Artist Statement: Across cultures and centuries, the moon has drawn our gaze upward. The simplicity of its form, and the certainty with which it appears in the night sky, make it a powerful symbol of what exists beyond our earthly experience. Its cycle intrinsically links it to time, serving as one of humanity’s earliest pre-industrial calendars.

We’re delighted to introduce new drawings by British artist Sarah Kaye Rodden. Working primarily with traditional materials and historical techniques, Kaye Rodden is drawn to processes that connect her to centuries of artistic practice.

We are thrilled to announce our first open call exhibition for Los Angeles painters. We're inviting submissions across all mediums of painting, with two cash prizes to be awarded: The Francis Award ($15,000) for abstract painting and The Clara Award ($15,000) for figurative painting. Our judging panel will be announced in the coming weeks.

We’re thrilled to start the year with Rajan Bijlani, presenting historic pieces by Le Corbusier, and Pierre Jeanneret—made for the Indian city of Chandigarh between 1954 to 1966—at our LA gallery. These pieces accompany Will Calver’s still life paintings, and are on view until February 7th.

These paintings by Jean-Baptiste Besançon represent an ongoing exploration of intuitive mark-making and spontaneous composition. Departing from his usual palette, Besançon introduces lighter, softer tones that amplify the interplay between shapes, while alternating between translucent washes and heavily textured applications of paint. Working without preconception, he allows each piece to evolve through a reciprocal exchange — the painting gradually returns something to him that exists beyond language, signalling its completion. This dialogue between artist and work extends outward to the viewer, who encounters an immersive experience of color and depth, drawn into their vastness and moved by the emotional resonance of their palette.

Chidy Wayne has created a playlist to accompany his solo show, Ancestral Futures, at Francis Gallery.

Artist Statement: Titled Non-reification, this collection reflects my desire to portray human existence through the intangible. Drawing from the Frankfurt School’s concept of reification — particularly the process by which human relationships are commodified and individuals are reduced to functional, even replaceable, entities — these paintings strive to go beyond the realm of the material and engage in the sensorial. Non-reification reveals a world not through visible form, but through resonance — intimate, invisible, and vibrational.

Migaam and Casa Francis warmly invite you to join a Korean tea ceremony of 6 delicate courses, serving Korean tteok, kumquat jeonggwa, and more. The 1-hour event will be hosted in conjunction with our current show — Have you eaten today? (밥 먹었어요?) — at Casa Francis, featuring works by Ash Roberts, Christina Kim of dosa, John Zabawa, Koo Bohnchang, Nancy Jiseon Kwon, Lindsey Chan of Office of BC, Rahee Yoon, Will Calver, and Yoona Hur.

Casa Francis — our new exhibition space set in a Spanish Colonial home, just a stone’s throw from the LA gallery — opens this weekend.

The inaugural show, Have you eaten today?, features site-specific works by Ash Roberts, Christina Kim of dosa, John Zabawa, Koo Bohnchang, Nancy Jiseon Kwon, Lindsey Chan of Office of BC, Rahee Yoon, Will Calver, and Yoona Hur.

Casa Francis will be open by appointment only, and Have you eaten today? will be on view from 16 May – 12 June.

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Paul Philp’s work demonstrates a deep sensitivity to structure. A long experimentation with three-sided and four-sided vessels has resulted in the refinement of a dynamic, shifted shape, where perspectives seem to merge across its gently tilted planes. “Vases have always intrigued me,” Philp says. “I wanted the challenge of somehow making the epitome of a classic shape, but taking it further, beyond the traditional, rounded form.” Having settled on his archetypal four-sided vessel over a decade ago, Philp continues to gain a nuanced understanding of its form through repetition, making only the slightest adjustments to each piece.