Join us at Printed Matter / St Marks on Friday, October 8th for a book signing of Chloe Wise’s new monograph, Second Nature!

What is the midpoint between the ordinary and the excessive? Chloe Wise’s artwork may inhabit this space. Her paintings, sculptures and film works are beautifully over the top. In her canvases filled with figures, or sculptures overwhelmed with drips and reflection, we witness an overflow of desire. Yet, at the same time, something absurd emerges in the banal. An everyday commodity slipping into a dramatic, super-sized group portrait. Beneath it all, Wise is exploring contemporary consumption, desire and politics. - Francesca Gavin

Published by Almine Rech. Texts by Kristen Cochrane, José Carlos Diaz, Francesca Gavin, Loreta Lamargese; Interview with Alice Pfeiffer.

A limited number of signed copies of Chloe Wise’s Second Nature are now available to pre-order through Printed Matter’s web store. If you are attending the in-person signing at Printed Matter / St Marks, choose “Curbside pick-up: St Marks” when prompted to select shipping. All other orders will be shipped beginning Tuesday October 12th. Limit 2 copies per customer.

Copies of the book will also be available for purchase day-of. For guests with books pre-ordered, please arrive with identification and your order confirmation. Please note that Chloe will exclusively be signing copies of Second Nature.

Printed Matter / St Marks requires proof of vaccination to enter our store. For more information, click here.