Monica Berger
Cafe Bizarre
June 3 – July 29, 2023
Central Server Works Horner
6107 Horner St,
Los Angeles, CA 90035
Cafe Bizarre brings together 10 new paintings and one sculpture created in 2023 in the artists’ studios in Montreal and Ottawa, Canada. Berger’s imagery begins with her archive of vintage pornography magazines, which she mines for visual reference in the women she portrays in her paintings. Rather than render the likenesses of the models in her archive, Berger uses the archive as a source of inspiration for a new cast of characters
Installation Images by
Joshua White Photography
Cafe Bizarre, 2023 | Acrylic and latex on canvas | 40” x 30”
Leash Called Love, 2023 | Acrylic and latex on canvas | 24” x 30”
No More Blue Horizons, 2023 | Acrylic and latex on canvas | 40” x 20”
Down and Out in Los Angeles, 2023 | Acrylic and latex on canvas | 24” x 24”
In Heaven, Everything is Fine, 2023 | Acrylic and latex on canvas | 40” x 30”
Sage comme une image, 2023 | Acrylic and latex on canvas | 30” x 40”
Death From a Silicone Heart, 2023 | Acrylic and latex on canvas | 24” x 30”
Sensory Overload at the Slow Club, 2023 | Acrylic and latex on canvas | 20” x 16”
Flattery and Criticism Go Down the Same Drain, 2023 | Acrylic and latex on canvas | 22” x 28”
I’ll Miss You Forever Street, 2023 | Acrylic and latex on canvas | 30” x 40”