"Nathaniel Mary Quinn has never shied away from confronting the most difficult corners of the human condition. With ECHOES FROM COPELAND, his fifth solo exhibition with Gagosian, the acclaimed American artist channels fear, grief, and redemption into a deeply visceral body of work. The exhibition, currently on view at Gagosian's West 24th Street gallery through October 25, draws inspiration from literature and figurative abstraction to create an emotional terrain as fractured as it is full of possibility."
"Each painting in ECHOES FROM COPELAND reads like a psychological excavation, its layers of oil paint, pastel, and gouache applied with intensity and precision. Quinn uses brushes, palette knives, and even paper towels to build surfaces that are tactile, scarred, and alive with tension. The faces that emerge from these painterly maneuvers are often distorted, sometimes nearly unrecognizable, yet they radiate a strange wholeness - as if their very fragmentation is a necessary step toward self-knowledge."
ECHOES FROM COPELAND presents fragmented, tactile portraits that channel fear, grief, and redemption into a visceral series on view at Gagosian's West 24th Street gallery through October 25. Paintings combine oil, pastel, and gouache applied with brushes, palette knives, and paper towels to produce scarred, layered surfaces alive with tension. Faces emerge distorted yet cohesive, suggesting fragmentation as a path toward self-knowledge. The works evoke existential urgency reminiscent of Francis Bacon while maintaining tenderness and a movement toward reconciliation. Themes of generational trauma, cycles of violence, and the possibility of personal rebirth permeate the series, offering an emotionally textured landscape.
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