Kerry James Marshall and Njideka Akunyili Crosby offer tender visions of romance and intimacy, while Tracey Emin and Christina Quarles explore the issue of portraying vulnerability, with the self and with others.

Figuring Love

Spanning the artistic to the historic, the personal to the political, Cecily Brown, Adrien Ghenie, and Toyin Ojih Odutola envision new narratives for the past and present. Whether revising source imagery of the past – or offering an imagined vision altogether – these works retell history from different points of view.

From the artistic to the historic, the personal to the political, Cecily Brown, Adrien Ghenie, and Toyin Ojih Odutola envision new narratives for the past and present.

Remixing the Canon

Situated in the liminal space between abstraction and figuration, Justin Caguiat, Takako Yamaguchi, and George Condo conjure scenes of surreality. The tangled limbs, hazy foliage, and brushy, amorphous pools of pigment speak to the frailties of representing a complex world complicated further by its inhabitants.

Situated in the liminal space between abstraction and figuration, Justin Caguiat, Takako Yamaguchi, and George Condo conjure scenes of surreality.&nbsp;

Dreamscapes

Works by Jacqueline Humphries, Avery Singer, and Lucy Bull testify to the relevance of a centuries-old medium in the twenty-first century. From abstractions which channel the sputtering glitches of a television control room to fluorescing, impossibly keyed-up showers of color, artists today grapple with how to depict a world refracted by screens.

Works by Jacqueline Humphries, Avery Singer, and Lucy Bull testify to the relevance of a centuries-old medium in the twenty-first century.

Painting in the Digital Age

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The Now Evening Auction focuses on the art of our time, offering the most exciting, cutting-edge works on the market and providing a masterpiece context for well-established and newly canonized artists. The auction also provides heightened visibility and a relevant art historical context for younger artists, establishing the masters of today and tomorrow. The May 2024 iteration of The Now Evening Auction combines critically acclaimed masterpieces with the best of newly emerging artists. Taken together, the auction traces the arc of artistic production this century and examines many of the prevailing themes addressed by artists today, forming a dynamic portrait of the varied trends that constitute the art and culture of our time.