All About Evil (Selected Works: 2006–2022)
Hannah Hoffman Gallery•May 17, 2025 — Jun 28, 2025
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Tony Cokes
All About Evil (Selected Works: 2006–2022)
Opening Reception: May 17, 6-8 PM
Hannah Hoffman is pleased to present a selection of Tony Cokes’ Evil Series. These twelve works, displayed across three devices, make no distinction between well exhibited, somewhat notorious works and those that have rarely been shown before. The Evil Series is defined by a certain set of rules – thematic, color choice – but due to the subconscious associations induced by both watching and creating these works, sometimes the category is only enforced in retrospect. Cokes is drawn to an affect or resistance to clearly processing as much as the subject, and while watching these works that self defined category becomes both more obvious and more illusive. The works bounce from different screens, like shuffling a deck. On one device each work is shown in a chronological order of creation while on another device shown in a more illusive ordering. This...More
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All About Evil (Selected Works: 2006–2022)
Hannah Hoffman Gallery•May 17, 2025 — Jun 28, 2025
Press Release
Tony Cokes
All About Evil (Selected Works: 2006–2022)
Opening Reception: May 17, 6-8 PM
Hannah Hoffman is pleased to present a selection of Tony Cokes’ Evil Series. These twelve works, displayed across three devices, make no distinction between well exhibited, somewhat notorious works and those that have rarely been shown before. The Evil Series is defined by a certain set of rules – thematic, color choice – but due to the subconscious associations induced by both watching and creating these works, sometimes the category is only enforced in retrospect. Cokes is drawn to an affect or resistance to clearly processing as much as the subject, and while watching these works that self defined category becomes both more obvious and more illusive. The works bounce from different screens, like shuffling a deck. On one device each work is shown in a chronological order of creation while on another device shown in a more illusive ordering. This...More
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