Gabby Rosenberg

Night Pockets

Gabby Rosenberg. <em>Waiting to Be in Use</em>, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 48 x 36 inches (121.9 x 91.4 cm)

Gabby Rosenberg. <em>Waiting to Be in Use</em>, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 48 x 36 inches (121.9 x 91.4 cm) Detail

Gabby Rosenberg. <em>IV</em>, 2018. Acrylic and oil on canvas, 30 x 40 inches (76.2 x 101.6 cm)

Gabby Rosenberg. <em>IV</em>, 2018. Acrylic and oil on canvas, 30 x 40 inches (76.2 x 101.6 cm) Detail

Gabby Rosenberg. <em>Exposed! Future Confusion</em>, 2018. Acrylic on canvas, 30 x 40 inches (76.2 x 101.6 cm)

Gabby Rosenberg. <em>Exposed! Future Confusion</em>, 2018. Acrylic on canvas, 30 x 40 inches (76.2 x 101.6 cm) Detail

Gabby Rosenberg. <em>Mirror Contemplation</em>, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 40 x 30 inches (101.6 x 76.2 cm)

Gabby Rosenberg. <em>Mirror Contemplation</em>, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 40 x 30 inches (101.6 x 76.2 cm) Detail

Gabby Rosenberg. <em>Glitch Heavy</em>, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 40 x 48 inches (101.6 x 121.9 cm)

Gabby Rosenberg. <em>Glitch Heavy</em>, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 40 x 48 inches (101.6 x 121.9 cm) Detail

Gabby Rosenberg. <em>Self Operation: Self Operator</em>, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 48 x 36 inches (121.9 x 91.4 cm)

Gabby Rosenberg. <em>Self Operation: Self Operator</em>, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 48 x 36 inches (121.9 x 91.4 cm) Detail

Gabby Rosenberg. <em>Home Video</em>, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 36 x 48 inches (91.4 x 121.9 cm)

Gabby Rosenberg. <em>Home Video</em>, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 36 x 48 inches (91.4 x 121.9 cm) Detail

Gabby Rosenberg. <em>The Introduction</em>, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 40 x 48 inches (101.6 x 121.9 cm)

Gabby Rosenberg. <em>The Introduction</em>, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 40 x 48 inches (101.6 x 121.9 cm) Detail

Gabby Rosenberg. <em>Gaze Interruption (from One Party)</em>, 2018. Acrylic on canvas, 40 x 48 inches (101.6 x 121.9 cm)

Gabby Rosenberg. <em>Gaze Interruption (from One Party)</em>, 2018. Acrylic on canvas, 40 x 48 inches (101.6 x 121.9 cm) Detail

Gabby Rosenberg. <em>Giant Baby</em>, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 48 x 36 inches (121.9 x 91.4 cm)

Gabby Rosenberg. <em>Giant Baby</em>, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 48 x 36 inches (121.9 x 91.4 cm) Detail

Gabby Rosenberg. <em>Night Time Circus Part II</em>, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 40 x 48 inches (101.6 x 121.9 cm)

Gabby Rosenberg. <em>Night Time Circus Part II</em>, 2019. Acrylic on canvas 40 x 48 inches (101.6 x 121.9 cm) Detail

Gabby Rosenberg. <i>Communicating with Kin</i>, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 40 x 30 inches (101.6 x 76.2 cm)

Gabby Rosenberg. <em>Communicating with Kin</em>, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 40 x 30 inches (101.6 x 76.2 cm) Detail

Gabby Rosenberg. <em>Hiding</em>, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 36 x 48 inches (91.4 x 121.9 cm)

Gabby Rosenberg. <em>Hiding</em>, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 36 x 48 inches (91.4 x 121.9 cm) Detail

Gabby Rosenberg. <em>Fantastical Doubt</em>, 2019. Acrylic, oil, and spray paint on canvas, 36 x 48 inches (91.4 x 121.9 cm)

Gabby Rosenberg. <em>Fantastical Doubt</em>, 2019. Acrylic, oil, and spray paint on canvas, 36 x 48 inches (91.4 x 121.9 cm) Detail

Gabby Rosenberg. <em>Dancing Queen</em>, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 48 x 36 inches (121.9 x 91.4 cm)

Gabby Rosenberg. <em>Dancing Queen</em>, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 48 x 36 inches (121.9 x 91.4 cm) Detail

Gabby Rosenberg. <em>Youth</em>, 2019. Acrylic and oil on canvas, 40 x 30 inches (101.6 x 76.2 cm)

Gabby Rosenberg. <em>Youth</em>, 2019. Acrylic and oil on canvas, 40 x 30 inches (101.6 x 76.2 cm) Detail

Night Pockets. Installation view, Steve Turner, 2019

Gabby Rosenberg. Waiting to Be in Use, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 48 x 36 inches (121.9 x 91.4 cm)

Gabby Rosenberg. Waiting to Be in Use, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 48 x 36 inches (121.9 x 91.4 cm) Detail

Gabby Rosenberg. IV, 2018. Acrylic and oil on canvas, 30 x 40 inches (76.2 x 101.6 cm)

Gabby Rosenberg. IV, 2018. Acrylic and oil on canvas, 30 x 40 inches (76.2 x 101.6 cm) Detail

Gabby Rosenberg. Exposed! Future Confusion, 2018. Acrylic on canvas, 30 x 40 inches (76.2 x 101.6 cm)

Gabby Rosenberg. Exposed! Future Confusion, 2018. Acrylic on canvas, 30 x 40 inches (76.2 x 101.6 cm) Detail

Gabby Rosenberg. Mirror Contemplation, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 40 x 30 inches (101.6 x 76.2 cm)

Gabby Rosenberg. Mirror Contemplation, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 40 x 30 inches (101.6 x 76.2 cm) Detail

Gabby Rosenberg. Glitch Heavy, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 40 x 48 inches (101.6 x 121.9 cm)

Gabby Rosenberg. Glitch Heavy, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 40 x 48 inches (101.6 x 121.9 cm) Detail

Gabby Rosenberg. Self Operation: Self Operator, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 48 x 36 inches (121.9 x 91.4 cm)

Gabby Rosenberg. Self Operation: Self Operator, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 48 x 36 inches (121.9 x 91.4 cm) Detail

Gabby Rosenberg. Home Video, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 36 x 48 inches (91.4 x 121.9 cm)

Gabby Rosenberg. Home Video, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 36 x 48 inches (91.4 x 121.9 cm) Detail

Gabby Rosenberg. The Introduction, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 40 x 48 inches (101.6 x 121.9 cm)

Gabby Rosenberg. The Introduction, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 40 x 48 inches (101.6 x 121.9 cm) Detail

Gabby Rosenberg. Gaze Interruption (from One Party), 2018. Acrylic on canvas, 40 x 48 inches (101.6 x 121.9 cm)

Gabby Rosenberg. Gaze Interruption (from One Party), 2018. Acrylic on canvas, 40 x 48 inches (101.6 x 121.9 cm) Detail

Gabby Rosenberg. Giant Baby, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 48 x 36 inches (121.9 x 91.4 cm)

Gabby Rosenberg. Giant Baby, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 48 x 36 inches (121.9 x 91.4 cm) Detail

Gabby Rosenberg. Night Time Circus Part II, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 40 x 48 inches (101.6 x 121.9 cm)

Gabby Rosenberg. Night Time Circus Part II, 2019. Acrylic on canvas 40 x 48 inches (101.6 x 121.9 cm) Detail

Gabby Rosenberg. Communicating with Kin, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 40 x 30 inches (101.6 x 76.2 cm)

Gabby Rosenberg. Communicating with Kin, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 40 x 30 inches (101.6 x 76.2 cm) Detail

Gabby Rosenberg. Hiding, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 36 x 48 inches (91.4 x 121.9 cm)

Gabby Rosenberg. Hiding, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 36 x 48 inches (91.4 x 121.9 cm) Detail

Gabby Rosenberg. Fantastical Doubt, 2019. Acrylic, oil, and spray paint on canvas, 36 x 48 inches (91.4 x 121.9 cm)

Gabby Rosenberg. Fantastical Doubt, 2019. Acrylic, oil, and spray paint on canvas, 36 x 48 inches (91.4 x 121.9 cm) Detail

Gabby Rosenberg. Dancing Queen, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 48 x 36 inches (121.9 x 91.4 cm)

Gabby Rosenberg. Dancing Queen, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 48 x 36 inches (121.9 x 91.4 cm) Detail

Gabby Rosenberg. Youth, 2019. Acrylic and oil on canvas, 40 x 30 inches (101.6 x 76.2 cm)

Gabby Rosenberg. Youth, 2019. Acrylic and oil on canvas, 40 x 30 inches (101.6 x 76.2 cm) Detail

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March 30 – May 4, 2019

Steve Turner is pleased to present Night Pockets, a solo exhibition by Los Angeles-based Gabby Rosenberg consisting of paintings that combine figuration and abstraction. The gender-ambiguous figures are part self and part monster and are comprised of lushly layered bold colors juxtaposed against solid backgrounds of white or black. Many of Rosenberg’s subjects have fragmented body parts that are stacked in concentric circles. These blobby characters are often depicted with exposed joints or innards, a suggestion of vulnerability. According to the artist, they represent a visceral feeling of otherness and the complex fluidity of identity. She also acknowledges a debt to Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein with its creature’s desire for intimacy.

Gabby Rosenberg (born Chicago, 1992) earned a BA from Hampshire College (2014) and an MFA from CalArts (2018). Her work is currently on view in Show Me as I Want to Be Seen at the Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco. This is Rosenberg’s first solo exhibition at Steve Turner.

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