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Because we are constantly working with new artists and seeing new artists, we here at the Artnet Gallery Network select five artists each month to highlight that we are sure to follow closely. For our June roundup, the artists are incredibly diverse, coming from China to Canada, with practices ranging from conceptual to figurative.
February James at the Tilton Gallery
February James, Other People’s Stories (2023). Courtesy of Tilton Gallery, New York.
Based in Los Angeles, artist February James produces largely figurative work, however, instead of focusing on purely figurative elements, the artist focuses on the psychological and emotional aspects of her characters. James’ “Gap Year” exhibition, on view at New York’s Tilton Gallery through June 30, 2023, features a range of mediums including paintings, watercolors and installations. Using the concept of a gap year – a year-long break from school or work – the show aims to be a place of respite where viewers can reflect and engage with their inner selves and personal stories. .
Diana Thorneycroft at the Madrona Gallery
Diana Thorneycroft, tornado over water (24/24 Committee) (2023). Courtesy of Madrona Gallery, Victoria, British Columbia.
Winnipeg artist Diana Thorneycroft is widely recognized for her use of dark humour, examinations of identity, and engagement with social and cultural themes in her multimedia practice, ranging from photography to drawing. Thorneycroft’s current eponymous solo exhibition at Madrona Gallery in Victoria, open until June 24, 2023, features the artist’s intricate drawings that draw inspiration from recent world events. The often charged compositions invite the viewer to examine the impact of events on daily life, both from a personal and collective point of view.
Lia Kazakou at Beck & Eggeling International Fine Art
Lia Kazakou, ot (2022). Courtesy of Beck & Eggeling International Fine Art, Düsseldorf.
The Greek artist Lia Kazakou has an artistic practice centered on the human body, and more specifically on the materiality and the clothes that are worn. Initially inspired by her mother’s work as a seamstress, Kazakou’s painting frequently shows the cropped representation of what an individual wears, namely the necklines and the front of the torso. The precise rendering of fabrics and how they are affected by the wearer lends itself to deeper engagements and reflections on the emotional and psychological effects of clothing as they relate to the body.
Lu Luo at the Martina Kaiser Gallery
Lu Luo, A line in yellow (2022). Courtesy of Galerie Martina Kaiser, Cologne.
Lu Luo, who lives and works in Ticino, China, is inspired by traditional Chinese textiles and clothing, employing them on canvas as a means of expressing ideas around identity, self-expression and conceptual dichotomies like light and dark. This inspiration is rooted in her personal history, as she grew up close to Chinese opera, known for its extravagant and intricate costumes. “Bricolage”, the artist’s solo exhibition at Galerie Martina Kaiser, Cologne, on view until July 1, 2023, presents his multimedia work which engages in formal interrogations of texture and materials as well as a form of storytelling achieved by medium-specific means.
Fabrice Samyn at Sies + Höke Gallery
Fabrice Samin, His solstice (2023). Courtesy of Sies + Höke Galerie, Düsseldorf.
Fabrice Samyn’s conceptual practice uses a wide range of mediums to explore questions around representation, namely the boundaries between what is seen and what is felt. Described as poetic and metaphysical, the artist uses both contemporary and historical techniques in his work, addressing themes and ideas of time, the spiritual and the sensory. Her recent solo with the Royal Museums of Fine Arts in Brussels has seen Samyn create a dialogue between her own contemporary practice and the museum’s historical masterpieces of art; meanwhile, his solo exhibition with Sies + Höke Galerie, Düsseldorf, earlier this month showcased a new body of painting as well as the artist’s future choreographed regenerative gardens.
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