FORREST KIRK

Forrest Kirk joined us on the project in July 2022. Kirk's paintings capture the unspoken hierarchal structures in our cities and the thrum of imbalance and disquiet this creates in its people. Expanding his investigation of urban environments to London, Kirk explored the neighbouring areas on his daily run to Waterlow Park. The culminating piece HighGate (2022) captures the changing environment of North London as the city leads into Highgate Village. Gold-gilded gates span the abstract mass, figures emerging from motifs found in North London's diverse architecture. The faceless and unidentifiable figures speak to inescapable mass identity and the erasure of individuality that comes with intertwined experiences.

Solo Exhibitions include Temple Run, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, London, UK (2022); A Villain’s Origin Story, Marianne Boesky Gallery, Aspen, US (2021); Blind Tiger, Gavlak Gallery, West Palm Beach, FL (2021); 9 Fists, Parrasch Heijnen Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (2020); Bed-Stuy Art residency, Brooklyn, NY (2019); Body Count, Chimento Contemporary, Los Angeles, United States (2018).

Group Exhibitions include New Acquisitions show, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, USA (2022); Armory Art Fair New York, Rebecca Camacho Gallery, USA (2022); Facing the Sun, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, Berlin, Germany (2021); Show 2, Airfield Gallery, Kingston, NY (2021); In Situ, Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York, NY (2021); Devil’s In The Detail, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, London (2020); Show me the Signs, Blum & Poe, Los Angeles, CA (2020); Artist for New York, Hauser Wirth, New York, NY (2020); ; FOG Art Fair, San Francisco, United States (2020); Untitled Art Fair, Miami, United States (2019); Plan B Art Fair, EC Lina Gallery, New York, United States (2019); Spring Break Art Fair, EC Lina Gallery, Los Angeles, United States (2019); Rema Mann Hort Foundation Auction, Wekartz, Los Angeles, United States (2019); Protest, Noun, Torrance Art Museum, United States (2019.