Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery

Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery is a contemporary art gallery located in the Tribeca neighborhood of Manhattan.
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A contemporary art gallery in the Tribeca neighborhood of Manhattan.

Adam Stephen Novak’s solo show “Meme” is on view in the front gallery through August 14. In this show, Novak’s paintings...
07/24/2026

Adam Stephen Novak’s solo show “Meme” is on view in the front gallery through August 14.

In this show, Novak’s paintings originate from the images, GIFs, and memes that populate his digital life and algorithmic feeds. These sources serve as springboards for investigating the space between representation and non-objective abstraction, transforming the digital source material into dynamic, gestural paintings that emphasize texture, brushwork, and color.

Pictured here is “Meme 8,” 2026, oil and acrylic on canvas, 72 x 48 inches.

We’re thrilled to have Travis Boyer’s new paintings included in the gallery’s group show, “*teks-“Boyer is a painter wit...
07/17/2026

We’re thrilled to have Travis Boyer’s new paintings included in the gallery’s group show, “*teks-“

Boyer is a painter with a deep knowledge of fibers and textiles, which informs both the materials and methods of his practice. His paintings are made by applying layers of dye to velvet, a complex substrate that can absorb pigment on both its front and back surfaces, as well as along the individual directional fibers of the fabric itself. This process allows Boyer to build images across multiple spatial planes, producing surfaces that shift in appearance as the viewer moves around them and emphasizing the tactile qualities of the work. In his newest paintings, depictions of butchered meat create a striking dissonance between the seductive sheen of the velvet surface and the raw, visceral imagery it contains.

Pictured: Travis Boyer, T-Bone Interior, 2026, dye on silk velvet mounted on panel in artist’s frame, 69 x 39 inches

Jessica Rankin’s new painting “Callisto” is part of Klaus Gallery’s group show “*teks-“ Rankin composes her works on lin...
07/15/2026

Jessica Rankin’s new painting “Callisto” is part of Klaus Gallery’s group show “*teks-“

Rankin composes her works on linen with acrylic and embroidered stitching to evoke a macro and micro image vocabulary, oscillating between cellular and cosmological bodies. “Callisto” refers to both the second largest moon orbiting Jupiter and its namesake nymph, a follower of the goddess Artemis. In mythology, Callisto was turned into a bear and placed in the night sky by Zeus to protect her from a jealous Hera.

In Greek mythology, the three Fates create human life by spinning, allotting, and cutting a thread—connecting artistic creation to god-like powers. This show, *teks- brings together works that refer to mythological frameworks as emerging from their material correlaries.

The show is on view through August 14!

Two great shows opening TONIGHT (Friday, July 10) at Klaus Gallery! Reception from 6-8PM In the front gallery: Adam Ste...
07/10/2026

Two great shows opening TONIGHT (Friday, July 10) at Klaus Gallery! Reception from 6-8PM

In the front gallery: Adam Stephen Novak, “Meme”
On the back gallery: “*teks-“ a group show featuring: Travis Boyer, Alex Dodge, Tamara Gonzales, Soheila Kayoud, Chris Lloyd, and Jessica Rankin.

Both shows are on view through August 14.

Pictured: Adam Stephen Novak, Meme 9, 2026, oil and acrylic on canvas, 72 x 48 inches.
Travis Boyer, Marbled Ribeye, 2026, dye on silk velvet mounted with n panel in artist frame, 45.25 x 32.5 inches.

Opening this Friday, July 10:Adam Stephen NovakMeme July 10 – August 14, 2026Opening Reception: Friday, July 10, 6-8PM K...
07/06/2026

Opening this Friday, July 10:

Adam Stephen Novak
Meme

July 10 – August 14, 2026
Opening Reception: Friday, July 10, 6-8PM


Klaus Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of new paintings by Philadelphia-based artist Adam Stephen Novak, marking his debut solo presentation with the gallery.

Novak’s paintings originate from the images, GIFs, and memes that populate his digital life and algorithmic feeds. These sources serve as springboards for investigating the space between representation and non-objective abstraction, transforming the digital source material into dynamic, gestural paintings that emphasize texture, brushwork, and color.

Each work begins on the studio floor. Working with acrylics, Novak circles the canvas from all sides, even stepping directly onto the surface. As he lays down the initial layers of color, the canvas accumulates dirt, footprints, and the physical residue of his movements. He then shifts the painting upright, using brushes to overlay marks that loosely imply an image. Taken together, these works respond to our contemporary, fractured visual landscape defined by a constant barrage of digital media, translating it into a richly layered abstraction that commands its own sensory immediacy.

Pictured: Adam Stephen Novak, Meme 8, 2026
oil and acrylic on canvas, 72 x 48 in., 2026

Opening this Friday, July 10:*teks-Travis BoyerAlex DodgeTamara GonzalesSoheila KayoudChris LloydJessica Rankin July 10 ...
07/06/2026

Opening this Friday, July 10:

*teks-

Travis Boyer
Alex Dodge
Tamara Gonzales
Soheila Kayoud
Chris Lloyd
Jessica Rankin

July 10 – August 14, 2026
Opening Reception : Friday, July 10, 2026 6-8PM



Klaus Gallery is pleased to host a group show titled, *teks-

The Proto-Indo-European (PIE) language, an ancient mother tongue that spawned a wide swath of languages from Gaelic to Greek to Hindi, contained a root word *teks-, meaning “to weave” or ”to fabricate”. The Latin verb texere is the etymological root of “textile, and “text”. In Greek, “Tekhne” Means “art,” “craft,” “skill, and in English it becomes a root of words like “architect” and “technology”, suggesting the deep cultural relationship between the creation of fabrics, applied sciences, and the evolution of ideas. Roland Barthes, in his work Mythologies correlated the development of textiles and the creation of myths. He argued that while a woven fabric has a literal foundation as an object, it is also imbued with an additional layer of meaning that ties the material to an abstract concept. In Greek mythology, the three Fates create human life by spinning, allotting, and cutting a thread—connecting artistic creation to god-like powers. This show brings together works that refer to mythological frameworks as emerging from their material correlaries.

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It’s the last week to see David Gilbert’s show, “Stationery”, on view through this Thursday, July 2 (closing early at 2P...
06/30/2026

It’s the last week to see David Gilbert’s show, “Stationery”, on view through this Thursday, July 2 (closing early at 2PM)

Pictured above: David Gilbert’s photo, “Up in the Air”, 2024/2026, 30 x 20”, edition of 3 plus 1 AP

Its the last few days to see John Hyen Lee’s show:“Dark, Light, Dark” on view at the gallery through Thursday, July 2 (c...
06/30/2026

Its the last few days to see John Hyen Lee’s show:“Dark, Light, Dark” on view at the gallery through Thursday, July 2 (closing early at 2PM)

Pictured above is “Inches (Light)”, 2026, oil on linen, maple hardwood, artist panel. 30 x 28 x 2.44”

Going into the last days of David Gilbert’s show “Stationery”. A totemic postcard rack greets visitors with Gilbert’s im...
06/27/2026

Going into the last days of David Gilbert’s show “Stationery”. A totemic postcard rack greets visitors with Gilbert’s image of a lily… Drawing? Photograph? Sculpture? Come get one!

“Stationery” is on view through Thursday, July 2.

Four small abstract paintings run along the northern wall of John Hyen Lee’s show “Dark, Light, Dark”These works explore...
06/25/2026

Four small abstract paintings run along the northern wall of John Hyen Lee’s show “Dark, Light, Dark”

These works explore the nuance of mark-making within Lee’s practice, with some visual striations created only with the burnishing of pigment from a paintless brush. Each of these pieces is painted on thin sheets of muslin mounted on hand-crafted poplar panels.

The show is extended through Thursday, July 2.

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