Gabriel Shaffer

“Performer” @laine_laura 2025 33.5” x 30” Charcoal and graphite on cotton paper Born in Finland, Laine has created work for Vogue, The New York Times, The New Yorker, Sephora, Zara, H&M, Elle, The Guardian, and countless others, while exhibiting across New York, London, Los Angeles, Helsinki, and beyond This piece will be included in BLOOMRUIN opening May 29th at Mortal Machine Gallery in New Orleans alongside new works by Ruby Roth, Isalu Ishii, and Virginia Deaver Available now for presale DM or email inquiries: [email protected] #lauralaine #bloomruin #mortalmachinegallery #neworleansart

Yall. When I say save the date for a show. I fucking mean save the date. This one is going to be an absolute banger BLOOMRUIN Featuring new works by: Laura Laine Ruby Roth Isalu Ishii Virginia Deaver A gathering of dream states, delicate disasters, soft decay, feminine mythologies, and beauty blooming directly out of wreckage Opening night reception: Friday, 5/29 7-10PM 940 Royal Street French Quarter • New Orleans Contact us to be added to the collectors preview list #bloomruin #mortalmachinegallery #neworleansart #lauralaine

When @raviamarzupa had the hottest food take of all time on our latest podcast (available now across all@platforms ) 😮 🥩 🤔

Gallery owner @gabrielshaffer with high praise for @raviamarzupa on the latest episode of our podcast 🎤

New Orleans is forever. From our latest podcast with @raviamarzupa 🎤

The @raviamarzupa show has been up for about a week now so you’ve only got a couple more weeks to see it with your own eyes 🗓️ 👀

Have you seen the @raviamarzupa collection yet? It’s LIVE on our website and at 940 Gallery 🐅

Bloom and Prune

Yesterday we hosted another beautiful elopement for a couple visiting from the UK, right here on our balcony overlooking Royal Street and it was the kind of moment you don’t forget. Soft evening light, ironwork framing the scene, the city humming below, it felt like stepping into a film. Mortal Machine Experiences is offering our balcony for: • Elopements • Small wedding ceremonies • Engagement + wedding photography • Small special events If you’re looking for something intimate, unique, and unmistakably New Orleans… this is it Whether you’re running off to get married or just want photos that don’t look like everyone else’s, we’ve got a space that is perfect for the moment Reach out to book or learn more at mortalmachinenola.com #neworleans #frenchquarter #royalstreet #neworleanswedding #elopement

We’re proud to present “Everybody’s Going Through the Changes” a solo exhibition of new works by @raviamarzupa Opening Reception: NEXT FRIDAY, May 1st | 7–10PM 940 Royal Street During @jazzfest weekend 2 Ravi will be in attendance Zupa’s work lives in that rare space where history, politics, mythology, and pop culture all collide. Drawing from everything from propaganda graphics to punk ephemera to spiritual iconography, his pieces feel both ancient and completely wired into right now. The title of the exhibition comes from a track by David Byrne, “Everybody Laughs,” off his newest album, something Ravi had on repeat while making this body of work. The song reflects on the strange, hyper visible world we’ve built online, where everything is shared, performed, and consumed in real time, all the time Contact us to receive a collectors preview #ravizupa #mortalmachine #jazzfest #frenchquarter #royalstreet

So, people keep asking why I’m so hooked on @cmpunk When I first found him, it’s was 2004. He was in @ringofhonor and I was a broke artist from a very violent and abusive background, living in my art studio in an abandoned warehouse, bathing in a makeshift shower Punk was the underdog who didn’t belong in a system run by higher powers. Yet, he didn’t just sneak in, he kicked the door down and made himself undeniable. I identified with that, he gave me hope because some of us come from dark places where the deck’s welded against us Over 20 years later, Punk brought me back to my love of pro-wrestling and speaks to me even more. He’s that old gladiator still refusing to quit, and that’s a reminder to me, we’ve already gone well beyond what anyone ever expected from us. We shouldn’t be here, but we refuse to leave And to top it off, last night, watching him go toe to toe with Roman Reigns in one of the greatest matches of all time, that just reignited the whole thing. After all these years, he’s still that champion underdog, still defying the odds in the ring. It just proves some fires don’t go out. They only burn brighter because the system must be incinerated At some point, I will no longer be able to rage against the art world. I will not be able to taunt and bully those who are born into wealth, those who are born into privilege, those who this art system favors because it is a rigged game. And you will still see me smiling behind the pain, behind the stress, behind the impossible, covered in a crimson mask. Because I was lucky and insane enough to never quit If you come from a place of hurt. A place of abuse. A place of sadness. A place with no hope. Whatever it is that your heart dreams of doing. Whatever it is that you dream of accomplishing. Do not let anyone no matter who they are or where they come from stop you from achieving what you were given this gift of life to do. Fight these evil bastards that rig this game against us. Fight them with every breath you have and smile. Because even through it all you’ll know it’s a grin of defiance There’s no level of wealth or privilege that can ever buy that feeling. Be a voice for the voiceless

No such thing as a guilty pleasure. WrestleMania at @sea.cave was a party 😂 — Love wrestling? Don’t get it? Be sure to check our latest podcast where we discuss it as a full blown art form.