Dorian’s Gardens — Nir Hod on Beauty and Ruin
- Anna Lilli Garai
- Oct 10
- 1 min read
Location: Michael Kohn Gallery, Los Angeles
Date: October 11, 2025 – January 2026
Project: Solo exhibition by Nir Hod
Why it Matters: Brings beauty, memory, and history into direct view
Michael Kohn Gallery opens its fall season with Dorian’s Gardens, a solo exhibition by Nir Hod that turns the act of looking into part of the work itself. Known for his chromed, mirror-like surfaces layered with oil paint, Hod builds paintings that never fully settle. At a distance, the scenes suggest quiet landscapes — water, trees, sky — but up close, the viewer’s reflection slips into the picture, changing it with every movement.
This new body of work expands on 100 Years Is Not Enough, Hod’s ongoing series inspired by water and light. The surface carries the illusion of a landscape, but what really matters is what happens between the image and the person standing in front of it. It’s a space where memory and presence mix, and the viewer becomes part of the work.
Alongside the mirrored canvases, the show includes works on paper, a portrait, and Lonely girl with tiger, a bronze sculpture that slows the pace and grounds the exhibition. It’s a clear, focused presentation of themes Hod has worked with for years. The paintings respond to the room, the light, and whoever’s standing there.
More info: https://nirhod.com/ , https://www.kohngallery.com/
