José Lozano: House of Mirth
March 22 - May 3, 2025
Artist talk: March 22, 3pm
Opening Reception: March 22, 4-6pm
Craig Krull Gallery is pleased to present House of Mirth, our first solo exhibition with Los Angeles artist José Lozano. The exhibition will be on view in the gallery from March 22 to May 3, with an artist talk on March 22 at 3pm, and an opening reception to follow from 4 to 6pm.
José Lozano, an accomplished printmaker and painter, packs a full house in every image. His subjects are often crowds and ensembles; he pushes people into the frame, where they confront each other in throngs of humanity evoking Reginald Marsh, Paul Cadmus, and James Ensor. As the show’s title suggests, Lozano’s work is subtly and sometimes strangely sarcastic, his humor elevated by the tight contrast of his scenes. Families and friends appear on the beach, at parties, enjoying picnics—but ominous immigration officers lurk on the periphery. Couples embrace, but seem to scowl at the viewer. The printmaking influences are clear in Lozano’s use of lines, sometimes shimmeringly metallic, mirroring the slick, 1930s wavy hairstyles of his figures. It is linework that defines these people, articulating their forms and energies—it is linework that heightens the tension of these gatherings. These are bodies in motion, writhing and twisting, threatening to explode beyond the picture plane.
