𝄆 🝮 Willa Wasserman ✥ ❥

“Purple apple,” Willa Wasserman’s first solo show in Brazil, opens today, Wednesday, Feb 25 at FDAG Jardins, in São Paulo. The exhibition brings together intimate, small-scale paintings on linen and brass alongside expansive works on fabric. “Wasserman picks at the lock of painting, hoping to enter not by force but through patient attention—learning where the medium resists and where it yields. In her work, monastic discipline meets disruption: drawing equally from the formal austerities of early seventeenth-century Netherlandish still life and the political urgency of punk album art,” writes Ksenia Soboleva in the critical essay accompanying the exhibition. __ “Purple apple,” a primeira exposição individual de Willa Wasserman @chasmsweet_ no Brasil, abre hoje, quarta-feira, , 25.02 na FDAG Jardins em São Paulo. A mostra reúne pinturas íntimas, de pequeno formato, sobre linho e latão, ao lado de trabalhos de grande escala sobre tecido. “Wasserman tenta abrir com chave mestra a fechadura da pintura, pretendendo entrar não pela força, mas pela atenção paciente—descobrindo onde o suporte oferece resistência e onde ele cede. Seu trabalho reúne disciplina monástica e ruptura, inspirado tanto na austeridade formal das naturezas-mortas neerlandesas do início do século dezessete quanto na urgência política das capas de álbuns punk,” escreve Ksenia Soboleva no ensaio crítico que acompanha a exposição. Opening Feb 25, from 6pm to 9pm [Abertura 25.02, 18h — 21h] 📅Feb 25 — Apr 18, 2026 [25.02 — 18.04.2026] 📍FDAG Jardins — Rua Barão de Capanema 343, São Paulo Ph: Eduardo Ortega

I don’t believe that art can change anything, but I know that it bears witness, and is a process of witnessing. Art witnesses both whatever it looks at and whatever defines its time. Isn’t real’s US-backed genocide of Palestine defines this time. And I wanted to witness the mass grave that defines the city I live in. I wanted to show how close the death machine of imperialism is. ++ I painted the mass grave at Hart Island in New York City. Over a million people are said to be buried there in collective plots. Today, just as in the 19th century, all burials are performed by incarcerated people. In a world dominated by US power and capitalism, some people’s lives are deemed more ‘valuable’ than others. A mass grave anywhere, and they are everywhere, testifies to this. Gaining access to the cemetery was a two year, ultimately failed bureaucratic process. Even families of those interred face extraordinary hurdles against visits. The first day I went to the shore of the Bronx, a point close to Hart Island, the sky above the estuary was overcast. I see double at far distances because of eye issues, and in the fog, the island appeared to be floating above the horizon—like a Fata Morgana.

IOF assassinating journalists to conceal their other atrocities just as they do in the genocide in Palestine:: with the US lending every support imaginable, material, propaganda etc, just as it builds its own infrastructure of genocide at home:: clearly the current US position can only endorse and actually requires colonial violence like this as cover for its own ambitions @dropsitenews : next slide small quick painting /drawing of drone operator firing at woman and child:: rest in peace Amal Khalil and Ali Shoeib

“Purple apple,” Willa Wasserman’s first solo show in Brazil, is on view at FDAG Jardins in São Paulo. The exhibition brings together intimate, small-scale paintings on linen and brass alongside expansive works on fabric, produced between New York, where she lives, and São Paulo, where the artist is currently undertaking a residency at Casa Onze. __ “Purple apple”, primeira exposição individual de Willa Wasserman no Brasil, está em exibição na FDAG Jardins, em São Paulo. A mostra reúne pinturas íntimas de pequena escala sobre linho e latão, ao lado de obras de maior dimensão em tecido, produzidas entre Nova York, onde a artista vive, e São Paulo, onde atualmente realiza uma residência na Casa Onze. 📅Through Apr 18, 2026 [Até 18.04.2026] 📍FDAG Jardins — Rua Barão de Capanema 343, São Paulo

After a two month residency at casa onze, Willa Wasserman’s (@chasmsweet_ ) exhibition, ‘Purple apple’ is on view at @fortesdaloiagabriel until April 18. The exhibition brings together works developed between São Paulo and New York, exploring intimacy, transformation, and material process through painting. Produced largely during her time at casa onze, the exhibition reflects an ongoing engagement with site, atmosphere, and the conditions of making. — Após uma residência de dois meses na casa onze, a exposição de Willa Wasserman, ‘Purple Apple’, está em cartaz na Fortes D’Aloia & Gabriel até 18 de abril. A exposição reúne obras desenvolvidas entre São Paulo e Nova York, explorando intimidade, transformação e processos materiais por meio da pintura. Produzida em grande parte durante seu período na casa onze, a mostra reflete um engajamento contínuo com o espaço, a atmosfera e as condições de produção. — Photos: Eduardo Ortega. Courtesy of the artist and Fortes D’Aloia & Gabriel, São Paulo/Rio de Janeiro.

Cutting holes into the roof of the factory to let the rain in, 2026 charcoal on linen, 244x748cm

“Purple apple,” Willa Wasserman’s first solo show in Brazil, is on view at FDAG Jardins in São Paulo. Wasserman engages questions of intimacy, gender, and metamorphosis, weaving references to classical painting and material culture with contemporary expressions of queer experience. Working on fabric and metals, the artist treats the support as an active participant in each composition. Oil, silverpoint—traces drawn through the friction of silver on a primed surface—and chemical processes are applied in ways that allow oxidations, stains, and tonal shifts to surface and remain legible. __ “Purple apple”, primeira individual de Willa Wasserman no Brasil, está em exibição na FDAG Jardins, em São Paulo. Wasserman aborda questões de intimidade, gênero e metamorfose, entrelaçando referências da pintura clássica e da cultura material com expressões contemporâneas da experiência queer. Trabalhando sobre tecidos e metais, Wasserman trata o suporte como um participante ativo de cada composição. Óleo, silverpoint e processos químicos são aplicados de modo a permitir que oxidações, manchas e variações tonais venham à superfície e permaneçam legíveis. 📅Through Apr 18, 2026 [Até 18.04.2026] 📍FDAG Jardins — Rua Barão de Capanema 343, São Paulo

A few glimpses of Willa Wasserman’s (@chasmsweet_ ) process during the first month of her residency at casa onze. — Alguns registros do processo de Willa Wasserman durante o primeiro mês de sua residência na casa onze.

“Purple apple,”Willa Wasserman’s first solo show in Brazil, opens next Wednesday, February 25 at FDAG Jardins, in São Paulo. The exhibition brings together intimate, small-scale paintings on linen and brass alongside expansive works on fabric, produced between New York, where she lives, and São Paulo, where the artist is currently undertaking a residency at Casa Onze. For several years, Wasserman has worked through still life as a way of thinking visually, treating objects as a form of quiet composition rather than symbolic display. She paints flower arrangements and garden scenes, such as “Rose (from the garden at the reclaimed house)” (2026), where pigment seems to merge with the metal surface, giving the images a quiet, ambient depth. __ “Purple apple,” primeira exposição individual de Willa Wasserman no Brasil, abre na próxima quarta-feira, dia 25 de fevereiro na FDAG Jardins, em São Paulo. A mostra reúne pinturas íntimas, de pequeno formato, sobre linho e latão, ao lado de trabalhos de grande escala sobre tecido, produzidos entre Nova York, onde a artista vive, e São Paulo, onde atualmente realiza uma residência na Casa Onze. Há vários anos, Wasserman trabalha a partir da natureza-morta como uma forma de pensar visualmente, tratando os objetos como composições silenciosas, mais do que como dispositivos simbólicos. Ela pinta arranjos florais e cenas de jardim, como “Rose (from the garden at the reclaimed house)” (2026), em que o pigmento parece fundir-se à superfície metálica, conferindo às imagens uma profundidade calma e atmosférica. Opening Feb 25, from 6pm to 9pm [Abertura 25.02, 18h — 21h] 📅Feb 25 — Apr 18, 2026 [25.02 — 18.04.2026] 📍FDAG Jardins — Rua Barão de Capanema 343, São Paulo

“Purple apple,” Willa Wasserman’s first solo show in Brazil, opens on Feb 25 at FDAG Jardins. In her practice, the artist engages questions of intimacy, gender, and metamorphosis, weaving references to classical painting and material culture with contemporary expressions of queer experience. Working on fabric and metals, Wasserman treats the support as an active participant in each composition. Oil, silverpoint, and chemical processes are applied in ways that allow oxidations, stains, and tonal shifts to surface and remain legible. She approaches figuration without emphasizing bodily clarity or defined contours, favoring instead amorphous spaces in which forms drift and dissolve. This exhibition brings together intimate, small-scale paintings on linen and brass alongside expansive works on fabric. The works gathered were produced between New York, where she lives, and Brazil, where the artist is currently undertaking a residency at Casa Onze. __ “Purple apple”, primeira exposição individual de Willa Wasserman no Brasil, abre dia 25 de fevereiro na FDAG Jardins. Em seu trabalho, a artista aborda questões de intimidade, gênero e metamorfose, entrelaçando referências da pintura clássica e da cultura material com expressões contemporâneas da experiência queer. Trabalhando sobre tecidos e metais, Wasserman trata o suporte como um participante ativo de cada composição. Óleo, silverpoint e processos químicos são aplicados de modo a permitir que oxidações, manchas e variações tonais venham à superfície e permaneçam legíveis. A artista aborda a figuração sem enfatizar a clareza corporal ou contornos definidos, privilegiando espaços amorfos nos quais as formas derivam e se dissolvem. A mostra reúne pinturas íntimas, de pequena escala, sobre linho e latão, ao lado de trabalhos de grande dimensão sobre tecido. As obras apresentadas foram produzidas entre Nova York, onde vive, e o Brasil, onde a artista realiza atualmente uma residência na Casa Onze. Opening Feb 25, from 6pm to 9pm [Abertura 25.02, 18h — 21h] 📅25.02 — 18.04.2026 📍FDAG Jardins — Rua Barão de Capanema 343, São Paulo Still life with closed window, apple, lock pics, silver dish, 2026

distemper, silverpoint, oil on linen / copper frame ‘skeleton and white dandelion flower’

casa onze is excited to start 2026 with Willa Wasserman @chasmsweet_ as the artist-in-residence for our second residency cycle, taking place from January through March. This will be Wasserman’s first ever time in Brazil. ✨ During the residency, Willa Wasserman (b. 1990) will develop new work in preparation for her first solo exhibition at @fortesdaloiagabriel in late February. In collaboration with @dobra.gallery , casa onze will transform into a practical painting studio with a comfortable home for relaxation and contemplation. Welcome, Willa! — A casa onze inicia 2026 com Willa Wasserman como artista em residência em seu segundo ciclo, que acontece de janeiro a março. Esta será a primeira visita de Wasserman ao Brasil. ✨ Durante a residência, Willa Wasserman (n. 1990) desenvolverá novos trabalhos em preparação para sua primeira exposição individual na Fortes D’Aloia & Gabriel, no final de fevereiro. Em colaboração com a Dobra Gallery, a casa onze se transformará em um ateliê de pintura funcional, aliado a um espaço doméstico confortável para relaxamento e contemplação. Seja bem-vinda, Willa! — Photos: 1, 2: Luisa Opalesky 3,4: Sunsiaré 5: ‘untitled 7/11/21’, 2021. Courtesy of Downs & Ross 6, 7: exhibition views: ‘TS Clef’, 2022–2023. High Art, Paris, France 8: exhibition view: ‘Mirror, xx,xxx,xx’, 2023. François Ghebaly, New York, USA 9, 10: ‘Twinflowers’, 2023. Travesía Cuatro GDL, Guadalajara, Mexico