'Coming from Miami, I understand what it means for a city to exist largely in people's imaginations. The "dark side" of any place is revealed only if you're willing to look beneath the surface, among the pigeons or pelicans, the people behind the masks or bikinis.'
'Everything about this city has always seemed in tune with my way of thinking. I'm a figurative painter; theatricality has always been a resource of mine.'
Image: Hernan Bas, The self-designated representative of Marie Laveau’s tomb on Mardi Gras (New Orleans), 2025Acrylic on linen
127 x 101.6 cm
50 x 40 in
50 x 40 in
© Hernan BasCourtesy the artist, Lehmann Maupin, Perrotin and Victoria Miro
April 30 2026
