{"id":277662,"date":"2026-02-10T23:11:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T23:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/277662\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T23:11:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T23:11:14","slug":"gr-gallery-purgatory-group-show-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/277662\/","title":{"rendered":"GR Gallery \u2018Purgatory\u2019 Group Show NYC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Summary<\/p>\n<p>Purgatory opens at GR Gallery from February 20 to March 21, featuring 16 paintings by Jordan Sullivan, Robert Martin, Jacob Rochester and RUMINZ<br \/>\nThe exhibition explores suburban life and Americana through themes of nostalgia, alienation and redemption<\/p>\n<p>Going on view at <a href=\"https:\/\/hypebeast.com\/tags\/GR-Gallery\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">GR Gallery<\/a> next week is Purgatory, a group exhibition featuring 16 paintings by artists <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/_jordansullivan_\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jordan Sullivan<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/robertmartinstudio\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Robert Martin<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/hypebeast.com\/tags\/Jacob-Rochester\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jacob Rochester<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ruminz_\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">RUMINZ<\/a>. The exhibition creates a cross-cultural dialogue by blending diverse styles influenced by outsider art, rural aesthetics and Americana. Collectively, the works form a contemporary grand tour centered on themes of self\u2011discovery and revelation, while confronting social realities through raw depictions of suburban and everyday life. The exhibition\u2019s visual language is deliberately unfiltered, offering a direct reflection on the tensions and complexities of contemporary society.<\/p>\n<p>The featured artists share a conceptual foundation rooted in themes of nostalgia, \u201con-the-road\u201d iconography and the tension between emptiness and hope. Notable artworks include Jordan Sullivan\u2019s acrylic on canvas work \u201cLazarus\u201d and Robert Martin\u2019s acrylic on panel piece \u201cHellfire, deliver to Us.\u201d Sullivan contributes raw, narrative-driven scenes, Martin offers detailed and pragmatic compositions; meanwhile, Rochester provides a trend-aware sensibility, and RUMINZ presents stylized, textured works.\n<\/p>\n<p>Available for view at GR Gallery from February 20 \u2013 March 21, 2026, Purgatory invites visitors into a suspended emotional state where the intensity of reality meets the absurdity of the scenes depicted, capturing fragments of human existence marked by suffering and a desire for redemption.\n<\/p>\n<p>GR Gallery<br \/>116 Chambers St,<br \/>New York, NY 10007,<br \/>United States<\/p>\n<p>                                                                                            <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Summary Purgatory opens at GR Gallery from February 20 to March 21, featuring 16 paintings by Jordan Sullivan,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":277663,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[442,498,499,500,501,156,111,139,69],"class_list":{"0":"post-277662","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-artsdesign","12":"tag-design","13":"tag-entertainment","14":"tag-new-zealand","15":"tag-newzealand","16":"tag-nz"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277662","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=277662"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277662\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/277663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=277662"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=277662"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=277662"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}