HEMPHILL
Virtual Exhibition | Linling Lu
HEMPHILL 1515 14th Street NW, Washington, DC, United StatesWe knew Linling Lu was extraordinary the moment her work arrived on June 17, 2011 for inclusion in a show at Carroll Square, a space where we often tested the work of younger artists. She has since attracted greater and greater attention. She has been commissioned for multiple site-specific projects involving dozens of paintings, has […]
JULIE WOLFE: Under Their Gaze, We Become Creatures
HEMPHILL 1515 14th Street NW, Washington, DC, United StatesWe are distressed by the daily cycle of hateful and self-serving rhetoric. It skews us into unfulfilling reactions. We are out-of-whack. We fight to avoid turning off. Though ill-at-ease, there is hope of something blooming from our better nature. In a small and special part of our society a growing number of artists are speaking […]
Summer Show
HEMPHILL 1515 14th Street NW, Washington, DC, United StatesRUSHERN BAKER IV, WILLIAM CHRISTENBERRY, RYAN CROTTY, STEVEN CUSHNER, THOMAS DOWNING, LINLING LU, PAUL REED, ROBIN ROSE, ALMA THOMAS, JULIE WOLFE
HEDIEH JAVANSHIR ILCHI: I surrender to you, ashen lands and blue skies
HEMPHILL 1515 14th Street NW, Washington, DC, United StatesMoving to an aerial view, observing from a distance, there may be no such thing as a cultural war. There may only be a process, a moment in an ever-evolving world of cultural forces. Although this viewpoint does not champion good or evil, it does acknowledge movement and outcome. The paintings of Hedieh Javanshir Ilchi […]
Rushern Baker IV: Post-World
HEMPHILL 1515 14th Street NW, Washington, DC, United StatesRushern Baker IV seeks to capture the frenetic energy created by today’s socio-political malaise. This energy manifests itself in his paintings through layers of digital collage, resin, ceramic tile adhesive and paint. The various media are interwoven, at odds, and chaotic, slowly revealing compositions of destruction. There are hints of collapsing columns, drones shot down […]