Louise Bonnet’s first solo exhibition with Gagosian, “The Hours,” makes its debut at the gallery’s Park Avenue location. In a suite of new oil paintings, the artist has created nightmarish depictions of everyday routines, reflecting the current state of crisis during a global pandemic using caricature-like figures without any faces. Influenced by medieval manuscripts like Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry (a book of hours containing a collection of prayers), the works allude to European art and Christian imagery—like Calvary with Potato, in which a wave of blood gushes from a finger with a tiny cut; and Visitation, where one figure hovers over a bed, looking down on an almost-identical person.
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A wealth of dynamic exhibitions descend upon Los Angeles this fall, from Tahnee Lonsdale’s to Alice Neel at galleries around the city.
Whitewall shines light on riveting presentations at Art Sonje Center, Peres Projects, Primary Practice, and more.
This summer, Whitewaller presents its current highlights in Arles, a city filled with blossoming talent, including at Fondation Thalie.
A wealth of dynamic exhibitions descend upon Los Angeles this fall, from Tahnee Lonsdale’s to Alice Neel at galleries around the city.
Whitewall shines light on riveting presentations at Art Sonje Center, Peres Projects, Primary Practice, and more.
This summer, Whitewaller presents its current highlights in Arles, a city filled with blossoming talent, including at Fondation Thalie.
