PLATO

October 17 – November 23, 2024

Plato is thrilled to present Edge City, Adam de Boer’s first solo exhibition in New York. The practice of the LA-based artist has been informed by his Dutch-Indonesian roots. For over a decade, he has explored the wax-resist fabric dyeing technique of batik to connect to his cultural forebears. De Boer draws elaborate imagery on linen with melted beeswax poured through a metal device called a canting, applies acrylic washes to unaffected areas and then boils out the wax, sometimes repeating the process over and over to achieve the desired effect. More recently, he has been combining batik with Western oil painting, challenging the dichotomy of fine art and craft, and attempting to reconcile and celebrate his own hybrid identity.

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