Jordan Kasey is known for paintings and drawings that zero in on human characters whose bodies—colorful and exaggerated in scale—occupy otherworldly scenes. Typically portrayed from a close-up view, these anonymous figures often appear to be ensconced in introspective contemplation. Born in Chicago, IL and based in Brooklyn, NY, the artist has presented solo and two-person exhibitions at venues that include Nicelle Beauchene Gallery, New York, NY; Juen Juen Gung, Hong Kong, China; and Signal Gallery, Brooklyn, NY. Additionally, she has exhibited work at Kaufmann Repetto, Milan, Italy; Loyal Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden; Carl Kostyál Gallery, Malmö, Sweden; MoMA PS1, Queens, NY; and White Cube, London, United Kingdom; among others. Kasey's work can be found in the Collezione Maramotti, Reggio Emilia, Italy, and the Zabludowicz Collection, London, United Kingdom.
Push, Pull stems from a recent body of paintings in which the artist explores the nuanced relationship between parent and child. A cherub-like infant is held up by a woman whose features are partially obscured by the compositional crop. The child grasps a tuft of the mother's yellow, greenish hair with a clenched fist, while resting his other hand on the corner of her lips as though to push her face away. A pink light casts onto the duo, who peer towards the right in unison. Intimate yet somehow alienating, the work highlights the tensions, as well as unconditional love, that define motherhood. For this limited edition series, Kasey will hand-embellish the prints by adding roughly-applied areas of black acrylic paint, as a way of inviting light to play upon the print's surface while also emphasizing the separation between the figures and the wall behind them.
Jordan Kasey
Push, Pull, 2024
20 x 25.5 inches
Archival Pigment Print
Limited edition of 15
Hand-embellished, signed and numbered by the artist, $1750
Limited edition of 40 with 5AP + 1PP
Signed and numbered by the artist
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