KB x Docha
February 7th-14th, 2025
KB is proud to present open call 2, a multi-media exhibition in collaboration with Docha magazine’s release.
In the spirit of community, we have selected 11 works from a public open call, each reflecting a unique approach to creation. Similar to a magazine, where diverse voices converge within a single publication, the gallery serves as a dynamic backdrop for individual expression. A central theme of the exhibition is the interplay between new and traditional media, a dialogue that has long existed in the realm of print culture. Magazines have continuously evolved—shifting from purely print-based layouts to digital formats, incorporating multimedia elements while maintaining their role as curated spaces for visual storytelling. This relationship between digital and physical forms is mirrored in the works on view.
Clayton Harris’ symbiopsychotaxiplasm (i said ok just to save face) exemplifies their connection—what began as a Photoshop project layering digital imagery was later reimagined on canvas, transforming into a textured composition that still carries the imprint of the internet. Just as magazines translate digital layouts into tangible printed matter, Harris’s work explores the migration of images across mediums. Technology continues in Ekaterina Maisheva’s Reliquary of Self, an interactive sculpture incorporating 256MB computer memory boards as hinged doors revealing a mirrored interior. Historically, reliquaries held sacred objects in medieval Europe and Byzantium—artifacts imbued with significance beyond material value. By embedding this form within the context of technology, Maisheva prompts us to consider how the internet has taken on a similarly sacred role in contemporary life.
Figurative painting also plays a significant role in the exhibition, offering moments of introspection and connection—qualities often mirrored in editorial photography and storytelling in print media. Lili Burrows’ Untitled (interior, nextdoor) captures an intimate moment—two girls bathed in golden sunlight, their bodies close but their gazes averted, existing together in quiet solitude. Much like an editorial spread in a magazine, Burrow’s work constructs a narrative through composition and lighting, the delicate interplay of light and shadow enhances the emotional undercurrent and blurs the boundary between connection and isolation.
Dylan Ng’s work, by contrast, embraces a bold, graphic approach. His figure sprawls across the canvas in striking primary color blocks, limbs extending in a way that suggests both languor and tension. The subject’s eyes lock onto the viewer with an arresting gaze—as if both viewer and subject have just awoken together. There is intimacy in the work, a sense that we have stumbled upon a private moment just after waking, where reality is still settling into focus. Ng’s use of abstraction and figuration in tandem amplifies the depth of the piece, making it both immediate and enigmatic, much like a carefully curated magazine cover that demands a second look.
Since its conception, KB has hoped to create an accessible place for all artists to show their work and grow with us. We believe in the power of starting something, which is why we are so thrilled and proud of Docha and their first release.
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docha is publishing project founded by Michaela Cusin and Nick Silva based in brooklyn, ny.
they focus on publishing photography, writing, and other artistic works through print media.
Work by Alexa ToewsWork by Alejandro Yunda-RaijerWork by Eli MeyerWork by Sierra Petrocellli
Opening reception photos courtesy of Eli Meyer
Coco Benger and Fran KulaMaria SemideyMiles Albright
Miles Albright, Symmetry, 22 x 8.5 inches, 56 x 21 cm.
Clayton Harris, symbiopsychotaxiplasm (i said ok just to save face), acrylic, collage, matte medium, inkjet prints, india ink on stretched canvas, 48 x 36 inches, 122 x 91 cm.
J. La Ve, Maudlin and Heel-Toed, Steel rod, pantyhose and flashe, 48 x 48, 122 x 122 cm.
Ryan Wehbe, Sunday, oil on linen, 10 x 12 inches, 25 x 30.5 cm.
Lili Burrows, Untitled (interior, nextdoor), oil on hemp, 38 x 28 inches, 96.5 x 71 cm.
Alexa Toews, Folds in Your Hands, oil on wood panel, 16 x 12 inches, 41 x 30 cm.
Dylan Ng, it’s drawn out, oil on canvas, 31 x 25 inches, 79 x 63.5 cm
Pasha Smelyantsev, Flash, Foliage, Fence, Foal, Acrylic on wood detailing panel, 3.5 x 6 inches, 9 x 15 cm.
Ekaterina Maisheva, Reliquary of Self, plastic, mirror,
256 mb computer memory boards, 4.5 x 8 inches, 11.5 x 20 cm.
Excalibur Nayar, Hambre/Kauayo, clay, wood, acrylic, yarn, 7 x 4.5 inches, 18 x 11.5 cm.
María Semidey, Cobija #3, Acrylic on japanese rice paper, 64 x 84 inches, 162.5 x 213 cm.