Swipe for some closeups and faraways, an installation view and the underpainting which was day 1 of the long and layered journey that was this painting 👉🏾 from @friendsindeed_art: In Shyama Golden's paintings, the Thovil is not a one-off event confined to a single time and place. Instead, its dynamics and characters roam through settings ranging from a densely wooded forest to a L.A. overlook crammed with cars. Golden herself is a consistent presence in the works, either in the form of an easily recognizable self-portrait or as her sly alter-ego, a bear-shaped Yakka. In Projections, Golden faces down multiples of her Yakka self as they slip in and out of tree hollows, evading any attempt to pin down the creatures and thus reconcile the competing parts of a single self. -Jodi Roberts Shyama Golden's solo exhibition Incarnation is on view at our Chinatown gallery through October 21. Projections, 2022 Oil on canvas 72 × 60 inches