Sayre Gomez Presents 'Sim City' at Xavier Hufkens
Sayre Gomez's latest exhibition, Sim City, marks his third showcase at Xavier Hufkens and presents a fresh collection of paintings, figurative sculptures, and paper works. This exhibition deepens the artist's exploration of Los Angeles's urban landscape and the processes involved in image creation. Sim City grapples with the portrayal of a city that embodies artifice, depicting Los Angeles as both a cultural construct and a multifaceted character—serving as a setting, dream, paradise, and myth. Central to Gomez's work is a keen investigation into the origins and evolution of images, their reproduction, and their role in modern society. His photorealistic pieces are crafted from a mix of personal cell phone snapshots and stock photos. The exhibition is currently displayed at Xavier Hufkens.
Key facts
- Sim City is Sayre Gomez's third exhibition at Xavier Hufkens
- The exhibition includes new paintings, figurative sculptures, and works on paper
- Gomez's practice engages with the urban framework of Los Angeles
- The show examines the mechanisms of image making
- Los Angeles is presented as a cultural construction—a protagonist and backdrop, home and fantasy, paradise and myth
- Gomez's photorealistic works are painted from composite sources
- Sources include personal cell phone photos and stock imagery
- The exhibition wrestles with representations of a city that is itself a symbol of artifice
Entities
Artists
- Sayre Gomez
Institutions
Locations
- Los Angeles
- United States