Joe McShea and Edgar Mosa first caught the attention of Jonathan Anderson with their flag installations on Fire Island. Then they flew to Paris to make something new.
Babushka: A Conversation With Nicholas Farhi
August 05, 2021 | in Painting
With general life going to a standstill all over the world in the past year and a half, we ve witnessed a massive revival of interior and still life painting. And one of the artists whose explorations we ve enjoyed the most is Nicholas Farhi whose solo show
In his new series of works which inaugurated the gallery s Soho location Farhi is addressing solitude through the depiction of objects around him, with an accent on the ones with the ability to trap light. Whether it s household appliances with their shiny, reflective surfaces, glasses and cookware, or crystal figurines, New York-born artist is putting an obvious emphasis on the visual spectacle conducted by these lifeless subjects. Starting with a controlled, realistic depiction of the general forms and then progressing to almost abstract sections that capture said effects, the portrayed entities are removed from their surroundings and given a new actu