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Lyle XOX, "The Porcelain Menagerie”

archival pigment print, 49 x 37 inches, edition of 3. Courtesy of the Gallery.

Opening reception: Thursday, April 6, 5 — 8pm.  Artist in attendance.

Gallery Jones is pleased to present our first solo exhibition of work by Lyle XOX. Working with the fact that guise is a given in this image-saturated age in which we are all curating our own identity, Lyle embraces representations of the self through story-telling. His characters (all of the photographs are self-portraits) form a troupe of players that are icons and iconoclasts, mythical figures and other worldly creatures, caricatures and originals. His incorporation of a variety of forms of expression contribute to the dissolution of expectations around gender, class, time and place. All of the elements used to adorn the subject are the detritus of the modern world which create beautiful, expressive photographs that ask thoughtful questions about how we define ourselves in a sea of images and excess. 

Lyle XOX has been featured in numerous international publications including ArtNet, Vogue Italia, Surface, V, New York Times, L’Officiel, DAZED, Montecristo and many others. In 2019, he released a book, published by Rizzoli in New York, titled Lyle XOX: Head of Design. He has given artist talks in New York, Paris, Tokyo, Mexico City, Taiwan and Amsterdam. In addition, Lyle XOX collaborated with renowned musician and performer FKA Twigs, and within the year created a campaign for the prestigious South Korean eyewear brand, Gentle Monster and completed commissions for luxury brands Comme des Garcon and Maison Margiela.

Artist Statement:

"My work seeks to create conversation surrounding our relationship between the material world and the memories associated with items we dispose of daily. A dialogue is established regarding the value and emotional resonance that objects carry and how we haphazardly remove those attributes from the narrative. Objects can serve as a conduit to another chapter in our lives, and through my work, I facilitate that mental journey."