Katherine Bernhardt: Why is a mushroom growing in my shower?

Dazzling and playful, Katherine Bernhardts newest paintings highlight her fascination with American pop vernacular, from Pokmon and the Pink Panther to Crocs and psilocybin mushrooms. ---------- "Bernhardt has always been impressive for her ability to combine the immediate, seductive properties of paint with the infectious humor of topical pop culture." Hyperallergic ---------- Bernhardts boundless visual appetite has established her as one of the most exciting painters working today. Thinking about the relationship between art, objects, and commerce, Bernhardt spotlights iconic motifs of cartoons and cultural symbols. Colors and lines bleed and pool together, revealing Bernhardts brisk and improvisational process. Monumental in size, subject matter, and vibrancy, Katherine Bernhardts works demand attention. Expanding upon the exhibition at David Zwirner, London, in 2022, this catalogue includes bonus paintings and works on paperdeveloping her ongoing body of work. With many details of Bernhardts paintings, this large publication gives the artists work ample space to play. Suzanne Hudsons essay considers Bernhardts work from an art historical perspective and thinks through the relationship between the artists work and life.