Steve DiBenedetto: Uncertainty Takes a Holiday
26 October – 9 December 2023
David Nolan Gallery
24 East 81 Street, New York
Steve DiBenedetto (b. 1958, Bronx; permanent collections include MoMA and the Whitney) will be subject of a solo exhibition of all-new work that furthers his painting practice’s decades-long exploration of psychedelics and altered consciousness via proxy symbols such as the octopus, helicopter, and ferris wheel.
Most recently, DiBenedetto’s attention has been fixated on theoretical physics: quantum mechanics, the Big Bang, string theory and its idea that our universe exists in 11 dimensions. Within this new cross-disciplinary context, the 11-tentacled structures in his paintings acquire meaning as portals to other realms.
Ever-focused on finding psychedelic-facilitated meaning in the otherwise mundane, titles of the new oil paintings include Galactic Lint, Dimensional Daycare, Meat Ghost, Boston Bar Brawl, and Portrait of God by A.I.
Learn more in the above-linked press release, and browse a preview of works on view below. Image files are in the above-linked Dropbox; usage must be with the credit line “copyright of the artist and courtesy of David Nolan Gallery.”
