Jennifer J. Lee’s reactivation of shelved digital images through painting established her as a pioneer in a post Post-Internet epoch super-saturated with online photographs. “Square Dance,” Lee’s third solo exhibition at Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery, cements her standing. As many of her predecessors doubled down on digital ephemera by creating work largely within the redundancy of the digital interface, she, as part of a new generation of painters, bulwarks digital impermanence by building a sense of physicality back into the image. She faces a technological crossroads: recent advancements in digital imaging have situated the image at arguably its most vulnerable point in history, where representation itself feels unsound. It is refreshing and reassuring to have guardians of observation and trusted eyes shepherd the image back to reality. Composed of eight resonant paintings, “Square Dance” resuscitates images to be cherished. Read More