From Picasso to Matisse, the art historical titans of the Twentieth Century have been succeeded by the likes of Nicole Eisenman and Jonas Wood, artists who offer original perspectives into the canonical lineages inaugurated by their predecessors. Key highlights of The Now Evening Auction see some of the most acclaimed artists of today recast canonical masterpieces in new lights that reflect contemporary modes of seeing and being.

From Picasso to Matisse, the art historical titans of the Twentieth Century have been succeeded by the likes of Nicole Eisenman and Jonas Wood, artists who offer original perspectives into the canonical lineages inaugurated by their predecessors.

Refiguring History

Fantastical portico façades, lonesome nightscapes, and mystical scenes of matrilineage: emerging from the liminal realms between reality and fantasy, these select highlights of The Now Evening Auction unravel with an enchanting glimpse into the dreamlike vistas of Portia Zvavahera, Matthew Wong, Maria Berrio, Justin Caguiat and Julien Nguyen.

An enchanting glimpse into the dreamlike vistas of Portia Zvavahera, Matthew Wong, Maria Berrio, Justin Caguiat and Julien Nguyen.

In the Mind’s Eye

A strong grouping in The Now Evening Auction offers innovative conceptual, narrative, and abstract methods of constructing the human face in order to further expand and question traditions of portraiture.&nbsp; Kerry James Marshall’s Untitled (Mask Boy) reflects themes of identity and personhood through the motif of a mask, while major paintings by George Condo, Mark Grotjahn, and Glenn Ligon interrogate the legibility of a face in their own respective abstract terms.

Innovative conceptual, narrative, and abstract methods of constructing the human face further expand and question traditions of portraiture.&nbsp;

Construct | Conceal

Layers of paint and other materials abound as painting, collage, and sculpture merge together into novel abstract palimpsests. Major works by Angel Otero, Mark Bradford, Rudolf Stingel, and David Hammons in this select series of highlights in The Now Evening Auction offer novel artistic methods of engaging materiality to negotiate our relationship with everyday objects and surrounding environments.

Layers of paint and other materials abound as painting, collage, and sculpture merge together into novel abstract palimpsests.

Surface Tension

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The Now Evening Auction is a portrait of the art of today, offering the most exciting, cutting-edge works on the market and providing a masterpiece context for well-established and newly canonized artists. From Yoshitomo Nara to Jadé Fadojutimi, Kerry James Marshall to Justin Caguiat, the auction provides heightened visibility and a relevant art historical context for a new generation of younger artists, establishing the masters of today and tomorrow. This May, The Now Evening Auction combines critically acclaimed masterpieces by artists such as Yoshitomo Nara with the best of newly emerging artists such as Portia Zvavahera, Louise Bonnet and Njdeka Akunyili Crosby. Works by Nicole Eisenman and Simone Leigh see their creators critically reassess the canonical traditions of art history with a critical focus on representation, while paintings by Portia Zvavahera, Matthew Wong, and María Berrío offer enchanting aesthetic visions from the illusory realms between reality and dream. Taken together, the auction traces the arc of artistic production of the contemporary moment and examines many of the prevailing themes addressed by artists today, forming a dynamic and diverse portrait of the trends that invigorate the art and culture of our time.

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The Now Evening Auction reflects the art of today, offering the most exciting, cutting-edge works on the market and providing a masterpiece context for well-established and newly canonized artists. From Yoshitomo Nara to Jadé Fadojutimi, Kerry James Marshall to Justin Caguiat, the auction provides heightened visibility and a relevant art historical context for a new generation of younger artists, establishing the masters of today and tomorrow.