Monya Rowe Gallery is happy to announce a solo exhibition of latest work by Marcelle Reinecke titled Cherries within the Snow. The opening reception for the artist shall be held on Thursday, January 8, 6-8 PM
For this exhibition, Reinecke presents variations of leisure actions in an imaginary wooded panorama and comfy heat interiors infused with sentimentality. Reinecke highlights frequent out of doors actions reminiscent of mountaineering, swimming and fishing to easy home pleasures reminiscent of making use of nail polish to a family members toes upon a inexperienced shag carpet in entrance of a blazing fireplace (Cherries within the Snow, 2025). The interiors typically allude to a different period, perhaps the 70’s or 80’s, or an amalgamation of impressed, typically imaginative, imagery that encourages the viewer to create their very own narrative. The artist attracts from classic or nostalgic objects from American historical past and tradition. A few of the many areas of curiosity are illustrations of on a regular basis life (assume Norman Rockwell), promoting, reminiscent of 1960’s Area and Stream or 1980’s LL Bean catalogs, People Artwork and pop-culture.
Nonetheless, works all through the exhibition additionally thoughtfully, and subtly, reference European Artwork Historical past. Reinecke’s Coppertone Sunset (2025) hints on the well-known portray, The Valpinçon Bather (1808), by Jean- Auguste-Dominique Ingres whereas the title references the enduring Coppertone advertisements of the 1960’s. Exploring the connection between excessive and low tradition permeates all through Reinecke’s work. With out pretention, Reinecke acknowledges that pulp illustrations are simply as visually necessary as artwork within the historic cannon. Reinecke highlights the egalitarian affect of visible gratification and commonplace ubiquity of photographs by irrelevantly together with work of different artists, reminiscent of N.C. Wyeth and Corot, inside her rigorously curated, but humble, interiors.
To enrich these themes, Reinecke’s work can also be characterised by an emotional enchantment and an interconnecting private narrative. The exhibition depicts moments of respite and self-reflection via a solitary hiker or a seemingly strange section of a home day. Evoking innocence and concord with nature and self, Reinecke elevates the mundane to the extraordinary, whereas celebrating queer intimacy in a romantic Arcadian parallel universe.
