Features Chloe Wise with Alice Pfeiffer in conversation, ‘Make em Laugh: Chloe Wise’ an essay by Francesca Gavin, ‘A Story’, an essay by José Carlos Diaz, and essays by Kristen Cochrane and Loreta Lamargese.

Chloe Wise’s (born in 1990 in Montreal, Canada) practice spans diverse media, including painting, sculpture, video and installation. Foregrounding an interest in the history of portraiture, Wise examines the multiple channels that lead to the construction of a Self, paying particular attention to the interweaving of consumption and image making. With a wry sense of humor, she nods to canonical tableaux, like Manet’s Déjeuner Sur L’Herbe, exploring the shared projected desires built around food and the female body.

This monograph is published in conjunction with:

'Of false beaches and butter money' held at Almine Rech Paris from September 5 to October 7, 2017

'Not That We Don't', held at Almine Rech London from April 19 to May 18, 2019

'Second Nature', an online exhibition on view by Almine Rech from August 3 to 13, 2020

'Thank You For The Nice Fire', held at Almine Rech New York from March 4 to April 17, 2021

'And Everything Was True', held at HEART Herning Museum of Contemporary Art, Denmark from September 28, 2019 to March 29, 2020

'Fantasy America', held at The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA, from March 5 to August 30, 2021.