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Beverly Fishman’s intoxicating artworks are hard pills to swallow
Beverly Fishman’s intoxicating artworks are hard pills to swallow
In Los Angeles, American artist Beverly Fishman’s provocative, electric-hued objects square up to the pharmaceutical industry, confront physical and mental health, and nod to California’s modern art roots
Beverly Fishman,
Untitled (Anxiety, One Missing Dose), 2020, urethane paint on wood.
Courtesy of the artist and GAVLAK Los Angeles | Palm Beach. Photography: Ed Mumford
Beverly Fishman’s work might appear enticing and harmless, but one need only scratch the surface before something more murky comes bubbling up.
At Gavlak gallery, Fishman’s show, ‘Love Letter to LA’, explores the marketing of pharmaceuticals to an increasingly medicated public. These alluring, ultra-polished wall reliefs rendered in urethane paint seek to make tangible the physical and mental states of pain, anxiety and wellness. They also critique the