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Arcmanoro Niles at Lehmann Maupin Gallery

Arcmanoro Niles’ first solo show at Lehmann Maupin Gallery opens with this oil, acrylic and glitter image of a contemplative man, raising his eyebrows at the viewer or maybe at life itself. Titled ‘Hey Tomorrow, Do You Have Some Room For Me: Failure Is A Part Of Being Alive,’ the show looks hopefully to the future while acknowledging the challenges and temptations of life now. With this image, Niles takes a scene from everyday life and turns it electric with red and pink tones and glitter accents; at the bottom and right, he adds sketchily drawn figures that represent the pleasuring seeking id, begging the question of how these interlopers will effect the tranquil domestic life pictured. (On view in Chelsea through Aug 27th.)

Arcmanoro Niles, I Thought Freedom Would Set Me Free (And You Gave Me A Song), oil, acrylic and glitter on canvas, 70 x 50.5 x 2 inches, 2020.

Arcmanoro Niles at Rachel Uffner Gallery

Arcmanoro Niles’ portraits – set in the Washington DC neighborhood where he grew up – feature not only their posed subjects but a host of secondary, ghoulish characters who the artist calls ‘seekers.’ Though this boy’s vibrant youth is made magical by his glittery hair, an odd creature wrapped around his feet could be setting the boy up for a fall. (On view at Rachel Uffner Gallery on the Lower East Side through Feb 25th).

Arcmanoro Niles, One day I’ll feel it too (Seeking shelter), oil, acrylic and glitter on canvas, 54 x 34 inches, 2017.