Seth Becker for The Paris Review
Seth Becker’s painting, “At Sea (for Winsor McCay),” is on the cover of The Paris Review’s Winter 2024 issue—its landmark 250th edition.
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Now Representing Seth Becker
Venus Over Manhattan is pleased to announce its representation of Seth Becker. The gallery will present a solo exhibition of new work by the artist at The Art Show, hosted by the Art Dealers Association of America, from October 29th to November 2nd at the Park Avenue Armory. Titled Seth Becker: Paintings & Postcards, the presentation will feature a series of new paintings alongside a selection of real photo postcards from the artist’s personal collection.
Seth Becker, "Nude and Pheasant," 2024. Oil on panel; Work: 8 × 10 inches (20.3 × 25.4 cm) Framed: 8 ¾ × 10 ¾ inches (22.2 × 27.3 cm).
Seth Becker, "Frog Sign," 2024. Oil on panel; Work: 10 × 8 inches (25.4 × 20.3 cm) Framed: 10 ¾ × 8 ¾ inches (27.3 × 22.2 cm).
Seth Becker, "Rabbit's Head on a Garden Wall," 2024. Oil on panel; Work: 12 × 7 ¾ inches (30.5 × 19.7 cm) Framed: 12 ¾ × 8 ½ inches (32.4 × 21.6 cm).
Seth Becker, "Wanderer," 2024. Oil on panel; Work: 9 x 12 in (22.9 x 30.5 cm) Framed: 9 7/8 x 12 7/8 in (25.1 x 32.7 cm)
Seth Becker, "Caped Crusader," 2023. Oil and collage on panel; Work: 9 × 9 ¾ in (22.9 × 24.8 cm) Framed: 9 ¾ × 10 ½ in (24.8 × 26.7 cm)
Seth Becker, "A Dog's Dream," 2023. Oil on panel; Work: 10 × 12 in (25.4 × 30.5 cm) Framed: 10 ¾ × 12 ¾ in (27.3 × 32.4 cm)
Seth Becker, "The Acrobat Reveals Her Birthmark in the Shape of a Rabbit," 2023. Oil on panel; Work: 10 × 8 in (25.4 × 20.3 cm) Framed: 10 ¾ × 8 ¾ in (27.3 × 22.2 cm)
Seth Becker, "Cat in Knight's Costume," 2022. Oil on panel; 12 1/4 x 10 in (31.1 x 25.4 cm).
Seth Becker, "A Dog Fleeing a Burning House," 2021. Oil on panel; 11 x 9 in (27.9 x 22.9 cm).
Seth Becker was born in 1987 in New York. He received his BA from Marymount Manhattan College, his MFA from the New York Studio School of Painting and Sculpture, and his MLS from Queens College. His work has been the subject of recent solo exhibitions at Venus Over Manhattan, New York; Pamela Salisbury Gallery, Hudson; and Castle Gallery, Los Angeles. Becker’s work frequently features in group exhibitions, including recent shows at Karma; Lévy Gorvy Dayan, New York; Helena Anrather, New York; Sibyl Gallery, New Orleans; Pamela Salisbury Gallery, Hudson; Sykes Gallery, Millersville University, Millersville; and the Susquehanna Art Museum, Harrisburg. Becker lives and works in Newburgh, NY.
With solo booths such a prominent part of the fair, there are plenty of new perspectives and discoveries to be found, presented in depth by exhibiting galleries. One such discovery is Venus Over Manhattan’s solo booth of works by Seth Becker.
Heading back uptown, on Great Jones Street, “Seth Becker: A Boy’s Head,” at Venus Over Manhattan, gave us a selection of this gifted young artist’s recent disquieting paintings.
The artist's solo debut 'A Boy's Head' is now on view at Venus Over Manhattan in New York.
In his 1963 poem “A Boy’s Head”, Czech poet Miroslav Holub sifts through the imaginary contents of a child’s mind, from spaceships and bumblebees to “a project for doing away with piano lessons”.
See Seth Becker: A Boy's Head
A caped dog flying through the air, a snarling tiger at a tenement window, a person conversing with a fish—Seth Becker’s small oils in “A Boy’s Head” are droll non-sequiturs often involving human/animal interactions.
1 Feb — 9 Mar 2024 at Venus Over Manhattan in New York, United States
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