Josh Sperling / Big Picture / Perrotin Gallery Los Angeles

Josh Sperling

Big Picture

Perrotin Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

May 31 - July 3, 2025

In Josh Sperling's Big Picture, the devil is in the details. The first solo exhibition of the Ithaca-based artist in Perrotin's Los Angeles space combines Sperling's quintessential sculptural paintings, demonstrating a decade-long commitment to the mastery of form and color, and his recent exciting venture into design, as function wiggles its way into the artist's core concerns. Sperling's whimsical lexicon of technicolor undulating shapes comes alive with fresh energy through an immersive environment where art, design, and craft overlap. The exhibition's cheeky title references LA's renown as the hub of the film industry and the gallery's transformation of the former Del Mar Theater into an exhibition space that features remnants of its past, including the marquee, ticket booth, and theater hall. Big Picture showcases a dynamic evolution in Sperling's practice, highlighting his desire to work beyond the confines of the wall. Not only have his paintings grown more three-dimensional, literally popping off the wall and looping onto themselves, but he has translated his painting language into full-bodied design objects that turn functionality into aesthetic experiences.

More at: https://www.perrotin.com/