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Almine Rech

Sam McKinniss Misery

Sep 7 — Oct 8, 2022 | Paris, Turenne
Opening on September 7th, from 11 am to 8 pm. Inquire about the exhibition: inquiries@alminerech.com The gallery is open from 11 am until 7 pm.

Almine Rech Paris is pleased to announce Misery, Sam McKinniss's third solo exhibition with the gallery, and his first in France, on view from September 7 to October 8, 2022.

In Sam McKinniss’s paintings, one sees the artist working overtly against this fear by leaning into and beyond it, painting subjects not from his own personal experiences but those with which most of us are extremely familiar, found in popular media, press photos, other artworks. And yet, Sam’s paintings are necessarily of himself, of what has formed or is forming him. They are also of his viewers, of what has formed and is forming us. In redrawing snapshots of celebrities, for example, that are so recognizable they have become common, Sam reevaluates that very action of collectively flattening an image. The references are not unduly manipulated. These are captured moments, as we saw and continue to see them, heightened by virtue of their being paintings.

— Natasha Stagg, writer and critic

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Selected artworks

  • Sam McKinniss,                                      River Phoenix and Martha Plimpton attending the Academy Awards, 2022

    Sam McKinniss River Phoenix and Martha Plimpton attending the Academy Awards, 2022

    Oil on linen
    177.8 x 274.3 cm
    70 x 108 in

  • Sam McKinniss,                                      Daisy, 2022

    Sam McKinniss Daisy, 2022

    Oil on linen
    167.6 x 198.1 cm
    66 x 78 in

  • Sam McKinniss,                                      Mother and Calf, 2022

    Sam McKinniss Mother and Calf, 2022

    Oil on linen
    167.6 x 198.1 cm
    66 x 78 in

  • Sam McKinniss,                                      Sarah Connor, 2022

    Sam McKinniss Sarah Connor, 2022

    Oil on linen
    106.7 x 198.1 cm
    42 x 78 in

  • Sam McKinniss,                                      Salazar's Pit Viper, 2022

    Sam McKinniss Salazar's Pit Viper, 2022

    Oil on linen
    22.9 x 30.5 cm
    9 x 12 in

  • Sam McKinniss,                                      Gwyneth Paltrow, 2022

    Sam McKinniss Gwyneth Paltrow, 2022

    Oil on linen
    30.5 x 22.9 cm
    12 x 9 in

  • Sam McKinniss,                                      Cher, 2022

    Sam McKinniss Cher, 2022

    Oil on linen
    137.2 x 96.5 cm
    54 x 38 in

  • Sam McKinniss,                                      L'Adoration du veau (after Picabia), 2022

    Sam McKinniss L'Adoration du veau (after Picabia), 2022

    Oil on linen
    30.5 x 22.9 cm
    12 x 9 in

  • Sam McKinniss,                                      Kathy Bates, 2022

    Sam McKinniss Kathy Bates, 2022

    Oil on linen
    83.8 x 83.8 cm
    33 x 33 in

  • Sam McKinniss,                                      Angela Lansbury, 2022

    Sam McKinniss Angela Lansbury, 2022

    Oil on linen
    61 x 45.7 cm
    24 x 18 in

  • Sam McKinniss,                                      Jennifer Lawrence,, 2022

    Sam McKinniss Jennifer Lawrence,, 2022

    Oil on linen
    27.9 x 35.6 cm
    11 x 14 in

  • Sam McKinniss,                                      Will Smith, 2022

    Sam McKinniss Will Smith, 2022

    Oil on linen
    35.6 x 27.9 cm
    14 x 11 in

  • Sam McKinniss,                                      Dairy Cow (study), 2022

    Sam McKinniss Dairy Cow (study), 2022

    Oil on linen
    20.3 x 25.4 cm
    8 x 10 in