Mark Frygell, Hole Gathering, 2024, oil on canvas, 60 x 82 inches, 152 x 208 cm.
Adèle Aproh, Rush Hour, 2025, Colored pencil and pastel on paper, 52.5 x 59 inches, 135 x 150 cm.
Noa Ironic, Lying To My Friends Is The Most Fun I Can Have In This Town, 2025, Gouache and oil on canvas, 38 x 60 inches, 96 x 152 cm.
Guest curators: Andy Dixon, Charlotte Grüssing, Dakota Sica, Doreen Remen & Noa Wynn, Isaac Malca, Julianna Vezzetti, Michael Yuan, Natasha Schlesinger and Scroll NYC
Guest artists: Adèle Aproh, Carly Owens Weiss, Colin Radcliffe, Etty Anderson, Jonni Cheatwood, Mark Frygell, Michael McGregor, Noa Ironic and Scout Zabinski
The Hole is pleased to present Guest of a Guest, our summer exhibition at the Tribeca location, on view July 23–August 28, 2025. The opening is Wednesday, July 23rd from 6–8pm.
In past summers we’ve presented single-vision guest curated shows: Sasha Bogojev’s Universes 5, Tania and Thomas Asbaek’s Monomythology, Andrew Woolbright’s Density Betrays Us to name a few. But this time instead of inviting a single guest curator, we invited a bevy of them: artist friends, collector friends, gallerist friends, foundation friends and curator compadres, each tasked with bringing a +1 to the group. The result is a kind of curatorial potluck dinner that is both an experiment and a commitment to conviviality.
We gave our curators a loose theme: dinner parties, afterparties or just people coming together. New faces we should know from our curators in-the-know, our guests include Noa Ironic painting a raucous poker night, Jonni Cheatwood with a birthday party scene of ambiguous origin; Scout Zabinski stages a detailed luncheon tête-à-tête, and Carly Owens Weiss paints a giant, ghostly chicken—the unnerving centerpiece of a surreal dinner. Colin Radcliffe’s figures lay around nude, taking pictures, playing music and looking at their phones, while Adèle Aproh draws an army of self-portrait doppelgangers, a party of one turned into a buzzing crowd.
Some selections hit the mark with precision: steak frites at a bistro in Le Marais is an experience we have definitely shared with artist Michael McGregor, and with the curator Julianna Vezzeti who selects him. Mark Frygell’s painting, selected by curator Natasha Schlesinger, shows a cast of enigmatic figures gathered around a black void (image above). With the title Hole Gathering it might just be the most mathematically perfect curation I’ve ever seen.
I suppose I curated the curators? I have a hard time letting go, but it is important to foster the foregrounding of others’ voices and choices. Besides, artists often discover new talent before galleries do from their propensity to gather in like-minded groups; enthusiastic collectors frequently beat me to the studio visit (grrr!); and independent curators, yes, still exist and need activation.
We plan to host a conversation during the show about the important role of a curator but also what that word still can mean, as it has been flattened to include "curated" skincare or smoothies.
Jonni Cheatwood, It's The Favela, 2022, oil, oil stick, acrylic and alkyd on canvas sewn to textiles,
60 x 120 inches, 152 x 305 cm.
Mark Frygell, Hole Gathering, 2024, Oil on canvas, 60 x 82 inches, 152 x 208 cm.
Carly Owens Weiss, Winner, Winner, 2025, oil on canvas, 54 x 67 inches, 152 x 183 cm.
Scout Zabinski, Half Fig, Bleu Weeds (Passerby), 2025, oil on canvas, 48 x 60 inches, 121.9 x 152.4 cm.
Adèle Aproh, Rush Hour, 2025, Colored pencil and pastel on paper, 52 1/4 x 59 inches, 135 x 150 cm.
Noa Ironic, Lying To My Friends Is The Most Fun I Can Have In This Town, 2025, Gouache and oil on canvas, 38 x 60 inches, 96 x 152 cm.
Michael McGregor, Sharing Steak Frites at Le Bistro Paul Bert, 2024, oil and oil stick on canvas, 40 x 30 inches, 102 x 76 cm.
Colin Radcliffe, Piquenique em Paris, 2025, ceramic, glaze, 15 x 12 x 8 inches, 38 x 30 x 20 cm.
Colin Radcliffe, Cícero, 2025, ceramic, glaze, 10 x 9 x 9 inches, 25 x 23 x 23 cm.
Colin Radcliffe, Tic Tac Toe, 2024, ceramic, glaze, 12 x 9 x 9 inches, 30 x 23 x 23 cm.
Colin Radcliffe, Pablo, 2025, ceramic, glaze, 5 x 7 x 7 inches, 13 x 18 x 18 cm.
Colin Radcliffe, Riquencio, 2025, ceramic, glaze, 10 x 9.5 x 9 inches, 25 x 24 x 23 cm.
Colin Radcliffe, Glaucus, 2025, ceramic, glaze, 10 x 9.5 x 9 inches, 25 x 24 x 23 cm.
Colin Radcliffe, FLAMER, 2024, ceramic, glaze, 9 x 12 x 7 inches, 23 x 30 x 18 cm.
Colin Radcliffe, Golden Narcissus, 2025, ceramic, glaze, 25k gold, 16 x 12 x 6.5 inches, 41 x 30 x 16.5 cm.
Etty Anderson, Boots, 2025, colored porcelain, wood fired, 4 x 11 x 7 inches, 10 x 28 x 18 cm.
Etty Anderson, Bowl with Plastic Knife (With Small Grape Cluster, Two Grapes, an Apple Core and an Apple Peel), 2025, colored porcelain, salt and soda fired, 7 x 7 x 2 inches, 18 x 18 x 5 cm.
Etty Anderson, Sippy Goblet (With Straw), 2025, colored porcelain, salt fired, 10 x 2.5 x 2.5 inches, 25 x 6 x 6 cm.
Etty Anderson, Peach Half with Pit and Slice, 2025, colored porcelain, salt fired. 4 x 3 x 4.5 inches, 8 x 8 x 8 cm.
Etty Anderson, Tall Can, 2024 colored porcelain, salt fired, 7 x 3 x 3 inches, 18 x 8 x 8 cm.
Etty Anderson, Chain Keys, 2025, colored porcelain, salt fired, 1 x 1 x 24 inches, 3 x 3 x 61 cm.
Etty Anderson, Pill Bottle (With 4 Pills), 2025, colored porcelain, salt fired, 1 x 1 x 2 inches, 3 x 3 x 5 cm.
Etty Anderson, Crushed Paper Bag, 2025, colored porcelain, soda fired, 4.5 x 7 x 2 inches, 11 x 18 x 5 cm.
Etty Anderson, Napkin and Fig, 2025, colored porcelain, salt fired, 4 x 4 x 1.5 inches, 10 x 10 x 4 cm.
Etty Anderson, Grape Cluster, 2025, colored porcelain, salt fired, 4.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 inches, 11 x 6 x 6 cm.
Etty Anderson, Oyster, 2025, colored porcelain, salt fired, 3 x 6 x 1 inches, 8 x 15 x 3 cm.
Etty Anderson, Pomegranate, 2025, colored porcelain, salt fired, 2 x 5 x 2 inches, 5 x 13 x 5 cm.
Etty Anderson, Peeled Lime, 2025, colored porcelain, salt fired, 2.5 x 2.5 x 7.5 inches, 6 x 6 x 19 cm.