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Sayre Gomez “Precious Moments” @ David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles
Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home David Kordansky Gallery is pleased to present Precious Moments, an exhibition of new paintings, sculpture, and videos by Sayre Gomez. On view through March 1, 2026, Precious Moments is the artist’s first solo exhibition with the gallery and will span all three spaces at its Los Angeles location.
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Playful, Enigmatic Narratives Shape Yuko Shimizu’s Action-Packed Illustrations
Source Colossal Playful idiosyncrasies and bouts of whimsy bubble up in the works of Yuko Shimizu. Depicting swimmers in vintage bathing suits as they dive after giant fish or diminutive figures wading through tulips twice as tall as they are, the Brooklyn-based artist’s playful illustrations evoke folktales and dreams, characterized by enigmatic narratives and determined…
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The Language of Flowers Meets Queer Desire in Kris Knight’s Tender Portraiture
Source Colossal In late 19th-century London, the famed writer and ostentatious dandy Oscar Wilde initiated a trend that, as trends often do, flourished into a life of its own. Wilde wore a green carnation—the typically pink petals were dyed with arsenic—to the theater, prompting questions about what the oddly colored boutonniere symbolized. This was the…
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Sell Art to Luxury Buyers by “Positioning Up”
Source Artsy Shark Pricing alone doesn’t determine how your work is perceived, or whether buyers feel confident enough to say yes. The post Sell Art to Luxury Buyers by “Positioning Up” appeared first on Artsy Shark.
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Pam Connolly Tenderly Weaves Family Snapshots on Vintage Potholder Looms
Source Colossal Across frameworks devised from vintage potholder looms, Hudson Valley-based artist Pam Connolly weaves personal family narratives and explores notions of home. “I grew up in the 1960s in a typical, post-war suburban neighborhood in New Jersey,” she says. “My parents owned a furniture store that was at the center of our family’s universe—everything…
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Glenn Hardy Jr. “Building Identities Through Style” @ Charlie James Gallery, Los Angeles
Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home Charlie James Gallery is pleased to present Glenn Hardy Jr.: Building Identities Through Style, the Washington, DC-based artist’s third exhibition with the gallery. With this show, Hardy examines how identity is read, evaluated, and negotiated through appearance—how clothing, hair, and presentation become social shorthand for character, belonging,…
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A Rotoscoped Film Underscores How Fantasy Is the Only Reprieve in Solitary Confinement
Source Colossal For Kiana Calloway, the brick wall became a green screen for theatrical performances and football games. For Sunny Jacobs, meditation brought her to a lush patch of grass and her children’s rooms at bedtime. And for Frank De Palma, 22 years without a mirror meant he didn’t recognize the man who finally emerged…
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Clouds Billow and Caverns Melt in Gabe Benzur’s Mystical Landscapes
Source Colossal Otherworldly riverine landscapes unfold beneath green clouds, and uncanny caverns are dotted with cotton candy-like shrubs in the surreal oil paintings of Gabe Benzur. With color forefront in his mind, the Brooklyn-based artist’s compositions teeter between representation and imagination. He begins by creating scenes digitally, then transfers the renderings into drawings, followed by…