Thierry Goldberg Gallery is pleased to present “You Can,” The first New York solo exhibition of video
artist Jeron Braxton. The exhibition opens February 15, with a reception from 6 to 8pm, and will run
until March 17.
Braxton’s mesmerizing animations often evoke the notion of a long internet browsing session, where
one idea gives way to another. The exhibition includes three animations, where a complex psychedelic
sphere of ever-changing imagery unfolds into non-linear narratives, full of biting political and cultural
commentary.
In “Octane,” one of the three videos included in the show, Braxton utilizes tactile interventions such as
glitch and visual noise to create various disturbances. A street race through hell and back
parallels the black experience in America, where the player’s parameters are limited and
certain access is denied. A gas station sign that reads “Hell” (instead of “Shell”) serves as a visual signifier to the
absurdities of consumer culture and in turn nods to Braxton’s concept of “the modern
commodification of black bodies.”
Braxton embraces the visual noise ever so present in our daily lives. A self-taught animator and a
musician, he brilliantly utilizes the language of video game culture to tackle issues such as mass
incarceration, gun violence and the exploitation of natural resources.
Jeron Braxton (b. 1994, Cleveland, OH) currently lives and works in New York. His films were previously
exhibited or screened at the Museum of the African Diaspora, San Francisco, CA; Bronx Art Space,
Bronx, NY; and the Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, IL. Braxton’s animations were
featured as an official selection at the SXSW film festival and at the Sundance Film Festival where he
won the Short Film Jury Award for his piece Glucose in 2018.
For more information please contact the gallery at info@thierrygoldberg.com or 212.228.7569