
I’m glad he’s single because I’m going to climb that like a tree. —Megan, Bridesmaids (2011), 2024, Acrylic on canvas, 48 x 48 inches
“Gabrielle Garland: I’ll Get You, My Pretty, and Your Little Dog Too” at Miles McEnery,
September 4 – October 25, 2025
It is the first New York solo show for Gabrielle Garland, whose neon palette and use of skewed scale and perspective lend a surreal note to her paintings of suburban homes. Each house takes on a personality of its own in her square compositions, homes captured under the blazing sun at the heat of midday, at golden hour, or in the dark of night, illuminated by street lamp or porch light. Garland paints her subjects with an undeniable reverence, but not in the pursuit of photorealism, instead embracing the unreliability of our memories. Letting certain architectural elements loom larger than life creates distortions that are at once endearing and unsettling, lending character to what whether others might see as cookie cutter housing developments.
Miles McEnery is located at 511 West 22nd Street, New York, New York.
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