NEON DUST

GR gallery is pleased to announce the exhibition 'Neon Dust', featuring new artworks by Chino Amobi, Jebila Okongwu, Juan Cuéllar Costa and Lim Kaye. This show will present a total of 16 paintings, including works on canvas and on paper, openly resonating with the apprehension of dystopian and cyberpunk aesthetics, which feel increasingly realistic with the latest development of AI technology nowadays.

The opening reception will take place on Friday, March 21st, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. The exhibition will run from March 22nd to April 19th, 2025. Press members are invited to contact GR gallery to schedule private viewings or interviews with the artists prior to the official opening. Visitors who wish to attend the reception can RSVP by contacting the gallery.

GR gallery, 255 Bowery (between Houston & Stanton) New York, NY, 10002 | [email protected] | tel: +1 212 473 2900 | Wednesday to Sunday, 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Through the contingent blending of the auto-machine based process and the anti-romantic conception of a human-machine hybrid, visitors find themselves suddenly immersed in a blurry, densely rational void. This environment continuously evokes the visualization of a society standing in a liminal dimension set in between existence and dystopia, freewill and constraint, cybertechnology and low-life. In this context, GR gallery introduces a series of artworks that explicitly connect with themes of post-apocalyptic and cyberpunk fiction aesthetically softened by Pop-inspired, bright and graphic allusions, suggesting hope and healing solutions.

Chino Amobi, creates immersive worlds with, robotic visuals and graphic-like colors. His compositions evoke an alternate universe—both strange and familiar—where reality unravels, beings dissolve, and pink neon lights illuminate cyberpunk nights. Jebila Okongwu expresses an influential curiosity about industrial low life prediction that is close to our daily life and the question of the result of human’s action on the developed society. Juan Cuéllar Costa’s paintings, with their solid graphic structures, paradoxically reflect an unbalanced social reality, addressing economic issues through ghost-like figures that evoke a loathing for violent eras. Lim Kaye’s imagery evokes a mechanical-like creature in her compositions—monochromatic, soulless, flat, cruel, and bold—while also suggesting a living, kinetic machine coexisting with humankind.

In the context of Neon Dust, the four featured artists explore the anxiety surrounding automated environments together with social and economic exploitation. Through their sharp observations, GR gallery seeks to highlight the dual nature of technological development and examines the impact of automated futurism on contemporary art, particularly as science advances in diverse directions.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

GR gallery, 255 Bowery New York,, New York, United States