JIM JOE LOOKS MEAN MEMORIZE

LONG ANSWERS TO EASY QUESTIONS, 2016, ink on canvas, 20 × 16 in, 50.8 × 40.6 cm

TRY SPELLING UNDER PRESSURE, 2016, ink on canvas, 20 × 16 in, 50.8 × 40.6 cm

THREE SIDES OF THE SAME COIN, 2016, ink on canvas, 20 × 16 in, 50.8 × 40.6 cm

WATER CAN KILL YOU, 2016, ink on canvas, 20 × 16 in, 50.8 × 40.6 cm

THE BODY ISSUE, 2016, ink on canvas, 20 × 16 in, 50.8 × 40.6 cm

GREED SOFTENS DESIRE, 2016, ink on canvas, 20 × 16 in, 50.8 × 40.6 cm

PICTURES ARE WORTH MORE THAN WORDS, 2016, ink on canvas, 20 × 16 in, 50.8 × 40.6 cm

VISIT THE IMPRISONED, 2016, ink on canvas, 20 × 16 in, 50.8 × 40.6 cm

NEUTRALITY HELPS THE OPPRESSOR, 2016, ink on canvas, 20 x 16 inches, 50.8 x 40.6 cm

THIEVES OPERATE IN THIS AREA, 2016, ink on canvas, 20 × 16 in, 50.8 × 40.6 cm

INFINITY PACKAGE, 2016, ink on canvas, 20 × 16 in, 50.8 × 40.6 cm

PORTRAIT OF A CHERUB, 2016, ink on canvas, 20 × 16 in, 50.8 × 40.6 cm

STEALING ISN’T FREE, 2016, ink on canvas, 20 × 16 in, 50.8 × 40.6 cm

INCREASINGLY UNAFFORDABLE, 2016, ink on canvas, 20 × 16 in, 50.8 × 40.6 cm

PRISONER OF IMPULSE, 2016, ink on canvas, 20 × 16 in, 50.8 × 40.6 cm

FEMALE GENIUS, 2016, ink on canvas, 20 × 16 in, 50.8 × 40.6 cm

ASSUME IT WAS LEFT ON PURPOSE, 2016, ink on canvas, 20 × 16 in, 50.8 × 40.6 cm

SLEEP HELPS ADDICTION, 2016, ink on canvas, 20 x 16 inches, 50.8 x 40.6 cm

ANNONIMITY IS SACROSANCT, 2016, ink on canvas, 20 × 16 in, 50.8 × 40.6 cm

REPEAT YOUR MISTAKES, 2016, ink on canvas, 20 × 16 in, 50.8 × 40.6 cm

ALWAYS RETURN TO THE SCENE OF THE CRIME, 2016, ink on canvas, 20 × 16 in, 50.8 × 40.6 cm

CRITICS JUST DON’T UNDERSTAND, 2016, ink on canvas, 20 × 16 in, 50.8 × 40.6 cm

ALMOST ALL PSYCHOPATHS ARE MEN, 2016, ink on canvas, 20 x 16 inches, 50.8 x 40.6 cm

SYSTEMIC USE OF FORCE, 2016, ink on canvas, 20 × 16 in, 50.8 × 40.6 cm

BECOME GENUINELY INTERESTED IN OTHER PEOPLE, 2016, ink on canvas, 20 × 16 in, 50.8 × 40.6 cm

PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY WITH YOUR LIFE, 2016, ink on canvas, 20 x 16 inches, 50.8 x 40.6 cm

RESPECT FOR THE INSANE, 2016, ink on canvas, 20 × 16 in, 50.8 × 40.6 cm

DISTANCE CAN CREATE CONNECTION, 2016, ink on canvas, 20 × 16 in, 50.8 × 40.6 cm

DESIRE WILL DESTROY YOU, 2016, ink on canvas, 20 × 16 in, 50.8 × 40.6 cm

THE MUSIC BUSINESS NOT THE ART BUSINESS, 2016, ink on canvas, 20 × 16 in, 50.8 × 40.6 cm

THE ANIMAL BEHIND THE FUR, 2016, ink on canvas, 20 × 16 in, 50.8 × 40.6 cm

ACCIDENTS NEVER HAPPEN WHEN MURDER IS INVOLVED, 2016, ink on canvas, 20 x 16 inches, 50.8 x 40.6 cm

YOU'RE ONLY AS GOOD AS YOUR SKIN, 2016, ink on canvas, 20 × 16 in, 50.8 × 40.6 cm

ALL BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE MUST DIE, 2016, ink on canvas, 20 × 16 in, 50.8 × 40.6 cm

LOOK MEANS MEMORIZE, 2016, ink on canvas, 20 × 16 in, 50.8 × 40.6 cm

PERSON WITH UMBRELLA IN THE RAIN, 2016, oil on canvas, 85 x 66 inches, 215.9 x 167.6 cm

THE HOLE

IS PROUD

TO PRESENT

LOOK MEANS MEMORIZE

A SECOND SOLO EXHIBITION

BY GENERAL IDIOT

JIM JOE

THE SHOW CONSISTS OF

30 SMALL PAINTINGS

1 LARGE PAINTING

AND A WALL TEXT

THE SMALL PAINTINGS

ARE TEXT PAINTINGS

WRITTEN BY HAND

THE LARGE PAINTING

IS AN ENLARGEMENT

OF A DRAWING

DEPICTING A PERSON

WITH AN UMBRELLA

IN THE RAIN

THE WALL TEXT IS A

PERSONALITY ASSESEMENT

BY A CERTIFIED GRAPHOLOGIST

USING JIM JOES HANDWRITING

AND DRAWING AS ITS

POINT OF REFERENCE

TOGETHER

THESE WORKS FORM

AN ANALYTICAL PORTRAIT

OF A PERSON WHO ISNT THERE

THANK YOU

For more information about the artist and to preview works in exhibition please email raymond@theholenyc.com

Featured image: Female Genius, 2016, Ink on canvas, 20 x 16 inches

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