Lehmann Maupin is pleased to present Hernan Bas’s latest solo exhibition, The space between needful & needless, on view from April 10–May 31. Featuring twelve paintings, this new body of work marks the artist’s first solo exhibition at the gallery’s Seoul location following his solo Korean museum debut at Space K in 2021. The space between needful & needless opens on the heels of The Conceptualists, Bas’s solo exhibition held at the Bass Museum of Art in his hometown of Miami, Florida.

One of the most celebrated figurative painters of our generation, Bas is known for his narrative works that weave together adolescent adventures and the paranormal with classical poetry, religious stories, mythology, and literature, presenting a contemporary version of History Painting. For Bas, each individual painting becomes an in-depth investigation into a singular critical subject, often providing a unique perspective on American subcultures. In his latest series, Bas draws inspiration from his recent travels throughout Florida and his obscure interests, turning to stories that have been on the creative back-burner for years. Departing from the world of The Conceptualists, which Bas developed over nearly two years, the exhibition reveals one of the artist’s most personal bodies of work to date and his mastery of visual storytelling.