Jeffrey Gibson: DREAMING OF HOW IT'S MEANT TO BE at London’s Stephen Friedman Gallery
Jeffrey Gibson is the first Indigenous artist to represent the United States with a solo exhibition at the U.S. Pavilion23, which is a significant achievement and recognition for his work.
Gibson's vibrant solo exhibition, DREAMING OF HOW IT'S MEANT TO BE, at Stephen Friedman Gallery is a fusing Choctaw-Cherokee heritage with club culture, queer theory, and more, Gibson showcases a diverse range of work, including large-scale multimedia pieces, sculptures, punching bags, and paintings on paper. In April 2024, Gibson will make history as the first Indigenous artist representing the US with a solo pavilion at the Venice Biennale.
This debut at the gallery highlights Gibson's colorful, pattern-rich practice, blending geometric abstraction inspired by North American Indigenous aesthetics with contemporary narratives of resistance. The artist's expressive mark-making takes center stage in his new mixed media works, revealing sweeping gestures and intricate layers. Vintage objects, such as a belt buckle in I FEEL REAL WHEN YOU HOLD ME, extend the narratives, touching on themes of humanity and love's complexity.
Gibson's text-incorporated Victorian-era Native-made objects, like I NEED TO BE IN YOUR ARMS, bridge the past and present, acknowledging their kitschy significance and contemporary relevance. Beaded sculptures, created with materials from dance regalia, explore figurative representation and propose hybrid identities for the future. Gibson's exhibition is a celebration of dreaming as a privilege, envisioning an uncompromised reality in challenging times.
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