NEW YORK CITY—Hashimoto Contemporary is pleased to announce our participation in Future Fair. This will be the second year in a row the gallery exhibits at the New York City fair, where we will be featuring five artists from our program: represented artists Scott Albrecht and Carlos Rodriguez, alongside Sabrina Bockler, Paul Gagner, and Stephen Morrison.
Brooklyn-based Scott Albrecht’s wood reliefs are largely informed by typography, their aim is to reconsider the relationship between message and viewer. In his works, letterforms are abstracted and reconstructed creating a space for the viewer to more intentionally engage with a message through alternate means of form, color, sentiment, exploration, and introspection in the hope of creating a deeper personal connection.
Carlos Rodriguez was born and is currently based in Mexico City. Exploring the realms of sexual desire, gender, and identity, Rodriguez employs drawings, paintings, and ceramics that pay homage to the male form. Drawing inspiration from classical painting, naïve art, and elements of adult entertainment, his work captures the essence of men immersed in natural expressions of play and fantasy.
Sabrina Bockler lives and works in Brooklyn. Her work references themes of domestic identity and the value (or lack thereof) in what is historically considered women’s work. The artist’s carefully detailed surrealist paintings are stylized with formal Golden Era Dutch sensibilities, as well as artists who belonged to the New Objectivity movement. Interested in the dichotomy between traditional tropes and the uncanny, Bockler creates decadent scenes of abundance with an off-kilter allure that begs for a closer look.
Paul Gagner is a Brooklyn-based painter and sculptor who depicts the humorous and preposterous in otherwise ordinary objects and situations. Gagner frequently employs self-portraiture as a vehicle to search for a deeper understanding of our foibles. His works are absurd self-contained moments that also hint at the limits of the painting and sculpture’s surface.
Brooklyn-based artist Stephen Morrison’s trompe l’oeil wilting floral paintings draw in the viewer to reveal a distinct feature - a tiny dog portrait hidden within each bloom. Serving as an allegory for life and death, these works carry the reminder to appreciate life’s fleeting nature.
Join us May 7th - 10th at booth U6 for Future Fair at the Chelsea Industrial Building. A VIP preview will be held on Wednesday, May 7th form 2pm - 8pm, times tickets are available on Future Fair’s website. For more information, additional images, or exclusive content, email info@hashimotocontemporary.com.