New General Catalog is pleased to present Princes & Crows, Alix Soubiran’s first solo exhibition in New York City. The artist transforms the gallery into a small Wonderland, combining found objects with “a series of portraits to awaken the winter spell.”

Her paintings are light-hearted and rendered in an academic style, reveling in the youth and beauty of the subject. Most of the sitters are close friends who exude a daydream quality and innocence that transport fluidly into a time-suspended realm of enchanting tales - fairy, faux, and fabulous. These are the sunlit colors of Alix Soubiran’s hometown Orlando, Florida, whereby the paintings form visual extensions of a groupie love and pop idolism in the musical traditions of Pulp, T-Rex, and the Kinks.

There are indeed a number of black birds (fake ones) in the show. The recurring crows perhaps portend something dark or ominous that threatens a constructed harmony. Historically crows have been associated with death and evil, but others have claimed them for good omens. As that Counting Crows song goes:

One crow for sorrow,
Two crows for joy,
Three crows for a girl,
Four for a boy,
Five crows for silver,
Six crows for gold,
Seven crows for a secret never to be told.

For images and further information, please contact Trong G. Nguyen. Many thanks to Brooklyn Brewery and Digital Society for their generous support.

Links: www.alixsoubiran.com