Expo Chicago 2024

THE HOLE | Booth 126

April 11th–14th, 2024

The Hole is proud to announce our return to Expo Chicago. This year we present a two-person booth by Hunter Amos and Joseph Parra. The pairing features two exciting new emerging artists who were both featured in our recent group show Horripilation on the Bowery. Both painters refute the standard flatness of the canvas and work sculpturally: Parra squeezes from the paint tube with pointillistic precision to create seductive silhouettes while Amos utilizes cement, plastic and sand to form raw and personal figures. Find our concrete-clad booth in the EXPOSURE section at booth 126.

Joseph Parra (b. 1990, West Palm Beach, FL) lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. Parra's sculptural paintings distort the idealized male physique, creating topographical bodies that evoke the liquidity of queer histories. Parra received his MFA from Hunter College, New York, and his BFA from Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore along with attending Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Madison. Recent solo shows include the edge of flesh and blood, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ and TechNoir, ASHES/ASHES, New York. His work has been shown in numerous galleries across the country including The Hole, New York, Hauser & Wirth, New York and Abigail Ogilvy Gallery, Los Angeles. 

Hunter Amos (b. 2001, Australia) lives between New York and Australia, with a studio just down the road from the gallery on Bowery. Material is central to Amos' abstract figurative works integrating cement, plastic and sand with more traditional painting techniques. Amos studied at Parsons School of Design, and has been exhibited in solo and group shows internationally since, with his latest solo show Rough Hold, Anna Zorina Gallery, New York City (2024) featured in the New York Times.

HOURS
Preview Hours:
VIP Preview: Thursday, April 11: 12pm – 9pm
Opening night: Thursday, April 11: 6:00–9:00pm   
Open to the Public:
Friday, April 12: 11am-7pm
Saturday, April 13: 11am-7pm
Sunday, April 14: 11am-6pm

LOCATION
Festival Hall
600 E Grand Ave,
Chicago, IL 60611

For more information on attending Expo Chicago 2024, click HERE.

Joseph Parra, Morning Glory, 2024, acrylic on canvas over panel, 60 x 48 in. 152 x 122 cm.

Joseph Parra, Trick, 2024, acrylic on canvas over panel, 40 x 30 in. 102 x 76 cm.

Joseph Parra, Submissive in the Simulation (Meadow), 2023, acrylic on canvas, 48 x 60 in. 122 x 152 cm

Joseph Parra, Submissive in the Simulation (Disco), 2023, acrylic on canvas, 48 x 60 in. 122 x 152 cm.

Hunter Amos, Kinail, 2024, acrylic, oil, plaster, salvaged metal, 62 x 51 in. 157 x 130 cm.