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Lou Benesch - "A Comforting Invisible"

Past exhibition
9 - 30 November 2024
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Overview
A watrecolor painting by Lou Benesch of a mythical sheep figure with two heads, standing in what appears to be a window or door way, facing out to the sky or sea.

Hashimoto Contemporary is pleased to present A Comforting Invisible, a project room exhibition by Lou Benesch. The exhibition will be Benesch's first solo exhibition at Hashimoto Contemporary. 

 

Opening Night Reception:

Saturday, November 9th

6pm - 8pm

 

Gallery Hours:

Tuesday - Saturday / 10am - 6pm

 

Hashimoto Contemporary LA

2754 S La Cienega Blvd.

Los Angeles, CA 90034

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Advance Collector's Preview:

An advance collector's preview will be made available online before the exhibition opens, if you would like to receive a price list, please contact us at la@hashimotocontemporary.com.

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Works
  • Watercolor painting by Lou Benesch of a white horse with a human face attached the back of it laying on a checker board floor
    Lou Benesch, Waves, 2024
  • Watercolor painting of a two headed horse looking creature with a stage on its back with red curtains
    Lou Benesch, Peregrine Fold I, 2024
  • Watercolor painting by Lou Benesch of a human bust that has a hollow stomach a creature hovering above a bed
    Lou Benesch, Dappled Dreamer, 2024
  • Watercolor image of a hand with the middle hollowed out with a butterfly and a horse on the inside
    Lou Benesch, Storyteller, 2024
  • Watercolor image of a hyena looking creature with flames on its back and a woman's face on its stomach
    Lou Benesch, Vessel II, 2024
  • Watercolor painting of a human body in light blue with a human face on the chest and a seashell as a head and roots coming out of the hands floating above an eye
    Lou Benesch, Night Gown, 2024
  • Lou Benesch - painting of deer on antique nightgown
    Lou Benesch, Tender Dawn, 2024
  • Lou Benesch - painting of folk art flower and lamb on antique nightgown
    Lou Benesch, Dusk, First Bloom, 2024
  • Lou Benesch - painting of sphynx on antique pillowcase
    Lou Benesch, The Traveller, 2024
  • Watercolor painting by Lou Benesch of a pegasus like creature with a theatre stage on its back with a small landscape in between the red curtains
    Lou Benesch, Peregrine Fold II, 2024
  • Watercolor painting by Lou Benesch of a grey dog and bust of woman in blue
    Lou Benesch, Feeding Moon, 2024
  • Watercolor painting of a three headed pigeon flying above a bed on a shoreline
    Lou Benesch, Resting Place, 2024
  • Watercolor painting of a hog with flowers coming off its back and a woman's face on the center of its stomach
    Lou Benesch, Vessel I, 2024
  • Watercolor painting by Lou Benesch of a creature with an animal body two human faces and two animal heads and horns with two sparrows flying past it
    Lou Benesch, The Shepherd, 2024
Press release

Sometimes we wake from slumber, drenched in sweat, swearing that the visions in our minds were playing out in reality. What if they are? In her new exhibition, A Comforting Invisible at Hashimoto Contemporary Los Angeles, Paris-based artist Lou Benesch considers the existence of a second, invisible realm accessed only through the portal of dreams. This new series of rich, intricate watercolor paintings on paper reveals an alternate reality where strange mythological creatures roam across surreal landscapes, waiting to be witnessed after nightfall.


Just as they would appear in a dream, Benesch's creatures are based on beings from our world, but slightly warped, like a child’s imagining of an animal. The Shepherd shows a two-headed sheep with a large, fluffy gray body, sheep-like hooves in the front, and eagle-like talons in the back. Holding round bells in each mouth, the beast hovers above a sea or a sky, emerging from beyond an off-white curtain. The creatures depicted in these worlds, the artist describes, are “not on the pages but in the folds, waiting for us to discover them.” There is more to our reality than meets the eye.


Benesch also includes references to the aesthetics and materiality of deep, relaxing slumber, as “sheets, nightgowns” make up the ceremonial attire to “access this universe of contemplation, a maze with an invisible hand guiding us along the paths that we forget to see.” The artist incorporates soft folds into curtains, animal fur, and fluffy clouds, creating moments of comfort in this uncanny other world. Below several peculiar animal amalgamations, beds with downy pillows and ruffled sheets invite the viewer to wrap themselves in this twin reality—where this strange invisible is transformed into a comforting wonder.

 

Join us for the opening of A Comforting Invisible on November 9th, with a reception from 6-8 pm. The exhibition will open concurrently with Nicholas Bono Kennedy’s solo exhibition, Dinner Party (While the World Burns), and Shannon Danielle Taylor’s project room exhibition, Night Market. For additional information on the exhibition or exclusive content and images, contact LA@hashimotocontemporary.com.
Installation Views
  • Installation image of Lou Benesch's work at Hashimoto Contemporary LA
  • Installation image of Lou Benesch's work at Hashimoto Contemporary LA
  • Installation image of Lou Benesch's work at Hashimoto Contemporary LA
  • Installation image of Lou Benesch's work at Hashimoto Contemporary LA
  • Installation image of Lou Benesch's work at Hashimoto Contemporary LA
  • Installation image of Lou Benesch's work at Hashimoto Contemporary LA
  • Installation image of Lou Benesch's work at Hashimoto Contemporary LA
  • Installation image of Lou Benesch's work at Hashimoto Contemporary LA
News
  • Opening Reception: Los Angeles November Exhibitions

    Opening Reception: Los Angeles November Exhibitions

    November 15, 2024
    Artist Shannon Taylor, curator Dasha Matsuura, artist Lou Benesch and artist Nicholas Bono Kennedy (from left to right) A big thank you to all of...
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