Alex Israel @alexisrael solo show Cut-Outs at Hospitalet, Stockholm @hospitalet_stockholm is featured in Vogue Scandinavia @voguescandinavia! “The portrait is at the centre of this latest show as well. This time around, it appears as a sort of work on paper framed in stainless steel. While works on paper are oft imperfectly realised by the artist’s hand, Israel’s are impossibly glossy, drawn via computer before being laser cut and airbrushed in acrylic paint. “They’re very clean, they’re very sharp, they’re very contained,” he says. Also “on paper” are Israel’s graphic waves and surfboard fins. [...] Sensing a “vibe shift”, the artist was compelled to “ride this wave he saw coming”. “Even though I was kind of shy and thought it might come across as egomaniacal to put my face so prominently on my work, I had to do it,” he says. Sufficient to say, it worked out for Israel. On my way to the exhibition opening, I see his face plastered on walls and lampposts on exhibition flyers all over Stockholm. And at the opening itself, I spot a selfie or two being taken, Israel’s work serving as the perfect backdrop.” Allyson Shiffman Exhibition 23rd September - 9th October 2022 Thur-Friday 12-6pm Sat-Sunday 12-4pm Carl Kostyál Stockholm Hospitalet Sjökvarnsbacken 15 13171 Nacka