Joshua Hashemzadeh
Joshua Hashemzadeh (b. 1993) has a BFA from the San Francisco Art Institute and lives and works in Los Angeles. His work, often varying in mediums, is built around an investigation of language and its links to art-historical pedagogy, socio-economic critique, and cultural iconicism. Recent works have been featured in several exhibitions in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York with recent highlights being: Office Hours, Main Museum, Los Angeles; FIVE, Baik Art, Los Angeles; Poster, Black Ball Projects, Brooklyn; LA Art Show 2017, Los Angeles; Critique of Reason, MRG Fine Art, Los Angeles; and Our little Angle, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco. The artist also maintains a curatorial practice with recent highlights including Semblance | Sunshine, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance; the 2020 Armory Show, New York; Re-Verb, Baik Art, LA; Felix Art Fair, Roosevelt Hotel, Hollywood, and Henosis, Baik Art Seoul, South Korea.
Exhibitions
Yesterday-Tomorrow | Juan Capistran, Rakeem Cunningham, Aaron Sandnes, and Taravat Talepasand | March 21st – April 25, 2020 | press release | catalogue
FIVE | June 22 – August 10, 2019 | press release | catalogue
RE-VERB | Tim Ebner, Carol Kaufman, Lies Kraal, Ross Rudel, Linda Stark, Roy Thurston | Feb 9 — Apr 13, 2019 | press release | catalogue
HENOSIS | Mithu Sen, Aliansyah Caniago, Mella Jaarsma, Dao Tung, Yang Jung Uk, Marco Rios, Heri Dono, Christine Nguyen, Lee Wan, Ahmad Zakii Anwar, Young Jin Han, Choi Tae Hoon, Indieguerillas | Jan 10 – Feb 20, 2018 | press release
PRESS
2020, “Semblance | Sunshine Alumni Spotlight: Joshua Hossain Hashemzadeh,” SFAI (im)material Blog
2020, “Semblance | Sunshine’ and ‘Music to My Eyes’ at Torrance Art Museum,” Artillery Magazine
2020, “Featured: Semblance | Sunshine,” Curate LA
2020, “Armory Access: Yesterday- Tomorrow,” The Armory Show
2018, “BAD Summer at Baik Art, by Jody Zellen,” Art and Cake
2017, “10 Galleries to Visit Now in Brooklyn,” The New York Times
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