10/12/2024
Gow Langsford Gallery at Jutta Gallery
104 Charlton St
NY, New York 10014
In The Stars I Trust
October 7 - 20, 2024
Beneath the playfulness of Paterson’s work—or, perhaps, hundreds of miles above it—floats a sense of unease that feels weightier when one knows that the artist uprooted from New Zealand and moved to Lower Manhattan in 2023. Hubble is a predominantly American invention, and Paterson’s use of its cartography indicates a persistence of colonialism, less visible if perhaps more all-seeing and global than ever. He is forced to view his home, his traditions and his very nighttime through a U.S.-made lens. The notion of homosexuality in its modern form, with its campy touchstones and focus on identity, is a Western export that indigenous people can only map onto their own experiences by way of a careful, conscious balance. Paterson is heir to an intricate notion of self, but he never walks a tightrope. His art prances, peacocks, struts its stuff, and with a heart as open as the Southern Sky, invites us inside.
-Daniel Felsenthal
As Above so it is Below (Constellation Orion), 2024. Glitter, Japanese fresh water pearls, acrylic and mixed media on canvas, 90 x 80 cm / 35 3/8 x 31 ½ in and The Event to Watch (Constellation Pavo), 2024. Glitter, Cook Island black pearls, Japanese fresh water pearls, acrylic and jewellery wire and mixed media on board, 40.6 x 30.5 cm / 16 x 12 in. Photography and videos by
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