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Painting, the shorter of the longest (Morán Morán), 2024, 2024
Courtesy of Morán Morán

Soil Thornton Painting, the shorter of the longest (Morán Morán), 2024

Morán Morán is pleased to present SoiL Thornton’s Painting, the shorter of the longest (Morán Morán), 2024, marking the artist’s fourth solo exhibition with the gallery. The exhibition will be on view May 18 through June 20, 2024.

SoiL Thornton (b. 1990) lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. They graduated from Cooper Union in 2012. Recent solo institutional exhibitions include Choosing Suitor, Secession, Vienna, Austria (2023); Decomposition Evaluation, Kunstverein Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany (2022); and Sir Veil, Albright–Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY (2016). Recent institutional group exhibitions include Beyond the Surface: Collage, Mixed Media and Textile Works from the Collection, Nasher Museum of Art, Durham, NC (2022); Pooky’s Reform, Fri-Art, Kunsthalle Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland (2022); Niloufar Emamifar, SoiL Thornton, and an Oral History of Knobkerry, SculptureCenter, Long Island City, NY (2021); Sustainable Museum: Practical Action Plans, Museum of Contemporary Art Busan, Busan, South Korea (2021); Dirty Protest: Selections from the Hammer Contemporary Collection, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA (2019); Crossroads: Carnegie Museum of Art’s Collection, 1945 to Now, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburg, PA (2018); and Whitney Biennial 2017, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY (2017).

Dates

May 18 - June 20, 2024

Opening Reception

Saturday, May 18, 6-8pm

Location

641 N Western Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90004

Artist

Soil Thornton

Installation Views

All images: Painting, the shorter of the longest (Morán Morán), 2024, 2024, installation views. Courtesy of Morán Morán

Installation view
Painting, the shorter of the longest (Morán Morán), 2024, 2024
Courtesy of Morán Morán

Installation view
Painting, the shorter of the longest (Morán Morán), 2024, 2024
Courtesy of Morán Morán

Installation view
Painting, the shorter of the longest (Morán Morán), 2024, 2024
Courtesy of Morán Morán

Installation view
Painting, the shorter of the longest (Morán Morán), 2024, 2024
Courtesy of Morán Morán

Installation view
Painting, the shorter of the longest (Morán Morán), 2024, 2024
Courtesy of Morán Morán

Installation view
Painting, the shorter of the longest (Morán Morán), 2024, 2024
Courtesy of Morán Morán

Installation view
Painting, the shorter of the longest (Morán Morán), 2024, 2024
Courtesy of Morán Morán

Installation view
Painting, the shorter of the longest (Morán Morán), 2024, 2024
Courtesy of Morán Morán

Installation view
Painting, the shorter of the longest (Morán Morán), 2024, 2024
Courtesy of Morán Morán

Installation view
Painting, the shorter of the longest (Morán Morán), 2024, 2024
Courtesy of Morán Morán

Installation view
Painting, the shorter of the longest (Morán Morán), 2024, 2024
Courtesy of Morán Morán

Installation view
Painting, the shorter of the longest (Morán Morán), 2024, 2024
Courtesy of Morán Morán

Installation view
Painting, the shorter of the longest (Morán Morán), 2024, 2024
Courtesy of Morán Morán

Installation view
Painting, the shorter of the longest (Morán Morán), 2024, 2024
Courtesy of Morán Morán

Artworks

SoiL Thornton
Splinter from bouquet of each year of me as you under them (painting), 2024
Epoxy and mirror tiles on acquired pre-painted hunter green (as mandated by The City of New York’s Local Law No. 47 of 2013 ) wood scaffold/fence piece originally from 805 3rd Ave, Manhattan
6 x 16 x 40 1/2 inches
(15.2 x 40.6 x 102.9 cm)
Courtesy of Morán Morán

SoiL Thornton
Masked foundational Issues on mass microscopic Level (oops), 2024
Caution spray paint on “oops” paint mixed by and purchased from 5600 W Sunset Boulevard Home Depot on wood panel
88 x 122 x 2 inches
(223.5 x 309.9 x 5.1 cm)
Courtesy of Morán Morán

SoiL Thornton
Splinter from bouquet of each year of me as you under them (painting), 2023
Epoxy and mirror tiles on acquired pre-painted hunter green (as mandated by The City of New York’s Local Law No. 47 of 2013) wood scaffold/fence piece originally from 174 Mott Street, Manhattan
6.75 x 3.5 x 5 inches
(17.1 x 8.9 x 12.7 cm)
Courtesy of Morán Morán

SoiL Thornton
approximation to shape shift in plane sight a burden, a present, 2024
Acrylic paint, Pansies clipart images and royalty-free illustrations reference (brushed), brushed referent then mirrored (sprayed) on wood panel
48 x 72 x 1 1/2 inches
(121.9 x 182.9 x 3.8 cm)
Courtesy of Morán Morán

SoiL Thornton
Splintered bouquet of each year of me as you (spectrum), 2024
Gesso, acrylic paint, hunter green scaffold/fence paint (as mandated by The City of New York’s Local Law No. 47 of 2013), on wood with livestock ear tags and hardware
214 x 74 x 3 inches, overall as installed
(543.6 x 188 x 7.6 cm, overall as installed)
Courtesy of Morán Morán

SoiL Thornton
De facto surface for Lot(s), 2024
Gesso on wood stripping on cedar moth repellent
9 1/4 x 115 inches
(23.5 x 292.1 cm)
Courtesy of Morán Morán

SoiL Thornton
Splinter from bouquet of each year of me as you under them (painting), 2024
Epoxy and mirror tiles on acquired pre-painted hunter green (as mandated by The City of New York’s Local Law No. 47 of 2013) wood scaffold/fence piece originally from 57 Essex Street, Manhattan
59 3/4 x 1 1/2 x 1 3/4 inches
(151.8 x 3.8 x 4.4 cm)
Courtesy of Morán Morán

SoiL Thornton
Splinter from bouquet of each year of me as you under them (painting), 2024
Epoxy and mirror tiles on acquired pre-painted hunter green (as mandated by The City of New York’s Local Law No. 47 of 2013) wood scaffold/fence piece originally from 73 W Broadway, Manhattan
96 x 3 1/2 x 1 1/2 inches
(243.8 x 8.9 x 3.8 cm)
Courtesy of Morán Morán

SoiL Thornton
would censor (690 p), 2024
Wood blocks on wood panel
72 x 24 inches
(182.9 x 61 cm)
Courtesy of Morán Morán

SoiL Thornton
Reflect on who you could become or who you were, 2024
Hood for Citroen C4 Picasso II car, run over with Morán Morán gallery vehicle by one of the Morán Morán gallery owners
33 x 59 x 5 inches
(83.8 x 149.9 x 12.7 cm)
Courtesy of Morán Morán

SoiL Thornton
A paws with container mediations meets applied early developmental freedom of expression, 2023
Pre glued building blocks from my neighbors “free” box, epoxy, and commercial grade chromakey paint on Acacia wood Fold-Up Dog Gate
60 7/16 x 29 3/4 x 2 3/8 inches
(153.5 x 75.5 x 6 cm)
Courtesy of Morán Morán

SoiL Thornton
A cautious highlight (eyes closed arm yoga for duration of Mohammed Wardi’s track, Al Mursal ~The Messenger~on top of a mistake before session started), 2022
Gesso and caution spray paint on wood panel
64 x 58 inches
(162.6 x 147.3 cm)
Courtesy of Morán Morán

SoiL Thornton
Dime A Dozen Fluidity Culture, As Bacteria, Versus Taste Culture (PP2 of 13 FPS), 2021
Gouache plastic pallet inside white gold leafed wood panel
54 x 86 x 2 inches
(137.2 x 218.4 x 5.1 cm)
Courtesy of Morán Morán

SoiL Thornton
Dime A Dozen Fluidity Culture, As Bacteria, Versus Taste Culture (PP3 of 13 FPS), 2021
Packaged cookie inside white gold leafed wood panel
54 x 86 x 2 inches
(137.2 x 218.4 x 5.1 cm)
Courtesy of Morán Morán

SoiL Thornton
would censor (690 p), 2024
Wood blocks on wood panel
72 x 24 inches
(182.9 x 61 cm)
Courtesy of Morán Morán

SoiL Thornton
Imported from Japanese tech conglomerate SoftBank we arrive at the slyest subconscious exploitation of shape and color, one over the next, not a banana, not a cucumber, yet a sign of _______ , ___________ or ________. Cuuute though, 2024
Produce hand painted sign of eggplant mounted on aluminum weather guard support
82 1/2 x 49 inches
(209.6 x 124.5 cm)
Courtesy of Morán Morán

SoiL Thornton
Face support, 1883 ≤ 2007 (3), 2023
Archival inkjet print on canvas
86 x 56 inches
(218.4 x 142.2 cm)
Courtesy of Morán Morán

SoiL Thornton
Face support, 1883 ≤ 2007 (2), 2023
Archival inkjet print on canvas
86 x 56 inches
(218.4 x 142.2 cm)
Courtesy of Morán Morán

SoiL Thornton
Face support, 1883 ≤ 2007 (1), 2023
Archival inkjet print on canvas
86 x 56 inches
(218.4 x 142.2 cm)
Courtesy of Morán Morán

SoiL Thornton
pink, blue, white, 2024
Archival inkjet print, Phosphorescent Green (glow in the dark) acrylic {which has ability to absorb and store natural and artificial light. When the light source is removed (i.e. : when the lights are turned off or the painted object is taken into a dark area), a bright, greenish glow is emitted for up to 15 minutes. The glow steadily diminishes as the stored light energy is released}, and acrylic Gel Topcoats w/UVLS {thick acrylic gel mediums containing Ultra Violet Light Filters and Stabilizers (UVLS) to protect materials from fading and deterioration caused by exposure to UV radiation} on canvas
114 x 56 inches
(289.6 x 142.2 cm)
Courtesy of Morán Morán

SoiL Thornton
Splinter from bouquet of each year of me as you under them (painting), 2023
Epoxy and mirror tiles on acquired pre-painted hunter green (as mandated by The City of New York’s Local Law No. 47 of 2013) wood scaffold/fence piece originally from 77 Willoughby Ave, Brooklyn
77 3/4 x 42 3/4 x 2 1/8 inches
197.5 x 108.6 x 5.4 cm)
Courtesy of Morán Morán

SoiL Thornton
Splinter from bouquet of each year of me as you under them (painting), 2024
Epoxy and mirror tiles on acquired pre-painted hunter green (as mandated by The City of New York’s Local Law No. 47 of 2013) wood scaffold/fence piece originally from 231 Bowery, Manhattan
40 x 3 1/2 x 1 inch
(101.6 x 8.9 x 2.5 cm)
Courtesy of Morán Morán

SoiL Thornton
partition, 2024
Galvanized steel mending plates and steel reinforced epoxy on shelf
47 x 11 1/2 x 5 inches
(119.4 x 29.2 x 12.7 cm)
Courtesy of Morán Morán