OSGEMEOS – PORTAL OF DREAMS

Posted on 2024-11-11

The title Portal of Dreams derives from the twins’ perception of their work as a portal, gateway, or mirror; thus, exploration of dimensionality is central to their creations. For instance, in Oh my god! I love that (2023), one of the artists’ signature yellow figures spirals downwards across the picture plane, as if falling through a portal. Meanwhile, Sensation (2024) depicts a similar figure seemingly caught in an invisible web, attempting to break free of the composition and into the viewer’s space.

Growing up in the 1980s in Cambuci, a central district of São Paulo where the brothers still have their studio today, OSGEMEOS launched their careers at a time when the hip-hop movement was flourishing and urban graffiti was reshaping the streets of the city. Surrounded by this dynamic cultural landscape, they embraced the creative possibilities of their environment, setting the stage for their artistic evolution. The brothers immersed themselves in the vibrant hip-hop, breakdancing, and youth culture that thrived in Brazil during the 80’s. Among the intricate patterns and vibrant colors that characterize their compositions, the color yellow stands out; it holds great significance for the artists, as they often dream in this vibrant hue.

Opposite – The 24 Hours Theater, 2023

Exhibition runs through to December 28th, 2024

Lehmann Maupin
213 Itaewon-ro, Yongsan-gu Hannam
Seoul
South Korea

www.lehmannmaupin.com

  

ANISH KAPOOR – DRAWINGS

Posted on 2024-11-11

Known for his rigorous experimentation with materials and his ability to conjure uncanny sensory experiences, Kapoor’s practice defies genres by seamlessly blending sculptural and painterly approaches. A cornerstone in the history of British and global contemporary art, his works distort physical space and interrogate the allusive processes of visual perception. This new body of work features rich, vibrant colours, from deep purples and blues to lavish, fiery layers of yellow, orange and red, where unknown forces appear to emerge from a mysterious darkness.

The recent drawings in this exhibition focus on the void, a central motif for Kapoor, and the tensions between light and dark, inside and outside permeate these works. Kapoor’s forms turn themselves inside out with brushstrokes that richly and energetically impregnate each drawing with vibrant hues, as if to negate the idea of an outer surface, inviting the viewer to contemplate their inner depths. In these drawings, his unique sense of colour as visceral substance, reverberates through biological and architectural form, as openings, cracks, windows and passages fade into impenetrable oblivion. The works are saturated with raw, emotional intensity, yet at their core, they evoke a transcendent light, a luminous dawn emerging amidst the forms.

Exhibition runs through to January 25th, 2025

Lisson Gallery
2/F, 27 Huqiu Road
Huangpu District
200002 Shanghai
China

www.lissongallery.com

  

THOMIAS RADIN – OLD SOUL – NEW SOUL

Posted on 2024-11-11

Regardless of the medium, Radin’s practice is centered in an embodied knowledge formed by his background in dance as well as by growing up between the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe and France. For Radin, the Black subjects of his paintings, sculptures, performances, and films are carriers of memory and movement. Movement that tells a story of deep spirituality, inherited, linked to ancient knowledge, yet still evolving and alive.

Old Soul – New Soul ties into Radin’s core belief in the importance of intergenerational knowledge and listening between one’s elders as well as the new generation. The exhibition presents Radin’s practice through painting, sculpture, and performance. On the first floor, in the window space, one encounters an installation composed of wooden dominoes and Ka Spirit drums. This installation establishes the distinctly Caribbean rhythm of the exhibition. The sculptures are hand-carved from wood decorated with figures and staining, and embellished with appliqués. In their very essence, these works are intergenerational, as Radin’s uncle—a master in Gwo Ka music—first shapes the drum before the artist carves and paints it intricately by hand. The oversized dominoes also pay tribute to everyday life in Guadeloupe, as they remind us of the game played by people of all ages. Although deceptively simple in its rules, to play dominoes well requires both mathematic skills and cunning strategy.

Opposite – Chaviré, Soukouss, Liberation, 2024

Exhibition runs through to December 14th, 2024

Esther Schipper
6, Noksapyeong-daero 46ga-gil, Yongsan-gu
04345 Seoul
South Korea

www.estherschipper.com

  

DENZIL FORRESTER – TWO ISLANDS, ONE WORLD

Posted on 2024-11-04

The dual exhibition showcases Forrester’s depictions of London’s 1980s reggae and dub nightclub scene across both galleries. Each includes focused rooms dedicated to other significant bodies of work: Andrew Kreps Gallery highlights memories from the artist’s childhood and adolescence, while Stephen Friedman Gallery presents three significant historical paintings depicting police brutality and the untimely death of his friend Winston Rose.

Opposite – Tribute to Shaka, 2024

Exhibition runs through to December 18th, 2024

Andrew Kreps Gallery
22 Cortlandt Alley
10013
New York

www.andrewkreps.com

  

JEROME CAJA – UGLY PAGEANT

Posted on 2024-11-04

Jerome’s midwestern Catholic school upbringing was foundational to both the physical and representational aspects of his work from the late eighties until his untimely death due to complications from AIDS in 1995. Caja’s paintings, intimate in scale and primarily composed in nail polish and glitter on found materials like plastic tip trays or scraps of wood, lace, and other refuse, often resemble Catholic miniatures, icons, or reliquaries, depicting saints and other figures in bawdy, grotesque scenes.

Opposite – The Rose Bikini, 1990

Exhibition runs through to December 19th, 2024

Bortolami Gallery
39 Walker Street
NY 10013
New York

www.bortolamigallery.com

  

CAITLIN KEOGH – PROCESSION

Posted on 2024-11-04

Keogh’s fourth solo exhibition at Bortolami, titled Procession, is itself a generous conversation and act of devotion featuring a cavalcade of images unfurling over eight paintings. To make the works, Keogh pored through hundreds of the images mailed to her, searching for ones whose emotional tone she was drawn to. She looked for unfamiliar images, unburdened by iconic status or overdetermined historical narratives that felt open to interpretation. They were pictures that, to many people in our era of media saturation and aesthetic amnesia, could only be described loosely as “classical” or “historical,” making their beauty, mystery, or strangeness all the more potent for generating associative responses. Keogh was interested in how the images in her pile spoke to her and to one another, and, in turn, how they would speak to viewers encountering them through the language of her painting.

Opposite – Procession Painting, Bugs and Boy, 2024

Exhibition runs through to December 19th, 2024

Bortolami Gallery
39 Walker Street
NY 10013
New York

www.bortolamigallery.com