Sometimes its the details in a painting that strike most forcefully. I felt that way about Janiva Ellis's paintings at the
New Museum Songs for Sabotage exhibition. The cartoony flatness, the figure/mask, and the glitched arm are all details that keep me engrossed in her work.
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| Janiva Ellis, detail: Curb Check Regular, Black Chick (2018) |
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| Janiva Ellis, detail: Thrill Issues |
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| Janiva Ellis, detail: Thrill Issues |
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| Janiva Ellis, detail: Doubt Guardian 2, 2017, oil on canvas |
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Janiva Ellis, detail: Doubt Guardian 2, 2017, oil on canvas
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