Juxtapoz
Kevin Christy: A Step Up The Ghost Ladder
Spring 2024, Issue #229
by Ed Templeton

The Hole is delighted to share Kevin Christy's interview with Juxtapoz magazine discussing his work as both a comedian and an artist, featuring his new show Ghost Ladder at The Hole Tribeca opening March 16th.

"Kevin Christy is one of my very few art-buddies, and now that I think about it, probably my only one. I live in a self-imposed art-vacuum in Orange County, and he lives in Los Angeles, so when I drive up to see an exhibition, I usually invite him to join me so we can enjoy a conversation about art and painting with someone other than my wife Deanna. It’s a treat for me because Kevin has clear opinions and great hot takes about everything going on in the art world. It’s nice to be able to nerd-out with a fellow painter and talk about techniques and things we have learned. Most likely, you’ve seen Kevin’s face before. It has a tendency to pop up in random TV shows and commercials, emerging briefly with a funny line in a movie. Or maybe you’re a stand-up comedy fan and saw him on stage at the Comedy Store or opening for Whitney Cummings or Marc Maron. I bet you never dreamed that the person you subconsciously recognize is also a gifted painter who shows his work in galleries worldwide and will be having a solo exhibition of his newest work at the Hole Gallery in NYC this spring. We recently got together to discuss the new work and how his two worlds combine to make him the wonderful person he is."

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Large End Table, oil on canvas, 30 x 40 inches, 2023.

Sizes Run Small, oil on canvas, 20 x 24 inches, 2023.

New In Town, oil on canvas, 20 x 24 inches, 2023.

Out Of Town, oil on canvas, 30 x 40 inches, 2023.

Idol Hands, oil on canvas, 20 x 24 inches, 2023.

Reverse Is Still Movement, oil on canvas, 20 x 24 inches, 2023.