"Draw Them In, Paint Them Out presents the work of painter Philip Guston (American, b. Canada 1913-1980), the child of Jewish immigrants from Odessa (present-day Ukraine), and Trenton Doyle Hancock (American, b. 1974), a leading Black contemporary artist based in Houston, Texas, in dialogue for the first time. It explores resonant connections between their work and the role that artists play in the pursuit of social justice."
"The exhibition features key works by Guston including his now iconic, late satirical Ku Klux Klan paintings in dialogue with major works Hancock created in response to his inspirational mentor, highlighting their parallel thematic explorations of the nature of evil, self-representation, otherness, and art activism."
"Yet, despite the difficult subject matter and at times violent imagery presented in their work, both Hancock and Guston share an ability to conquer the pain and emotion of their art through humor that is both dark and undeniable, engaging with their shared embrace of the visual language of comics."
Draw Them In, Paint Them Out presents Philip Guston and Trenton Doyle Hancock in visual dialogue. Guston’s late satirical Ku Klux Klan paintings confront racism and institutionalized power through figurative, often violent imagery. Hancock’s major works respond to Guston and rework similar themes of evil, otherness, and self-representation, reflecting mentorship and shared activism. Both artists engage with and sometimes inhabit Klan imagery to examine personal identity, complicity, and power structures. Dark humor and comic visual language temper pain and violence in their work, enabling critique and emotional resilience.
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