FERNBERGER

“The Beach Boys” by Phil Davis
Where: Shoot the Lobster
When: January 18 - February 24, 2024 
Why It’s Worth a Look: In this exhibition, instantly recognizable iconography is reduced to its most gestural form. The artist uses a diverse range of source material in his practice, ranging from Halloween catalogs to love songs, delving into the complexities of identity and representation.

Know Before You Go: Speaking about his rendering of the Beach Boy's Pet Sounds cover, the artist explained, "The experience of recalling the image is reflected in the way the painting is made; it is emblematic of chasing an image or memory instead of fully realizing it. This sensation is also a symptom of the same economy. If the paintings were ‘fully’ rendered they would just be pictures, not paintings."