Kohei Yamada's New York Debut 'My Screen Tests' at GR Gallery

GR Gallery presents 'My Screen Tests,' the first New York City solo exhibition by Japanese artist Kohei Yamada. The show features a new suite of paintings on canvas, each paired with its esquisse on paper, exploring themes of irony, introspection, and visual metaphor. Yamada draws inspiration from American Pop art, particularly Andy Warhol's Silver Factory era, and uses New York City as both subject and catalyst. The works critique capitalistic greed and the normalization of deceit while expressing a longing for freedom. Over half of the works reference Warhol's practice, with repetition and humor central to Yamada's process. The exhibition runs from May 15 at GR Gallery in New York.