Ruby Beenhouwer’s “Interior Castle” opens this Friday at KB 🩵
RSVP is linked in bio, we hope to see you there!
Pictured: Ruby Beenhouwer, “Secret”, 2026
For the past couple months I have been making paintings on paper, working fast and small, trying to change things up in the studio. I am so excited to share these new works at @kb.bkny — show opens February 13 :)
Blythe, Oil on Paper, 11 x 14 inches, 2025
𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨, 𝘓𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘙𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘙𝘶𝘣𝘺 𝘉𝘦𝘦𝘯𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘵 𝘎𝘰𝘥𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘦𝘥, 𝘖𝘤𝘵 9-12
Drawing respectively from public and private photographic archives, Rand’s and Beenhouwer’s paintings withhold resolution; they depict vignettes of anonymous people and everyday spaces, charged with cinematic momentum, like clues without an explanation. Both painters render sharp focus with soft marks, while moments of precise detail dissolve into exposed underimages. Beenhouwer’s vibrant palette, tinged with warm reds and fluorescent pinks, juxtaposes Rand’s chromatically drained surfaces, which seem to rest beneath a layer of soot and ash. Together, these works stage dichotomies between optimism and pessimism, personal and universal, anticipation and aftermath. These opposing forces pull taut the slack line between what was and what comes next, offering us the material of dreams, memories, and premonitions.
Join us for the opening on 10/9 from 6:30–9:30, with gallery hours continuing Saturday 10/11 and Sunday 10/12 from 12:00–4:00.
Save the date! 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴— a two-person exhibition of paintings by Ruby Beenhouwer and Lily Rand opening on October 9th at 130 Palmetto, 6:30-9:30 PM— more to come 👯♀️💕
RSVP at the link in our bio
