In Praise of Shadows
Curated by Ebony L. Haynes
Vamba Bility, Brianna Rose Brooks, David Craig, Danielle De Jesus, Nathaniel Donnett, Leyla Faye, Kate Meissner, Mich Miller, Gabriel Mills, Dala Nasser, Alina Perez, Tamen Pérez, Jonathan Rajewski, Sara Rahmanian, Emma Safir, Chibuike Uzoma, Curtis Welteroth
June 5 - July 2, 2021
In Praise of Shadows, Curated by Ebony L. Haynes, Installation View at Lyles & King, 2021
In Praise of Shadows, Curated by Ebony L. Haynes, Installation View at Lyles & King, 2021
Top: Mich Miller, Is disco masculine or feminine, 2021, Acrylic and airbrush painting on birchwood panel, 44 x 44 inches, 111.8 x 111.8 cm Bottom: Mich Miller, TBT, 2021, Acrylic painting on wood tondo, 44 x 44 inches, 111.8 x 111.8 cm
In Praise of Shadows, Curated by Ebony L. Haynes, Installation View at Lyles & King, 2021
In Praise of Shadows, Curated by Ebony L. Haynes, Installation View at Lyles & King, 2021
In Praise of Shadows, Curated by Ebony L. Haynes, Installation View at Lyles & King, 2021
In Praise of Shadows, Curated by Ebony L. Haynes, Installation View at Lyles & King, 2021
In Praise of Shadows, Curated by Ebony L. Haynes, Installation View at Lyles & King, 2021
In Praise of Shadows, Curated by Ebony L. Haynes, Installation View at Lyles & King, 2021
In Praise of Shadows, Curated by Ebony L. Haynes, Installation View at Lyles & King, 2021
Jonathan Rajewski, Untitled, 2020-2021, 42 1/8 x 29 1/8 x 25 1/2 inches, 106.7 x 73.7 x 64.8 cm
In Praise of Shadows, Curated by Ebony L. Haynes, Installation View at Lyles & King, 2021

Gabriel Mills, Our Last Night Together, 2021, Oil on wood panel, 48 x 48 x 1 1/2 inches, 121.9 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm
Gabriel Mills, Midnight Air, 2021, Oil on wood panel, 48 x 48 x 1 1/2 inches, 121.9 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm
Danielle De Jesus, Plus 4997, 2021, Oil and acrylic on linen and plexi glass, 72 x 48 inches, 182.9 x 121.9 cm
Curtis Welteroth, Forest with Asshole, 2021, Oil, acrylic, and modeling clay on canvas over panel, 8 x 10 inches, 20.3 x 25.4 cm
Alina Perez, Self Portrait in the Studio, 2021, Charcoal on paper, 40 x 32 inches, 101.6 x 81.3 cm
Vamba Bility, Untitled, 2021, Oil on canvas, 30 x 30 inches, 76.2 x 76.2 cm
Vamba Bility, Boyhood, 2021, Oil on canvas, 30 x 30 inches, 76.2 x 76.2 cm
Sara Rahmanian, Night, 2021, Acrylic on canvas board, 48 x 36 inches, 121.9 x 91.4 cm
Kate Meissner, Extraction, 2021, Oil on canvas, 40 x 40 inches, 101.6 x 101.6 cm
Kate Meissner, Stage Play, 2021, Oil on canvas, 16 x 18 inches, 40.6 x 45.7 cm
Kate Meissner, Thread, 2021, Oil on linen, 22 x 32 inches, 55.9 x 81.3 cm
Vamba Bility, All the weight, 2021, Calabash, metal chain, thread, 62 1/8 x 19 1/8 inches, 157.5 x 48.3 cm
Leyla Faye, Wash Day, 2021, Acrylic and mixed-media on canvas, 67 x 72 inches, 170.2 x 182.9 cm
Leyla Faye, Wash Day, 2021, (detail view)
Leyla Faye, Wash Day, 2021, (detail view)
Emma Safir, Stretch 1, 2021, digital collage printed on silk, neoprene, smocking, applique, pine, upholstery foam, silk thread, flashe paint, 28 x 18 x 1 1/2 inches, 71.1 x 45.7 x 3.8 cm
Emma Safir, Stretch 1 , 2021, (side view)
In Praise of Shadows, Curated by Ebony L. Haynes, Installation View, Lyles & King, New York, US, June 4 - July 2, 2021
In Praise of Shadows, Curated by Ebony L. Haynes, Installation View, Lyles & King, New York, US, June 4 - July 2, 2021d
Nathaniel Donnett, Dark Matter, Dark Energy; Masked, 2021, Gold leaf on paper bag, 16 x 20 inches, 40.6 x 50.8 cm
Curtis Welteroth, In Memoriam, 2021, UV Lights, cockroach, glass dish, bucket, flower fountain, motor, flourescent pigment, water, cordage, and electrical current, 10 x 9 1/2 x 9 inches, 25.4 x 24.1 x 22.9 cm
Brianna Rose Brooks, Who wore it best, 2021, Airbrush, oil, and acrylic on canvas, 72 x 36 inches, 182.9 x 91.4 cm
Brianna Rose Brooks, Who wore it best , 2021, (detail view)
Jonathan Rajewski, Untitled, 2020-2021, 42 1/8 x 29 1/8 x 25 1/2 inches, 106.7 x 73.7 x 64.8 cm
Jonathan Rajewski, Untitled , 2020-2021, (detail view)
Tamen Perez, TBT (Extraction series), 2021, Acrylic on linen, 82 x 70 inches, 208.3 x 177.8 cm
Tamen Perez, Sandia (Extraction series), 2021, Acrylic on linen, 23 x 17 inches, 58.4 x 43.2 cm
Danielle De Jesus, Carmelo's Garden, 2021, Oil and acrylic on linen and plexi glass, 46 x 58 inches, 116.8 x 147.3 cm
David Craig, I Dont Know How I Could be More Disappointed, 2021, Found canopy tent, swivel, dimensions variable
David Craig, I Dont Know How I Could be More Disappointed, 2021, (detail view)
Jonathan Rajewski, Untitled, 2020-2021, 42 1/8 x 29 1/8 x 25 1/2 inches, 106.7 x 73.7 x 64.8 cm
Chibuike Uzoma, Installation View, In Praise of Shadows, Curated by Ebony L. Haynes, Lyles & King, New York, US, June 4 - July 2, 2021
Brianna Rose Brooks, TBT, 2021, Colored pencil and airbrush on paper, 16 x 12 inches, 40.6 x 30.5 cm
Top: Mich Miller, Is disco masculine or feminine, 2021, Acrylic and airbrush painting on birchwood panel, 44 x 44 inches, 111.8 x 111.8 cm Bottom:Mich Miller, TBT, 2021, Acrylic painting on wood tondo, 44 x 44 inches, 111.8 x 111.8 cm