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Trotter&Sholer and United Contemporary are thrilled to announce their partnership as presenting galleries at the highly anticipated 2025 Future Fair, taking place from May 8-10 at Chelsea Industrial in New York. This collaboration brings together a dynamic selection of artists whose works embrace transformation, both formally and thematically, while exploring personal and collective narratives through innovative material approaches. This partnership also highlights the depth and innovation of Canadian contemporary art at a time when cultural boundaries and artistic representation are increasingly vital. By centering Canadian artists, this presentation underscores the power of art to transcend borders, engage with complex histories, and affirm a collective identity rooted in resilience and transformation.
At the core of our presentation is an investigation of fluidity and fragmentation, featuring Canadian multimedia artist Linda Sormin in conversation with American abstract painter Ezra Cohen, alongside additional works by Jaspal Birdi and Ryan Van Der Hout. This curated selection highlights the ways in which materiality can serve as a vessel for storytelling, resilience, and reinvention.
Featured Artists:
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Linda Sormin (Canada/Thailand, based in New York): Sormin’s sculptural ceramic works are fluid yet fractured, weaving together narratives of displacement, memory, and precarity. Her intricate and unpredictable forms reflect the instability and transformation inherent in both material and experience.
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Ezra Cohen (USA): The sole American artist among the four, Cohen’s practice spans abstraction and figuration, engaging with themes of creation and destruction. His bold compositions are characterized by high-contrast colour, vivid textures, and an expressive, gestural energy.
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Jaspal Birdi (Canada): Birdi’s practice exists at the intersection of photography and painting, utilizing technology to manipulate images in a liminal space between mediums. She alters laser printers to distort her photographic images, which are then transferred onto metallic emergency blankets, creating works that blur the boundaries between digital and handmade, stability and flux.
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Ryan Van Der Hout (Canada): Van Der Hout’s glass-based works embody themes of rupture, repair, and queer transformation. His process of shattering and meticulously reconstructing images speaks to the complexities of identity, resilience, and healing.
Together, these artists delve into the tensions and possibilities of fragmentation, reassembly, and adaptation, providing a timely reflection on our fractured yet interconnected world. Their work highlights the importance of Canadian voices in the global art conversation. Trotter&Sholer and United Contemporary invite audiences to engage with these compelling pieces at Future Fair 2025, where materiality serves as a conduit for deeper understanding and meaningful dialogue.
