Pablo Bronstein's 'Clocks' at Olney Gleason: Allegorical Timepieces and Historical Critique

Key facts

• Pablo Bronstein's solo exhibition 'Clocks' is at Olney Gleason in New York's Chelsea through 17 October 2026.
• The show includes eight new drawings featuring mantel clocks as allegorical elements.
• Bronstein was born in Buenos Aires and is based in London.
• The clocks in his drawings often lack arms or are too miniature to notice, serving symbolic purposes.
• Bronstein previously exhibited four antique clocks at Palazzo Bentivoglio in Bologna in 2024.
• He collects 19th-century French mantel clocks and was formerly a collector of antique silver sugar casters.
• Drawings like 'Banana Basket' reference the United Fruit Company and the pejorative term 'banana republic'.
• 'Classical Triumphant' critiques world leaders' use of Classicism to glorify their residences.
• Other works depict a clock-biting alligator on a building inspired by the AT&T Long Lines building and a lion-riding angel with a coal cart.
• Bronstein's creative process starts with pencil outlines amid open books, with ink shading added intuitively.
• He discusses queering power structures in aesthetics, stating queer culture pulls extremes together and subverts trauma with humour.
• The exhibition is on view at Olney Gleason, with more information at olneygleason.com.