GRIMM is pleased to announce the recent acquisition of Anthony Cudahy's smoke sun, ocular migraine, torture wheel (2023) by the Dallas Museum of Art, TX (US).
Anthony Cudahy weaves imagery culled from photo archives, art history, film stills, hagiographic icons and personal photographs to explore themes of queer identity and tenderness. His evocative figurative paintings and drawings are informed by extensive historical research. They negotiate feelings of loneliness, isolation, desire, and safety through the lens of the artist’s own autobiographical narratives and crafted mythologies.
Cudahy is a painter whose tender scenes reveal the nuanced complexities of life. His work speaks to the legacy of figurative painting and portraiture, deftly combining historic references with contemporary life and human connection. Looking to allegorical paintings with multiple readings, motifs become a part of his visual lexicon, creating a world for stories.
Exhibition history:
The Moon and I, GRIMM, New York, NY (US), 13 July - 18 August 2023
