Edgar Arceneaux

Vielmetter Los Angeles is excited to present new works by Edgar Arceneaux, on view in our viewing room through May 31, 2025. 

This presentation features two new trapezoidal paintings that reflect the artist's experimental practice through minimal formalism. The works serve as conceptual portals inspired by themes of birth and transformation. They are related to smaller-scale canvases from the artist's ongoing "Skinning the Mirror" series, in which he utilizes silver nitrate and mixed media in pink, rust, and terracotta hues.

Arceneaux's "Skinning the Mirror" series showcases the artist's ongoing fascination with how paintings can engage in an interactive relationship with the viewer. They are based on the artist's longstanding interrogation of history and his poetic interweaving of historical narratives to create new associations and meaning. By chemically stripping the backing from mirrors and applying them to canvas, Arceneaux creates complex and dynamic picture planes that change in the confrontation with the viewer and the space. These works delve into themes of loss and love while reflecting on the intricacies of memory and the poetics of grief.