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Young Artists: One

Presented with OpenArt

July 7 – September 9, 2020

Closing Reception

Wednesday, September 9, 2020, 6–9 pm

Live performances by Four (electronics) and Renaissance (vocals) at the top of every hour. Please RSVP to attend. 

Please contact us to inquire about a work and/or make an appointment to see the exhibition in person.

info@fridmangallery.com

+1 (646) 345-9831

Young Artists: One highlights the voices of a diverse group of modern and contemporary artists with a focus on their practices, aesthetics, and conceptual questions.

Navigate to works in the show by clicking on an artist's name below. Move the cursor over a caption to read more about the artist, and click on the image to zoom in.   

Lucia Hierro
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Born in New York City, Lucia Hierro explores the body as a collection of fragmented signifiers that includes language, taste, and culture across a broad platform of techniques such as digital media, collage, and felt constructions.

Lucia Hierro 

BYOB: Retrato de la Artista Primavera 2020

2020

Raw canvas, foam, digital print on brushed suede

43" h x 33" w x 3" d

Nate Lewis
Nate Lewis_Probing the Land II_2019.jpg
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Nate Lewis explores history through patterns, textures, and rhythm. Formally trained as a critical-care nurse, Lewis creates a visual language reminiscent of medical diagnostics.  His works explore the granularity of the photographic image while addressing the current political landscape. 

Nate Lewis

Probing the Land 2 and 2.1

2019

Hand-sculpted inkjet print

26" h x 60" w

Jerome Lagarrigue
Jerome Lagarrigue_Besieged_2017.jpg

Born to a French father and American mother, Jerome Lagarrigue moved to the United States in 1992 and graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1996. He has received several awards, including the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award and the Ezra Jack Keats Award (2002). 

Jerome Lagarrigue

Besieged

2017

Oil on linen

72" h x 96" w

More works by Jerome Lagarrigue

Jerome Lagarrigue_Portrait of a Young Ma
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Owusu-Ankomah (born 1956, Sekondi-Takoradi) is a contemporary Ghanaian Artist. His work addresses themes of identity and the body using his trademark motif of Adinkra symbolism.

Owusu Ankomah

Movement No. 23

2008

Acrylic on canvas

39.5" h x 35.5" w

Owusu Ankomah

"Despite the commonly held myth of meritocracy in art, a deeply entrenched system of power and privilege exists, which values the creativity of some, while minimizing that of others."

Amani Lewis

Based in Baltimore, Amani Lewis works toward shifting the dominant narrative of the people in their city. Lewis begins each work with a photograph of a person, distorting and saturating the image to model an aesthetic akin to a topographical map or heat map.

Amani Lewis

DEV

2020

Acrylic, pastel, glitter and digital collage on canvas

56" h x 58" w

Original photo by Michael Evan Reilly.

Listen to Amani Lewis speak about their work in the exhibition

2:21

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Ana Benaroya
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Born in New York City, Ana Benaroya graduated from the Yale School of Art with an MFA in Painting in 2019. Benaroya’s work employs vivid colors and satirical imagery to examine gender dynamics and representation. 

Ana Benaroya

The Show Must Go On

2019

Spray paint, acrylic and oil paint on canvas

40" h x 48" w 

Blitz Bazawule
Blitz Bazawule_A Moment in Time_ Diner_2

Blitz Bazawule is an artist, filmmaker, and musician born in Ghana and based in New York.

Blitz Bazawule

A MOMENT IN TIME/ Diner

2020

Acrylic on canvas

30" h x 40" w 

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Blitz Bazawule_A Moment in Time_Laundrom

More works by Blitz Bazawule