The Goldmark Cultural Center’s John H. Milde Gallery is proud to present “Sideshow”, a solo exhibition of new paintings by Duke Horn.

The exhibition is on display from 20 January 2023 to 24 February 2023, with an opening reception on Saturday, 1/21, from 1-3pm.

About the Exhibition

In this new series of paintings, artist Duke Horn explores the drama and joys of life experienced by fairground patrons and participants.

The 20 year span of work that led to these works represented a fun challenge for Duke, and even as he moves onto different themes, the recurring motifs and visual language of fairground art continue to influence his newer works.

Artist Statement

Our constantly shifting cycles of attraction and loving behaviors are indicative of our humanity.

In the course of life, the journey of love fulfills and nurtures us, while making us more empathetic, able to withstand the capriciousness of living with one another and to confront the fears of death and aging.

Figurative painting is becoming more important now because of the distrust of social media, which obfuscates the veracities of intrapersonal relationships. When those relationships are fractured, as presently, all 2-D abstract expressionism becomes more innocuous and decorative for a one-size-fits-all aesthetic, with color and shape being the primary considerations.

I try to speak to the human condition and to the sometimes uneasy coexistence of apprehension and hope that is present in all of us.

-Duke Horn