Esoteric Scenes Unfurl in Gideon Kiefer’s Atmospheric Paintings
Enigmatic landscapes and metaphysical scenes unfold in the work of Gideon Kiefer. On canvas and panel, the artist paints countrysides dotted with small fires, pensive…
Layers Upon Layers Root in History in Li Songsong’s Impasto Paintings
Li Songsong (previously) has long centered his practice around translating archival imagery, whether it be a portrait printed in a newspaper or still from a…
Gilberto Rivera’s ‘Jailbirds’ Imagine Freedom Within Confinement
At the Center for Art & Advocacy, a solo exhibition by Gilberto Rivera meditates on the material conditions of both confinement and liberation. Jailbirds presents…
A Retrospective of Trailblazing Artist Faith Ringgold Centers Narratives of Black Americans
Across a wide range of media, from painting to textiles to works on paper, Faith Ringgold (1930-2024) developed a practice that merged history, activism, formal…
Dream Worlds Emerge in Yuichi Hirako’s Larger-than-Life Domestic Spaces
In the uncanny world of Yuichi Hirako, the relationship between humans, nature, and the built environment plays out in vibrant color and unique proportions. The…
Alison Friend Packs a Lot of Personality into Witty Dog Portraits
Dogs, they’re just like us! Perpetually anxious pizza lovers. The pups taking center stage in Alison Friend’s beloved paintings sport a range of personalities that…
In ‘The Party is Over,’ Murmure Confronts the Absurd Spectacle of the End Times
In a world this absurd and disastrous, do we gravitate toward cynicism or levity? For the artist duo known as Murmure (previously), both are the…
Omar Mendoza’s Natural Pigment Paintings Radiate the Power of Ancestral Knowledge
Since ancient times, artists and craftsmen have drawn upon natural pigments for creative use. Extracting dyes from organic sources is an art in and of…
Joseph Renda Jr.’s Surreal Trompe-l’œil Portals Frame Esoteric Scenes
In the paintings of Joseph Renda Jr., trompe-l’œil windows, arches, and blue skies meet in surreal settings. His René Magritte-esque canvases celebrate nature and the…
Mystery Abounds in Angela Burson’s Engimatic Paintings
What do the objects we surround ourselves with say about who we are? For Angela Burson, the shirt we pluck from the closet in the…
