Jack Barrett is pleased to present Tu Rêves (You're Dreaming), Monsieur Zohore's first solo show with the gallery. The show consists of paintings, sculptures, and a site specific installation that changes over the course of the show.

Devin Kenny for Monsieur Zohore

Mutual affection gives each his share.—Ivorian proverb

Monsieur Zohore’s new suite of works takes on tropes of the aspirational drive as it exists in Ivorian and American contexts: whether they be in the role of a fan, as offspring, as parent, as domestic worker, as lover, as shopper, or even as an artist, and often as multiple at once.

When the rain pours on chili peppers, it does not diminish its virility. | We outside!

The status of the United States as a nation with its origins as multiple colonized lands, congregating (sometimes unwillingly) to become a colonizing force in its own right for over a century, is unique. While some would focus on valorizing myths to justify that Imperialism, for those with experiences outside of the cultural confines of America, other possibilities exist and are viable.

Taking aim for too long can ruin your eyes. | Sh*t or get off the pot. 

What does it mean to put your soul on display? And what of interrogating and speaking back to the forces that informed, or misinformed you, while standing strong on even footing? Kids soak up information like a sponge, or the quilted quicker picker-upper, and the questions start there. Adults are discouraged from unpacking the narratives that have been ossified, reminded that only babies’ bones are soft, and malleable. But no risk, no reward, right?