Cy Gavin

Gagosian is pleased to announce an exhibition of new paintings by Cy Gavin in Hong Kong. Opening on May 22, 2025, it is his debut exhibition in Asia.

Gavin interprets natural spaces and phenomena with varied mark making that echoes the complexity of the forces that shape the landscape. Depictions of biological, geological, and cosmic structures made with at-times vivid hues, this group of paintings foregrounds themes of growth and transfiguration. Many use unprimed wooden panels as supports, with the visible wood grain itself playing an important compositional role where it is left unpainted. The square format of many of the paintings lends itself to an open-ended range of visual exploration.

Taking a macrocosmic view, Untitled (Protostar) (2025) envisions the birth of our sun as it emerged from a nebula through the accretion of matter at a vast scale.