Fraenkel Gallery is pleased to present Modern Utopia, an exhibition of new multimedia work by Wardell Milan.

Ranging from intimate collages to large-scale narrative paintings, the artist depicts scenes of pleasure or

violence, often imbued with a sense of unease. Long grounded in photography, his work is open-armed in its

approach to materials. Images from photojournalism and news media often serve as references for figures in

acrylic and oil pastel, and photographs by artists such as Robert Mapplethorpe are cut and recombined with

graphite markings. This will be Milan’s third solo show with the gallery since 2019. A reception with the artist

will take place on Saturday, March 23, from 2-4pm.