Hernan Bas: Memphis Living (Works on Paper)
An exhibition of new paintings and works on paper, coinciding with the publication by Rizzoli, New York of HERNAN BAS: a lavish monograph that is the most comprehensive publication devoted to the artist's career to date. With over 200 colour plates and with texts by Christian Rattemeyer, Jonathan Griffin, and an interview with Nancy Spector.
For his fourth show with the gallery, Bas extends his long interest in and exploration of the decorative arts, in particular rethinking and examining unique interiors. In past paintings he has taken inspiration from design classics such as J.M. Whistler's renowned 19th century Peacock Room. For this new body of work Bas fast-forwards to the 1980s, the decade of the artist's youth. Memphis Living is an homage to the designs of the short-lived Memphis Group founded in Milan by architect and designer Ettore Sottsass, designs Bas first encountered predominantly through their pop cultural references and simulations, and which he only later came to know as an aesthetic movement. Memphis styles became firmly rooted in Bas' pre-teenage subconsciousness, attesting to the prevalence of the "Memphis look" on the big and small screen in films like Tim Burton's Beetlejuice or kids' TV show Pee-wee's Playhouse.
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Victoria Miro at Frieze Los Angeles with a solo presentation by Hernan Bas
February 27 2024Bas creates works that serve up a heady concoction of glamour, wit, bohemian sophistication and (in echoes at least) transgression. They pivot around a sense of escapism – from the norm, from now, from ourselves.Read More -
Hernan Bas speaks to Cultured about his new exhibition The Conceptualists
December 5 2023'The Conceptualists stems from a series loosely based on the hobbies that emerged in the pandemic,' the artist explains. 'Everyone was doing things they didn’t...Read More
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Hernan Bas: The Conceptualists at The Bass Museum of Art
December 4 2023Featuring 35 paintings, the exhibition (4 December 2023–5 May 2024) explores conceptual art as a permissive realm for creative behavior and an inviting space for...Read More -
Hernan Bas is interviewed by the Financial Times
November 28 2022‘I literally have dreams about these characters and what they would do…’ – the artist discusses his exhibition, The Conceptualists.Read More
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New publication – The Conceptualists, Hernan Bas in collaboration with Linda Yablonsky
November 18 2022This beautifully designed and illustrated special edition book features a collaboration between Hernan Bas and writer Linda Yablonsky, who has crafted a series of stories...Read More -
Apollo – In the studio with… Hernan Bas
November 11 2022The American artist Hernan Bas is best-known for his theatrical figurative paintings, in which androgynous young men appear engaged in rituals of courtship, love and...Read More
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Hernan Bas: Choose Your Own Adventure at Space K, Seoul
February 25 2021The artist's first solo museum exhibition in Korea (25 February–27 May 2021) features works from 2007 to the present, including five new paintings. Read moreRead More -
The new Rubell Museum features works by Celia Paul and Hernan Bas
December 4 2019Opening on 4 December 2019 the new Rubell Museum features a museum-wide installation of works that chronicle key artists, moments, and movements over the past...Read More
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Hernan Bas: The Paper Crown Prince and Other Works at Colby Museum of Art
February 13 201813 February – 3 May 2018 Boy adventurers, waifish fashion models, and a kite in the form of a pirate ship populate the moody and...Read More -
Hernan Bas: Florida Living at SCAD Museum of Art
February 14 201714 February - 17 August 2017 SCAD Museum of Art presents 'Florida Living,' an exhibition of new artworks by acclaimed painter Hernan Bas. His most...Read More
