Em Davenport's "love" at Galerie Nicolas Robert: Gen-Z Painter Channels 1970s Feminist Critique
Em Davenport's solo exhibition titled "love" is currently on display at Galerie Nicolas Robert in Montreal until September 12, 2026. The Chicago-based artist, in her twenties, presents a series of paintings with evocative titles that reflect 1970s feminist critiques and echo the aesthetics of New Hollywood filmmakers like Robert Altman and Martin Scorsese. Notably, the exhibition coincided with Gloria Steinem's visit, a fact highlighted by critic Jonathan Stevenson. Davenport's art, characterized by casual lines and colors reminiscent of Whitney Claflin, includes works that reference cultural icons such as Helen Reddy. The gallery is located at 4653 Boulevard Saint-Laurent, Quebec.
Key facts
- Em Davenport's solo exhibition "love" is on view at Galerie Nicolas Robert in Montreal through September 12, 2026.
- Davenport is a Chicago-based artist in her twenties.
- The exhibition features paintings with titles such as her lover (goodbye naivety, my sweet niche), her master's voice, girlfriend, the guru, salome (I was born to wear a minidress and play the tambourine for you baby), beautiful losers, and LP Drawing (FACTORY SEALED).
- Davenport's work is compared to 1970s feminist sensibilities and New Hollywood films by directors including Altman, Ashby, Cassavetes, Nichols, Rafelson, and Scorsese.
- The show was on view when Gloria Steinem went down, a coincidence noted by critic Jonathan Stevenson.
- Davenport's line and color are described as casual and raffish, similar to Whitney Claflin's work but less abstract.
- LP Drawing (you & me against the world) references Helen Reddy's song after I Am Woman.
- The gallery is located at 4653 Boulevard Saint-Laurent, Montreal, Quebec.
Entities
Artists
- Em Davenport
- Whitney Claflin
- Gloria Steinem
- Helen Reddy
- Robert Altman
- Hal Ashby
- John Cassavetes
- Mike Nichols
- Bob Rafelson
- Martin Scorsese
- Jonathan Stevenson
Institutions
- Galerie Nicolas Robert
- Two Coats of Paint
- New York Times
- New York Review of Books
- Politico
- IISS
Locations
- Chicago
- United States
- Montreal
- Canada
- Quebec
- New York