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Jonathan Lyndon Chase: Sheets

Written by Andrew Katz Katz

"Drawing from his everyday experiences, Chase examines the relationship between space and gender as social constructs; the ways in which gender identity is affected by our immediate environment and the dominant societal norms that exist within that space. For Sheets, Chase delves further into this idea of gender performativity, using spatial obscurity as a means of protecting his autobiographical subjects from the trappings of ethno-cultural stereotypes and societal expectations. Fragmented, multi-dimensional characters are placed within abstract and ambiguous backdrops, diminishing existing structures that forcefully define how conventionally masculine and feminine bodies are supposed to function in various settings━ both indoor and outdoor, intimate and public" - KOHN GALLERY press release for Jonathan Lyndon Chase: Sheets   Opening Reception: Friday, June 1, 7-10 PM For more details and information please visit: KOHN GALLERY 1227 North Highland Ave Los Angeles, CA 90038 323 461 3311 Jonathan Lyndon Chase Bend 2018 acrylic, marker, graphite and glitter on cotton bed sheet 72 x 60 inches photo courtesy of KOHN GALLERY installation view: KOHN GALLERY, Jonathan Lyndon Chase, Sheets  photo courtesy of KOHN GALLERY   installation view: KOHN GALLERY, Jonathan Lyndon Chase, Sheets  photo courtesy of KOHN GALLERY   Jonathan Lyndon Chase 4 number 8’s on rainy day 2017 glitter, acrylic marker, watercolor, pastel on paper 17 1/2 x 14 inches photo courtesy of KOHN GALLERY   Jonathan Lyndon Chase pretty on pink pillows 2018 acrylic, pastel, marker, graphite, watercolor and glitter on paper 14 x 11 inches photo courtesy of KOHN GALLERY
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