The Border Creatures Return in New Adrian Cox Show

Painter Adrian Cox continues to expand the mythology of his hybrid Border Creatures in "Awakenings." Opening at Beinart Gallery on April 6, the show takes us inside the Borderlands and the latest narratives involving his fictional race of creatures that are in harmony with the natural world. This show features a new being, named Penitent Spirit, dwelling his lush world. Cox was featured in Hi-Fructose Vol. 47.

Painter Adrian Cox continues to expand the mythology of his hybrid Border Creatures in “Awakenings.” Opening at Beinart Gallery on April 6, the show takes us inside the Borderlands and the latest narratives involving his fictional race of creatures that are in harmony with the natural world. This show features a new being, named Penitent Spirit, dwelling his lush world. Cox was featured in Hi-Fructose Vol. 47.

“In Penitent Spirit’s ongoing quest for redemption, a being that once ravaged the Borderlands searches for a new way of existing,” Beinart offers. “Ultimately, these works are informed by the anxieties and hopes of living today and give shape to the question of how we might transform our own relationships with each other and the natural world.”

See more works from the show below.

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Adrian Cox, painting, surrealism

Aya Takano, Kawaii, So Youn Lee, surrealism, Yoshitomo Nara

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drawing, Lauren Marx, painting

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endangered species, Juan Travieso, painting

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The Surreal Ink Drawings of Peter Striffolino

drawing, Peter Striffolino, surrealism

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The Border Creatures Return in New Adrian Cox Show

Somewhere Between Cute and Surrealism: Interview with So Youn Lee

Haunting Depictions of Decay by Lauren Marx

Exclusive Interview: Juan Travieso Discusses His Paintings of Endangered Species

The Surreal Ink Drawings of Peter Striffolino

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