John Sandroni
17 April 2026–23 May 2026

Images

fatigue dissolve, 2026. Oil on canvas in artist’s frame. 77,1 x 62,4 cm (30 3/8 x 24 5/8 inches) framed. Christian Andersen — fatigue dissolve, 2026. Oil on canvas in artist’s frame. 77,1 x 62,4 cm (30 3/8 x 24 5/8 inches) framed

fatigue dissolve, 2026. Oil on canvas in artist’s frame. 77,1 x 62,4 cm (30 3/8 x 24 5/8 inches) framed — fatigue dissolve, 2026 (detail). Oil on canvas in artist’s frame. 77,1 x 62,4 cm (30 3/8 x 24 5/8 inches) framed

Installation view. John Sandroni, 2026. Christian Andersen — Installation view. John Sandroni, 2026

older brother uncle male figure blue lagoon, 2026. Oil on canvas in artist’s frame. 154,7 x 124,4 cm (60 7/8 x 49 inches) framed. Christian Andersen — older brother uncle male figure blue lagoon, 2026. Oil on canvas in artist’s frame. 154,7 x 124,4 cm (60 7/8 x 49 inches) framed

shoppers world dissolved, 2026. Oil on canvas in artist’s frame. 62,4 x 77,3 cm (29 5/8 x 30 3/8 inches) framed. Christian Andersen — shoppers world dissolved, 2026 (detail). Oil on canvas in artist’s frame. 62,4 x 77,3 cm (29 5/8 x 30 3/8 inches) framed

un priestess teacher female dissolve, 2026. Oil on canvas in artist’s frame. 154,5 x 124 cm (60 3/4 x 48 3/4 inches) framed. Christian Andersen — un priestess teacher female dissolve, 2026. Oil on canvas in artist’s frame. 154,5 x 124 cm (60 ¾ x 48 ¾ inches) framed

younger relative cousin half sibling rock face, 2026. Oil on canvas in artist’s frame. 77,5 x 62,3 cm (30 1/2 x 24 1/2 inches) framed. Christian Andersen — younger relative cousin half sibling rock face, 2026. Oil on canvas in artist’s frame. 77,5 x 62,3 cm (30 ½ x 24 ½ inches) framed

mother or mother in law grandmother older relative dissolved, 2026. Oil on canvas. 156,7 x 290 cm (61 3/4 x 114 1/8 inches). Christian Andersen — mother or mother in law grandmother older relative dissolved, 2026. Oil on canvas. 156,7 x 290 cm (61 ¾ x 114 1/8 inches)

Press text

John is painting a crinkled, gauzy and very New York surface. He describes these fuzzy, enigmatic objects with light while meditating on familiarity and place. Intimate and reflective yet somewhat unsettled. These blankets aren’t warm, the windows aren’t exactly transparent. Does John think there isn’t enough mystery in the world?

These works are ambitious in that they are less about images than his past work and more about material (paint). He is dissolving his past images/subject matter into new, darker forms. When past styles become subject matter? That sounds familiar. But something more is going on: John is leaning into abstraction where there was once sentimentality while still mining a familiar through line. I’m excited by this. You?

Text by Corwin Peck