We are pleased to participate in the 2025 edition of The Armory Show, presenting works by Djabril Boukhenaïssi (b. 1992), Eva Jospin (b. 1975) Michi Meko (b. 1974,), and Carmen Neely (b. 1987). Together, these four artists bring forward distinct perspectives that expand dialogues around materiality, abstraction, landscape, and narrative in contemporary art.
This presentation marks the first U.S. presentation of Djabril Boukhenaïssi, ahead of his inaugural solo exhibition with the gallery in Chicago this fall. Rooted in literature and poetry, his work explores the tension between permanence and evanescence, capturing transitional states of being and light. Through naturalistic and colorful compositions, Boukhenaïssi renders interior spaces with depth and precision, while blurring the boundaries between sunset and nightfall. His practice, which often surfaces hidden traces and memories, reflects on the ways in which poetry can be translated into visual form.
Eva Jospin presents new works that extend her internationally acclaimed practice of transforming fragile material into enduring environments. Known for her monumental cardboard installations and sculptural tableaux, Jospin creates immersive worlds that engage with landscape, architecture, and historical imagination. Her ability to reconfigure everyday materials into vast allegorical spaces has earned her a singular position in contemporary art. This presentation anticipates her forthcoming major exhibition at the Grand Palais in December 2025, which will further highlight her role in redefining the possibilities of sculptural practice.
Michi Meko contributes textured abstract and geometric works that address themes of spirituality, resilience, and the immensity of human experience. His compositions explore the expansiveness of the natural world and the metaphysical dimensions of abstraction, balancing structured forms with layered, painterly surfaces. Meko’s ongoing solo exhibition, So Black and So Blue, has been on view at the SCAD Museum of Art in Savannah since January 2024 and will remain on view until January 2026, situating his practice within broader conversations on survival, transcendence, and cultural identity in the American South.
Carmen Neely presents intricate abstract paintings that expand her exploration of gesture, literacy, and representation. Her works, often described as symphonic, weave together text, mark-making, and painterly expression to form a visual language that is simultaneously personal and collective. Neely interrogates the tension between written word and painterly gesture, positioning abstraction as a discursive field that reflects on authorship, memory, and identity. Through this body of work, she situates her practice within the evolving trajectory of contemporary abstraction, opening pathways for new dialogues between visual art and cultural narrative.
With this presentation, we bring together four practices united by material exploration and the presence of the artist’s gesture. Collectively, their works reflect the conditions of our time, interpreting its shifts through an introspective and contemplative approach that affirms the resilience of the self.Boukhenaïssi, Jospin, Meko, and Neely reflect the gallery’s commitment to presenting voices that shape the future of contemporary art.
Mariane Ibrahim, Founder
