Jeffrey Deitch has opened a brand new exhibition by American up to date artist Nina Chanel Abney. Titled Winging It, the artist explores themes of spirituality, resilience and fashionable survival by her various physique of works, which incorporates vibrant work, works on paper, sculptures in addition to an immersive set up.
On the coronary heart of the exhibition is a monumental reredos-inspired set up, that includes a vinyl mural and an animated neon signal depicting Jesus making a rainbow. Accompanied by letter board indicators with fashionable mantras, the set up reclaims religious imagery for all, providing affirming messages and remodeling on a regular basis sayings into religious affirmations.
The present critiques the commodification of perception whereas celebrating adaptability and humor, inspecting how individuals assemble which means in a world the place conventional frameworks usually falter. Abney blends symbols of conventional faith with fashionable motifs, reworking mass-produced artifacts into cultural touchstones that replicate the human effort to search out solace in a fractured world.
By her dynamic works, Abney invitations viewers to embrace imperfection and reimagine spirituality as an adaptive, private act, celebrating the method of discovering which means and energy in an unpredictable world.
Nina Chanel Abney’s Winging It will likely be on view at Jeffrey Deitch Los Angeles till April 26, 2025.
Jeffrey Deitch Gallery
925 N. Orange Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90038
United States
