Lora Fosberg: Smoke Show

January 13 - February 25, 2023

Opening reception:  Friday, January 13th - 4pm to 7pm

“The lacunae of landscape painters today tackling the plight of nature wrought by what we now refer to as the Anthropocene is rather astonishing. Perhaps the medium of painting is just too sensual, too gorgeous to accommodate such scenes of dystopia. But like Alexi Rockman or Hernan Bas, Lora Fosberg has stepped up to create paintings whose formal beauty only serves to undergird the sharp, poignant commentary on nature's near demise. Fosberg, an artist known for cheeky image and text work addressing the foibles of human nature, has turned to painting trees, but these are trees with stories to tell and wisdom to impart. And these are trees whose stoic iconicity against rich resplendent surfaces, all interlaced with plucky captions, offer viewers a stunning visual and conceptual ride.”

– excerpt from Landscape Painting 2.0 by Lisa Wainwright

Image: LORA FOSBERG - A day without sunshine is like, you know, night, 2022, gouache / india ink / paper / black plaster / wax on panel, 72 x 48 in.