▁of ▁Jacques ▁Lip ch itz ▁and ▁Barbara ▁He p worth . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁Mr . ▁Wal la ▁opened ▁a ▁new ▁gallery ▁on ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁Mad ison ▁& ▁ 5 7 th ▁Street ▁named ▁Kent ▁Fine ▁Art . ▁ ▁Al ong ▁with ▁organ izing ▁and ▁cur ating ▁over ▁two ▁hundred ▁exhib itions , ▁he ▁has ▁produced ▁and ▁published ▁over ▁fifty ▁books ▁on ▁modern ▁and ▁contemporary ▁art . ▁Project s ▁have ▁included ▁Dennis ▁Adams : ▁The ▁Architecture ▁of ▁Am nes ia , ▁Herbert ▁Bayer : ▁Bau haus ▁and ▁Bey ond , ▁Eug ene ▁Car riere : ▁The ▁Symbol ▁of ▁Cre ation , ▁John ▁Heart field : ▁A IZ / VI ▁ 1 9 3 0 – 1 9 3 8 , ▁Francis ▁Pic ab ia : ▁Ac com mod ations ▁of ▁Des ire , ▁Med ardo ▁Ros so : ▁Im press ions ▁in ▁W ax ▁and ▁Bron ze , ▁Dor othe a ▁T anning : ▁Ins om ni as , ▁and ▁more . ▁The ▁gallery ▁would ▁represent ▁the ▁sur real