Adam Parker Smith at The Hole NY

Inspired by Homer’s The Iliad, Adam Parker Smith brings the ancient epic up to date by rendering key characters in Mylar balloons, which he casts in resin, then lines with fiberglass. This serious kitty – decked out as Hercules wearing a lion skin – is the centerpiece of one of New York’s most fun gallery exhibitions. (On view on the Lower East Side at The Hole NY through Nov 19th).

Installation view of Adam Parker Smith’s ‘Kidnapping Incites Years of Murderous Doom’ at The Hole, NY, Nov 2017.