Kennedy Contemporary is thrilled to announce Impeccability of Surface: Southern California Perspectives, a solo exhibition featuring the evocative photographs of New York artist Jon Setter. The exhibition will run from July 17th to August 11th, showcasing a collection that delves into the emotional essence of home through concentrated image sections of everyday spaces in Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, and Palm Springs.
In January 2024, Setter immersed himself in the urban and coastal landscapes of Orange County, spending three intensive weeks meticulously documenting its urban spaces and cherished locales. His spontaneous yet discerning walks through local spots led him to capture architectural and urban monuments from unusual viewpoints, unveiling hidden details that often go unnoticed.
Setter’s work resides at the intersection of photography and painting, where his process of documenting urban environments is fundamentally photographic, yet the final results evoke a painterly quality. By organizing repeated colors, patterns, materials, and textures of the urban vernacular, Setter transforms visual chaos into abstracted, picturesque fragments. These images oscillate between photography and painting, touching the invisible and making it visible.
