Monumental Painted Wood Carvings by Jiang Miao Center Mindfulness
The spiral is one of the most ubiquitous, universal symbols. Or perhaps it is more apt to describe the motif as mimicked from nature, where…
Trompe-L’œil Paintings by Jason Limon Reveal a Hidden Skeletal World
If you were to rip open a tattered matchbox, what might you find hidden in its confines? And what’s lurking behind biological renderings and advertisements?…
In ‘Piercing the Veil,’ Marina Kappos Gets to Know the Spectre of Grief
Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris is perhaps one of the world’s most famous burial grounds, home to luminaries like authors Oscar Wilde and Marcel Proust,…
‘Lettres Décoratives’ Is a Celebration of Fin de Siècle Sign Painters’ Vibrant Letterforms
Before digital fonts and the ability to reproduce graphics on a large scale, there were sign painters. Today, printers can spit out countless posters and…
Personal Identities Pair with Sartorial Expression in Paintings by Glenn Hardy Jr.
In his forthcoming solo exhibition, Building Identities Through Style, Glenn Hardy Jr. excavates the strata of fashion, especially how identities are shaped and perceived through…
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…
