Can a work of art retain its meaning and beauty without any compromise to the ugly truths it may contain? The cocktail paintings presented at OFFSCREEN Paris are blown-up snapshots created with materials that reveal the complexity of the filial bond and the impact of one generation on another. They are infused with nicotine and alcohol, haunted images glittering with gold. The tobacco brown B side of each painting divulges elements of his archive in a compositional approach operating between literature, philosophy, and intimate confession. This four piece vignette expands from the intimate into universal declarations on time, love, loss, memory and addiction.
Please find the more information on the artworks here.
Another work from this series was a recent finalist in the Smithsonian Museum of American Art’s national portraiture competition and has traveled to multiple museums in the United States. In 2024, TBW Books released a publication dedicated to earlier nicotine works.
OFFSCREEN returns to the Grand Garage Haussmann October 16 to 20, 2024.
