Koak
Letter to Myself (when the world is on fire)
January 17 – February 25, 2023
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Beth Van Hoesen
Punks and Sisters
January 17 – February 25, 2023
Letter to Myself (when the world is on fire), 2023
Installation view
Letter to Myself (when the world is on fire), 2023
Installation view
Below Here a Deep Well, 2022
Flashe, acrylic, charcoal, and chalk on linen mounted to panel
66 1/2 x 50 1/16 in each
168.9 x 127.2 cm
Framed: 69 1/4 x 102 1/2 in
175.9 x 260.4 cm
Below Here a Deep Well (detail), 2022
Flashe, acrylic, charcoal, and chalk on linen mounted to panel
66 1/2 x 50 1/16 in each
168.9 x 127.2 cm
Framed: 69 1/4 x 102 1/2 in
175.9 x 260.4 cm
Below Here a Deep Well (detail), 2022
Flashe, acrylic, charcoal, and chalk on linen mounted to panel
66 1/2 x 50 1/16 in each
168.9 x 127.2 cm
Framed: 69 1/4 x 102 1/2 in
175.9 x 260.4 cm
Letter to Myself (when the world is on fire), 2023
Installation view
Self Portrait w/ Flowers, 2022
Flashe, acrylic, graphite, pencil, pastel, chalk, and casein on linen
40 x 30 in
101.6 x 76.2 cm
Self Portrait w/ Flowers (detail), 2022
Flashe, acrylic, graphite, pencil, pastel, chalk, and casein on linen
40 x 30 in
101.6 x 76.2 cm
Letter to Myself in Bloom, 2022
Flashe, graphite, charcoal, pastel, chalk from seven sisters and casein on muslin mounted to panel
10 x 8 in
25.4 x 20.3 cm
Letter to Myself on a Bent Ship, 2022
Flashe, acrylic, charcoal, charcoal paint, and graphite on linen mounted to panel
10 x 8 in
25.4 x 20.3 cm
Letter to Myself (when the world is on fire), 2023
Installation view
Letter to Myself (when the world is on fire), 2023
Installation view
Letter to Myself (when the world is on fire), 2023
Installation view
Promenade, 2022
Oil, acrylic, Flashe, pencil, and graphite on canvas
108 1/2 x 84 in
275.6 x 213.4 cm
Promenade (detail), 2022
Oil, acrylic, Flashe, pencil, and graphite on canvas
108 1/2 x 84 in
275.6 x 213.4 cm
Promenade (detail), 2022
Oil, acrylic, Flashe, pencil, and graphite on canvas
108 1/2 x 84 in
275.6 x 213.4 cm
Facade, 2022
Oil, acrylic, Flashe, and graphite on canvas
108 1/2 x 84 in
275.6 x 213.4 cm
Facade (detail), 2022
Oil, acrylic, Flashe, and graphite on canvas
108 1/2 x 84 in
275.6 x 213.4 cm
Facade (detail), 2022
Oil, acrylic, Flashe, and graphite on canvas
108 1/2 x 84 in
275.6 x 213.4 cm
En Garde, 2022
Oil, acrylic, Flashe, pencil, and graphite on canvas
108 1/2 x 84 in
275.6 x 213.4 cm
En Garde (detail), 2022
Oil, acrylic, Flashe, pencil, and graphite on canvas
108 1/2 x 84 in
275.6 x 213.4 cm
En Garde (detail), 2022
Oil, acrylic, Flashe, pencil, and graphite on canvas
108 1/2 x 84 in
275.6 x 213.4 cm
Letter to Myself (when the world is on fire), 2023
Installation view
Letter to Myself (when the world is on fire), 2023
Installation view
It's Bad, 2022
Graphite, gouache, casein, and Beva 371 on found paper and pearl grey rag paper
12 x 9 in
30.5 x 22.9 cm
Framed: 15 3/4 x 12 3/4 in
40 x 32.4 cm
Cut, 2022
Graphite, charcoal, and cabin on paper mounted to pale blue rag paper with Beva 371, inlayed in steel grey rag paper
10 x 8 in
25.4 x 20.3 cm
Framed: 15 1/2 x 12 3/4 in
39.4 x 32.4 cm
Some Kind of Knot, 2022
Graphite, charcoal, gouache, casein, and Beva 371 on found paper and pearl grey rag paper
12 1/4 x 9 in
31.1 x 22.9 cm
Framed: 15 3/4 x 12 3/4 in
40 x 32.4 cm
Temptations, 2022
Graphite, charcoal, gouache, and casein on natural rag paper
8 3/4 x 6 3/4 in
22.2 x 17.1 cm
Framed: 12 1/4 x 10 1/4 in
31.1 x 26 cm
Sun Dour, 2022
Bronze
15 x 15 x 10 in
38.1 x 38.1 x 25.4 cm
Sun Dour, 2022
Bronze
15 x 15 x 10 in
38.1 x 38.1 x 25.4 cm
Sun Dour (detail), 2022
Bronze
15 x 15 x 10 in
38.1 x 38.1 x 25.4 cm
Letter to Myself (when the world is on fire), 2023
Installation view
Letter to Myself (when the world is on fire), 2023
Installation view
The Parenthesis, 2022
Graphite and casein on fawn rag paper
8 x 10 in
20.3 x 25.4 cm
Framed: 11 3/4 x 13 3/4 in
29.8 x 34.9 cm
Elipses, 2022
Graphite, gouache, and casein on pearl grey rag paper
8 x 10 in
20.3 x 25.4 cm
Framed: 11 3/4 x 13 3/4 in
29.8 x 34.9 cm
Letter to Myself in a Cloud, 2022
Flashe and graphite on canvas mounted to panel
10 x 8 in
25.4 x 20.3 cm
Letter to Myself (when the world is on fire), 2023
Installation view
Doomscroll, 2022
Flashe and graphite on linen
mounted to panel
77 1/2 x 63 in
196.8 x 160 cm
Doomscroll (detail), 2022
Flashe and graphite on linen
mounted to panel
77 1/2 x 63 in
196.8 x 160 cm
Grip, 2022
Graphite, charcoal, and casein on pale natural rag paper
12 x 9 in
30.5 x 22.9 cm
Framed: 15 3/4 x 12 3/4 in
40 x 32.4 cm
Catastrophe, 2022
Graphite, pastel, gouache, and casein on pale blue rag paper
8 1/2 x 6 1/2 in
21.6 x 16.5 cm
Framed: 12 1/4 x 10 1/4 in
31.1 x 26 cm
Letter to Myself (when the world is on fire), 2023
Installation view
Bather, 2022
Bronze with silver nitrate patina
26 x 18 x 9 in
66 x 45.7 x 22.9 cm
Bather, 2022
Bronze with silver nitrate patina
26 x 18 x 9 in
66 x 45.7 x 22.9 cm
Bather (detail), 2022
Bronze with silver nitrate patina
26 x 18 x 9 in
66 x 45.7 x 22.9 cm
Dreams of Fire, 2022
Graphite and casein on pearl grey rag paper
11 x 17 in
27.9 x 43.2 cm
Framed: 14 3/4 x 20 3/4 in
37.5 x 52.7 cm
Dreams of Floods, 2022
Graphite and casein on pale blue rag paper
11 x 17 in
27.9 x 43.2 cm
Framed: 14 3/4 x 20 3/4 in
37.5 x 52.7 cm
Letter to Myself (when the world is on fire), 2023
Installation view
Untitled, 2022
Graphite, casein, and Beva 371 on found paper and pearl grey rag paper and acrylic ink dyed fawn rag paper
12 1/4 x 9 in
31.1 x 22.9 cm
Framed: 15 3/4 x 12 3/4 in
40 x 32.4 cm
Clutch, 2022
Graphite, gouache, and casein on pale blue rag paper
12 1/4 x 9 in
31.1 x 22.9 cm
Framed: 15 3/4 x 12 3/4 in
40 x 32.4 cm
Letter to Myself (when the world is on fire), 2023
Installation view
California Landscape #1, 2023
Flashe and acrylic (with underpainting sketch in charcoal from the California fires) on linen
79 x 118 1/2 in
200.7 x 301 cm
California Landscape #1 (detail), 2023
Flashe and acrylic (with underpainting sketch in charcoal from the California fires) on linen
79 x 118 1/2 in
200.7 x 301 cm
California Landscape #1 (detail), 2023
Flashe and acrylic (with underpainting sketch in charcoal from the California fires) on linen
79 x 118 1/2 in
200.7 x 301 cm
Letter to Myself (when the world is on fire), 2023
Installation view
Letter to Myself (when the world is on fire), 2023
Installation view
Punks and Sisters, 2023
Installation view
Self Portrait, 1980, 1980
Graphite, gouache, ink on paper
11 1/4 x 11 1/4 in
28.6 x 28.6 cm
Framed: 24 1/2 x 23 1/4 in
62.2 x 59.1 cm
Punks and Sisters, 2023
Installation view
Cookie, 1996
Watercolor, colored pencil, graphite, glitter on paper
18 3/8 x 13 1/2 in
46.7 x 34.3 cm
Framed: 32 x 26 in
81.3 x 66 cm
Miss Louise II, 1996
Watercolor, colored pencil, graphite on paper
18 3/8 x 13 1/2 in
46.7 x 34.3 cm
Framed: 32 x 26 in
81.3 x 66 cm
Sister Zsa Zsa Glamour, 1997
Watercolor, colored pencil, graphite on paper
20 1/8 x 16 in
51.1 x 40.6 cm
Framed: 32 x 26 in
81.3 x 66 cm
Sister Saki Tumi, 1996
Watercolor, colored pencil, graphite on paper
19 3/4 x 15 in
50.2 x 38.1 cm
Framed: 32 x 26 in
81.3 x 66 cm
Punks and Sisters, 2023
Installation view
Steve, 1988
Colored pencil, graphite, watercolor, ink on paper
18 7/8 x 17 1/2 in
47.9 x 44.5 cm
Framed: 32 5/8 x 29 7/8 in
82.9 x 75.9 cm
Esther, 1988
Colored pencil, graphite, collage on paper
19 3/4 x 18 1/8 in
50.2 x 46 cm
Framed: 33 1/2 x 30 1/2 in
85.1 x 77.5 cm
Punks and Sisters, 2023
Installation view
Punks and Sisters, 2023
Installation view
Nude with Shaved Head, 1992
Graphite on paper
15 3/4 x 15 in
40 x 38.1 cm
Framed: 29 1/4 x 27 1/4 in
74.3 x 69.2 cm
Lorraine, 1986
Graphite, colored pencil on paper
22 3/4 x 14 in
57.8 x 35.6 cm
Framed: 34 1/2 x 28 3/4 in
87.6 x 73 cm
Girl with Tattoos, 1992
Graphite, colored pencil on paper
15 1/2 x 16 1/4 in
39.4 x 41.3 cm
Framed: 29 1/2 x 28 1/2 in
74.9 x 72.4 cm
Model with Breast Tattoo, 1986
Colored pencil, graphite on paper
15 1/4 x 11 1/2 in
38.7 x 29.2 cm
Framed: 29 1/2 x 24 in
74.9 x 61 cm
Punks and Sisters, 2023
Installation view
Pat, 1972
Aquatint, etching, and drypoint with roulette: printer’s inks on paper
11 x 9 in
27.9 x 22.9 cm
Framed: 20 1/2 x 17 5/8 in
52.1 x 44.8 cm
Pat Drawing II, 1972
Colored pencil, graphite on paper
11 3/4 x 9 1/4 in
29.8 x 23.5 cm
Framed: 15 1/2 x 13 1/8 in
39.4 x 33.3 cm
Punks and Sisters, 2023
Installation view
Punks and Sisters, 2023
Installation view
Billy (Spiked Hair), 1988
Colored pencil, graphite on paper
14 x 14 1/4 in
35.6 x 36.2 cm
Framed: 28 1/4 x 26 3/4 in
71.8 x 67.9 cm
Girl with Green Nails, 1989
Graphite, colored pencil on paper
22 x 17 in
55.9 x 43.2 cm
Framed: 35 3/4 x 29 3/8 in
90.8 x 74.6 cm
Waiyde, 1988
Colored pencil, graphite on paper
15 3/8 x 17 in
39.1 x 43.2 cm
Framed: 29 1/4 x 29 1/4 in
74.3 x 74.3 cm
Punks and Sisters, 2023
Installation view
Will, 1992
Graphite on paper
22 x 13 in
55.9 x 33 cm
Framed: 35 3/4 x 25 in
90.8 x 63.5 cm
Bill, 1984
Graphite on paper
17 1/2 x 15 in
44.5 x 38.1 cm
Framed: 37 1/4 x 32 1/4 in
94.6 x 81.9 cm
Punks and Sisters, 2023
Installation view