Artist: Caroline Zhang & Karen Fan
Exhibition title: Earth Born
Venue: Gern en Regalia, New York, US
Date: January 14 – February 19, 2023
Photography: all images copyright and courtesy of the artist and Gern en Regalia, New York
Gern en regalia is pleased to announce Earth Born, a two-person exhibition of new work by Caroline Zhang and Karen Fan, organized by Joe W. Speier. Earth Born will be on view from January 14 to February 19, 2022. Regular gallery hours are Thursday through Sunday, 1-6pm at 246 East 4th Street, New York, 10009.
For you, Earth is the place, what is called in Greek a hapax, a name that appears only once, and this name pertains to the members of your species, the Earthbound, just as well – or, if you prefer, idiot. “We are idiots; everything that happens to us happens only once, only to us, only here.” —Bruno Latour in Gaia
Caroline Zhang (b. 2002, Cleveland) is currently a student studying Painting at the Rhode Island School of Design and Applied Mathematics and Computer Science at Brown University. She grew up in St. Louis, MO and Chapel Hill, NC.
Karen Fan (b. 2002, California) is currently a student studying Painting at the Rhode Island School of Design with a concentration in Theory and History of Art and Design. They grew up in Shenzhen, China, and moved to California, United States in 2014.
Caroline Zhang & Karen Fan, Earth Born, 2023, exhibition view, Gern en Regalia, New York
Caroline Zhang & Karen Fan, Earth Born, 2023, exhibition view, Gern en Regalia, New York
Caroline Zhang & Karen Fan, Earth Born, 2023, exhibition view, Gern en Regalia, New York
Caroline Zhang & Karen Fan, Earth Born, 2023, exhibition view, Gern en Regalia, New York
Caroline Zhang & Karen Fan, Earth Born, 2023, exhibition view, Gern en Regalia, New York
Caroline Zhang & Karen Fan, Earth Born, 2023, exhibition view, Gern en Regalia, New York
Caroline Zhang & Karen Fan, Earth Born, 2023, exhibition view, Gern en Regalia, New York
Caroline Zhang & Karen Fan, Earth Born, 2023, exhibition view, Gern en Regalia, New York
Caroline Zhang & Karen Fan, Earth Born, 2023, exhibition view, Gern en Regalia, New York
Caroline Zhang & Karen Fan, Earth Born, 2023, exhibition view, Gern en Regalia, New York
Caroline Zhang, Throwback, 2022, Oil on Canvas, 29 x 22”
Karen Fan, Currents and Sediments, 2022, Oil on canvas 19 x 23”
Caroline Zhang, Magic, 2022, Oil on canvas, 22.5 x 30.25”
Karen Fan, A Secret Ambition, 2022, Oil on canvas, 17.5 x 14”
Karen Fan, Autumn Leaves, 2022, Oil on canvas, 48 x 38”
Caroline Zhang, “untitled”, 2022, Oil on canvas, 24 x 19”
Karen Fan, In Denmark, 2022, Oil on canvas, 16 x 14.25”
Caroline Zhang, “Untitled”, 2022, Oil on canvas, 16.25 x 10”
Caroline Zhang, “Untitled”, 2022, Oil on canvas, 18 x 12”
Caroline Zhang, “Untitled”, 2022, Oil on canvas, 16 x 14”
Caroline Zhang, “Untitled”, 2022, Oil on canvas, 19 x 33”