Marisa Adesman, a rising artist based in Chicago, is presenting her solo exhibition “Under the Rose” at Anat Ebgi in New York, featuring six new paintings that blend trompe l’oeil and surrealism to create nocturnal interior scenes of magic, eroticism, and domestic disobedience. The show follows her Los Angeles debut “Forklore” in 2021 and her first museum exhibition at KMAC Contemporary Art Museum in 2023, where her painting sold for $90,000 at Art Basel Miami.
The exhibition matters because it marks a significant moment in Adesman’s career, highlighting her meticulous, slow production and growing market demand. Her work, which explores themes of secrecy, illusion, and the uncanny within the home, positions her as a distinctive voice in contemporary painting, attracting attention from collectors and institutions alike.