Dazzling and playful, Katherine Bernhardts paintings highlight her fascination with American pop vernacular, from Pokemon and the Pink Panther to Crocs and psilocybin mushrooms.
Bernhardt has always been impressive for her ability to combine the immediate, seductive properties of paint with the infectious humor of topical pop culture. Hyperallergic
Bernhardts boundless visual appetite has established her as one of the most exciting painters working today. Thinking about the relationship between art, objects, and commerce, Bernhardt spotlights iconic motifs of cartoons and cultural symbols. Colors and lines bleed and pool together, revealing Bernhardts brisk and improvisational process. Monumental in size, subject matter, and vibrancy, her works demand attention.
Expanding on the exhibition at David Zwirner, London, in 2022, this catalogue includes additional paintings and works on paper in which Bernhardt develops her ongoing body of work. With many details of paintings, this significant publication gives the artists work ample space to play. Suzanne Hudsons essay considers Bernhardts work from an art-historical perspective and explores the artists work and life.
