Lyndsey Ingram is delighted to return to The Armory Show with a selection of works by artists from the gallery’s programme. Exploring themes of the natural world, identity, and the small moments of beauty in daily life, our presentation brings together painting, drawing, lithography, and photography.
The fair marks the first New York presentation of Fumi Imamura’s exquisite floral collage and watercolour works. Rendered in rich earth tones, Imamura’s intricate forms unfurl into paper gardens that feel at once intimate and monumental. To coincide with the fair, Kate Friend has released a group of photographic outtakes from her As Chosen by… series, in which she invites creatives to select a flower or plant of personal significance. Also on view is a singular, large-scale outtake from Friend’s series There Are Always Flowers for Those That Want to See Them, a body of work created at Vatican-approved Marian apparition sites. A new group of still-life paintings by Stephen Chambers is also being presented. This most recent body of work occupies a space between abstraction and recognition, as Chambers deftly balances vibrant, textured applications of colour with delicate washes of pigment.
The presentation brings together distinct approaches to landscape, from Suzy Murphy’s abstracted yet evocative interpretations of the natural world to Heidrun Rathgeb’s contemplative mountain and seascape paintings. Anne-Laure Zevi’s lithographic landscapes extend this exploration of nature through four recent drawings that lead the viewer through ethereal terrains in which reality appears suspended.
Also included are recent works by Florence Houston, among them a painting of an ornate Victorian jelly and close-up depictions of everyday objects such as a bar of soap and a light switch. Painted with exquisite detail and vibrant colours, Houston transforms these familiar objects, imbuing them with an unexpected sensuality and allure beyond their basic functionality. Equally attuned to the familiar textures of everyday life, our presentation also includes six paintings by Swedish artist Liselotte Watkins. Rendered from an aerial perspective, Watkins’ compositions bring together carefully curated objects that range from the domestic to the intellectual, balancing decorative beauty with conceptual tension.
