AFTERIMAGE
Curated by Alex Paik
January 7th–February 25th, 2021
This virtual exhibition is loosely based around the idea of the afterimage, the lingering images that one sees after staring at something for too long. The artists in this show deal with the idea of the afterimage both as a visual phenomenon and as a metaphor—thinking about the ways in which the lingering shapes, colors, processes and forms, or the afterimages of personal biographies, cultures, and gentrification affect our vision. Our present and imagined possibilities for the future are colored by the afterimages of our collective and individual histories. As we grapple with the social, cultural, and political systems that have shaped our identities as artists, what will be the afterimages that remain of these systems? How long will these afterimages linger?
ARTISTS
Amanda Brown / Leena Cho / Andrea Ferrigno / MaDora Frey / Gao Hang / Jezabeth Roca Gonzalez / Alexa Williams & Crystal Gregory Collaborative Project / Hong Hong / Lauren Howie / Ray Hwang / Ann Kim / Yowshien Kuo / Tyler Lafreniere / Kate McCammon / Alex McClurg / J.P. Mot / Natalia Nakazawa / Eileen Neff / Yangbin Park / Lucha Rodriguez / Eric Manuel Santoscoy-Mckillip / Fred Schmidt-Arenales / Winnie Sidharta / Ellen Siebers / Alexandra Gabriela Snowden / Kate Stone / Implement Archive (Ellen Kleckner & Linda Tien) / Chelsea Wrightson / Kemar Keanu Wynter / Emily Zuch / Hye Yeon Shin
Alex McClurg
Eternal Present, 2020. Acrylic and spray paint on canvas, 12 x 9 in.
Tyler Lafreniere
Our Bunks, 2018. Silkscreen with on paper. Found VHS tape with silkscreen on paper and acrylic case cast brass. 14.5 x 26 in.
Alexandra Gabriela Snowden
Afterimage, Anaco, 2016. Digital animation, 1 minute, 5 seconds.
Kate McCammon
4th and 7th Grade, 2020. Velvet, cotton, organza, thread, vinyl, picture frames, and photographs, 15 x 12 in.
Implement Archive (Ellen Kleckner & Linda Tien)
2020.13.EL, 2020. Earthenware, brass, wood, 5.5 x .75 x 3.25 in.
Alexa Williams & Crystal Gregory Collaborative Project
The Way We Are, 2018. Concrete, string, construction chalk, sizes vary.
Kate Stone
Insides, 2020. Single-channel animation, 2:47.
MaDora Frey
Untitled (Sedona Pink and Green), 2020.Glass, Landscape, Photograph.
Natalia Nakazawa
"history has failed us...but no matter", 2019. Jacquard textiles, laser cut arches paper, image transfers, jewels, and acrylic on wood panel, 40 x 90 in.
Hye Yeon Shin
The Isolated Island, 2020. Mixed media, variable size.
Gao Hang
Proud to be an American, 2020. Acrylic on canvas, 48 x 48 in.
Lauren Howie
World Work I, 2020. Digital Animation, 02:35.
Ellen Siebers
Late September Sunflower, 2020.Oil on shaped birch panel 11 x 11 in.
Yangbin Park
Neighborhood Collection, 2018. Serigraphs, transfer-prints, Korean paper, cut-out, a photo frame and stationary objects, and wooden construction, oil stains applied to the construction, 80 x 47 x 20 in.
Ray Hwang
Grappling with the euphoric paranoia that guides your Sixth sense, 2020. Acrylic on canvas, 36 x 48 in.
J.P.Mot
Dream the World - Vita Lemon Tea, 2019. Mixed Media Installation (Section Detail), 6 x 10 x 7 ft.
Lucha Rodriguez
Knife Drawing Papagayo I, 2019. Manipulated paper and watercolor, 22 x 30 in.
Kemar Keanu Wynter
Kemar Keanu Wynter, ZZ49 (Spam and Fried Potatoes), 2020. Graphite and oil pastel on French card, 19 x 25 in.
Leena Cho
Rhythm 율, 2020. Acrylic, gouache, colored pencil, and graphite on paper, 5 x 7 in.
Ann Kim
The Shade of Shape, 2020. Pleated window blinds. 30 x 48 x 2 in.
Eric Manuel Santoscoy-Mckillip
Limonada, 2020. Acrylic, flashe and stucco on canvas and wood, 20 x 24 in.
Emily Zuch
Yellow Frame, 2020. Oil on canvas, 50 x 40 in.
Eileen Neff
Picture Window, 2020. Archival pigment on dibond, 40 x 60 in.
Jezabeth Roca Gonzalez
House Tour, 2020. Video, 52 seconds.
Yowshien Kuo
But Victor Denies the Similarities Between Himself and the Monster, 2019. Acrylic, gouache, chalk, Carrara marble, bone ash, glass and glitter on canvas, 28 x 30 in.
Chelsea Wrightson
Quarantine Vision #1, 2020. Graphite and colored pencil on paper, 11.25 x 7.5 in.
Winnie Sidharta
Blue Passage, 2020. Collage and watercolor on handmade paper, 17 x 25 in.
Amanda Brown
Blear Beneath the Bend, 2020. Oil on canvas, 65 x 52 in.
Andrea Ferrigno
Free Flow, 2020. Oil on cradled panel, 20 x 16 in.
Fred Schmidt-Arenales
Ben & Fred, October 2020, 2021. Video, 08:24.
Hong Hong
Composition for an Emergent Brightness and Its Lesser Return, 2020. Mulberry bark, sun, dust, water, hair, fiber-reactive dyes, repurposed paper, 80 x 79 x 36 in.
About the Curator
Alex Paik is an artist living and working in Los Angeles. His modular, paper-based wall installations explore perception, interdependence, and improvisation within structure while engaging with the complexities of social dynamics. He has exhibited in the U.S. and internationally, with notable solo projects at Praxis New York, Art on Paper 2016, and Gallery Joe. His work has also been featured in group exhibitions at BravinLee Projects, Lesley Heller Workspace, and MONO Practice, among others.
Paik is Founder and Director of Tiger Strikes Asteroid, a non-profit network of artist-run spaces and serves on the Advisory Board at Trestle Gallery, where he formerly worked as Gallery Director. He was also the curator of the Satellite Art Show in Miami from 2015 to 2018.