Insider/Outsider

Since the turn of millennium, a diverse group of emerging artists based in New England and New York has been making art that is defiantly uninterested in chronology or formal rules in fine art. Embracing such art world taboos as playful figuration, cartooning, neon colors, and earnest (as opposed to ironic) appropriation of pop culture, these young rebels stand outside the mainstream, but exert a strong influence on both visual culture and their peers within the art world. This exhibition, organized by Dan Nadel, who has documented the work of these insider/outsider artists for nearly a decade, will highlight the diverse approaches to multiple themes and media.

curated by Martin Lilja