NEW YORK, NY.- Yossi Milo Gallery presents Other Voices, Other Rooms, Jeremy Jaspers’ debut solo exhibition in New York City and his first with Yossi Milo Gallery. The show will open with an artist’s reception this Thursday, October 27 from 6–8 PM and will be on view through Saturday, December 3, 2022.

Through his evocative, sensual tableaux, Jeremy Jaspers (b. 1977; Berlin, Germany) investigates psychological conflict, economies of desire, and the dynamics of queer love. His intimate portraits and carefully arranged figurative compositions present men in the throes of love affairs, privately lazing in the safety of secluded rooms, or meandering covertly through the dim corridors of old cities. Through thinly veiled windows, doors left ajar, alleyways, and computer screens, viewers of Jaspers’ work are made voyeurs into the private lives of contemporary urbanites, queer existence, and underground communities.

Jaspers is profoundly influenced by the work of Truman Capote, whose novel Other Voices, Other Rooms lends this exhibition its title and tells the tale of a teenage boy sent to live in his long-lost father’s mysterious manor, where he discovers much about his sexuality and himself. Like Capote, Jaspers takes an interest in the pivotal points of a person’s life when transformation occurs, be it the realization of one’s sexuality, the requital of a romantic proposition, or the first time the ego is wounded. The artist gives expression to the subtle aftereffects of these experiences, painting men who are forced to walk the line between proud display and careful concealment of their true identities. Jaspers’ palette reflects this conflict, oscillating between the moody tones of a dark city street and the bright, vibrant colors of a dance club.

Jeremy Jaspers has exhibited work at Metodo Milano, Italy; Kunsthalle Späti Berlin, Germany; Cheim & Read, New York, NY; and Ales South Bohemian Gallery, Hluboká nad Vltavou, Czech Republic among others. He holds a BA in Stage Art, Acting and Choreography from the Berlin University of the Arts. The artist currently lives and works between Berlin, Germany and Paris, France.