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Plato is a contemporary art gallery cultivating intercultural dialogue.

08/29/2026

Ákos Ezer
“Home Office”, 2026
oil on canvas
51 1/5 x 39 2/5 in. / 130 x 100 cm

Please just us for the opening reception of Ákos Ezer’s solo exhibition, “Call of the Wild,” at our lower gallery next Thursday, September 3, from 6:00–8:00 PM.

“Call of the Wild” will present a new body of work by the Hungarian artist. His signature dreamy youths with elongated limbs will return to New York, this time setting an example of how to attempt to find solace and escape in nature, solo or with a group of friends: whistling to the wind while knitting a scarf for the upcoming winter, starting a fire with a single match, roasting marshmallows, drinking refreshing mint tea, collecting pebbles on the beach, picking up apples, or blowing soap bubbles. Fit for both adults and children, these unproductive but pleasurable pursuits are perhaps meant to remind the former of how it feels to be the latter, slow down time, and escape the never-ending rat race and the manufactured reality of digital screens.

08/28/2026

Please join us for the opening reception of Maude Corriveau’s second solo exhibition at PLATO, “Between Folds”, on Thursday, September 3, from 6:00–8:00 PM.
“Between Folds” explores the unstable threshold where images emerge through the encounter of gravity, light, and material. The curtain functions as the exhibition’s central device. Historically associated with concealment and illusion, it is approached here less as a symbolic motif than as an optical and phenomenological system. Its folds are not composed but produced through physical forces—tension, weight, handling, and time.

The paintings emerge through an iterative dialogue between physical staging, photography, generative AI, and oil painting. It is precisely within this space—between folds of different image-making techniques—that painting acts as a site of translation, slowing the velocity of synthetic images and transforming their luminous surfaces into tactile presence through successive layers of oil and exposed linen.

In “Between Folds”, painting delays the interval before certainty arrives instead of confirming the authority of photography or artificial intelligence. Ultimately, it constructs the conditions under which images emerge and transform—allowing perception itself to remain fluid and unresolved.

08/27/2026

Shuto Okayasu
“A Call From Someone”, 2026
acrylic on canvas
14 x 11 in.

Shuto Okayasu’s “A Call From Someone” (2026) features the artist himself, reclining amid an overgrown tangle of leaves, his cap is pulled low and embroidered with a New York Yankees logo. Scattered across the scene is a second layer of imagery showcasing an oversized blue butterfly, pixelated stars and hearts, neon-outlined cocktail glasses, a MetroCard, and an “I Voted” sticker. The effect layers the digital onto the pastoral, making a call from someone break into a dreamlike moment.

Shuto Okayasu is a visual artist based in New York City. Okayasu’s practice reflects his everyday reality and dreams, mixing Eastern and Western sensibilities. His work records both mundane and transcendent aspects of urban living. Okayasu uses drawing and photography as a reference point for his patchworked painterly collages referencing a myriad of sources such as film, hip-hop culture, traditional Japanese painting and woodblock prints, manga, anime, abstract expressionism and European old masters.

08/14/2026

Nicole James
“Party’s Over” (2026)
Oil on linen
40 x 30 in.

This work is part of our current group exhibition, “Pastime,” on view through August 26.

Nicole James describes “Party’s Over,” as “a painting about the idea that every party ends.” The canvas offers a close-up of the aftermath of celebration — wilting flowers, fruit peels, scattered utensils, confetti, and half-burnt candles. Rendered in meticulous, hyperrealistic detail, the scene feels almost tactile.

“I’m really interested in the potential for beauty in chaos. It tends to be totally unpredictable and not very long-lasting, so it’s difficult to chase or document, but it’s the spark that’s driving the whole fire here. I’m excited by the opportunity to take something that elapses for only a few microseconds, that could only be seen by a few people, and pause that moment in time permanently, in large format, for everyone, forever. It feels like teasing time, breaking rules.”

- Nicole James

NICOLE JAMES Plato

08/12/2026

Please save the date for the opening reception of Maude Corriveau’s second solo exhibition at PLATO, “Between Folds,” on Thursday, September 3, from 6:00–8:00 PM.

“Between Folds” explores the unstable threshold where images emerge through the encounter of gravity, light, and material. The curtain functions as the exhibition’s central device. Historically associated with concealment and illusion, it is approached here less as a symbolic motif than as an optical and phenomenological system. Its folds are not composed but produced through physical forces—tension, weight, handling, and time. They register the traces of action rather than simply describing an object.

The paintings emerge through an iterative dialogue between physical staging, photography, generative AI, and oil painting. It is precisely within this space—between folds of different image-making techniques—that painting acts as a site of translation, slowing the velocity of synthetic images and transforming their luminous surfaces into tactile presence through successive layers of oil and exposed linen.

In “Between Folds,” painting delays the interval before certainty arrives instead of confirming the authority of photography or artificial intelligence. Ultimately, it constructs the conditions under which images emerge and transform—allowing perception itself to remain fluid and unresolved.

M a u d e C o r r i v e a u Plato

08/10/2026

Please save the date for the opening reception of Ákos Ezer’s solo exhibition, “Call of the Wild,” at PLATO’s lower gallery on Thursday, September 3, from 6:00–8:00 PM.

In “Call of the Wild,” a new body of work by the Hungarian artist, his signature dreamy youths with elongated limbs attempt to find solace and escape in nature, solo or with a group of friends: whistling to the wind while knitting a scarf for the upcoming winter, starting a fire with a single match, roasting marshmallows, drinking refreshing mint tea, collecting pebbles on the beach, picking up apples, or blowing soap bubbles.

Fit for both adults and children, these unproductive but pleasurable pursuits are perhaps meant to remind the former of how it feels to be the latter by slowing down time and escaping the manufactured reality of digital screens.

Feel free to dm us for an early preview of “Call of the Wild”

Ákos Ezer

08/08/2026

«The Wrong Burger” by Guillermo Serrano Amat and works by sixteen other artist are on view at PLATO through August 26 as part of our group exhibition, “Pastime.”

A special thank you to Jesse Robbins for his valuable contribution to “Pastime” and beyond!

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08/04/2026

We are excited to announce our participation in the Foundations Art Fair 2026, organized by Artsy!

Foundations’ annual online showcase features works by rising talents, connecting new art buyers with the artists shaping tomorrow.

PLATO’s Foundations booth is dedicated to gesture. Hand gestures are among our most powerful forms of expression: they convey action—or its absence—reveal emotions and inner states, and communicate to others what matters to us. In these paintings and works on paper, human hands—or, in some cases, animal paws—appear in a range of gestures: balancing, embracing, pulling, touching, pointing, or gently resting upon one another. These gestures intensify the emotional resonance of the image, unlock or expand its meaning, and, at times, deepen its sense of mystery.

It is a common misconception that collecting popular artists is beyond reach. With this online booth, we aim to challenge that assumption by presenting a curated selection of works by some of PLATO’s leading artistic voices, all priced under $5,000.

Please enjoy the selection of artworks at PLATO’s booth on Artsy via our link in bio. Many of them have been chosen as curators’ picks!

Participating artists: Ákos Ezer, Alic Brock, ＥｒｉｋＮｉｅｍｉｎｅｎ, Henry Hung Chang, Jacob Rochester, kaylie kaitschuck, Natalie Terenzini , Sarah Cotton, and Shuto Okayasu.

Pictured here:
Jacob Rochester
“Upfront Records” (2026)
Oil on canvas
28 x 22 in

08/01/2026

Chasing unicorns is not what it seams!

“Pastime,” ’s seventeen-artist group exhibition is now open!

Please visit this light-hearted summer show dedicated to activities that make time pass more agreeably before it closes on August 26.

Featured artists:

, Deborah Brown, Kyle Coniglio , .ezer , Maya Fuji , Nicole James .nyc, Kaylie Kaitschuck , Darina Karpov , Shuto Okayasu , Jacob Rochester , Karen Seapker , Guillermo Serrano Amat , Emma Steinkraus , Tang Shuo , Margaux Valengin , Marcus Venegas , and Jesse Zuo

Emma Steinkraus
The Unicorn, 2023
Oil and acrylic on linen
60 x 60 in.

07/31/2026

Karen Seapker’s “Whirlwind Romance with Trout Lily” (2026) is part of PLATO’s current group exhibition, “Pastime.”

The work puts into practice what the artist calls “the gentle balance between controlled action and attentive observation required of painting, like gardening, like parenting.” A sweeping green form curls downward while a single white trout lily blooms at its base. Angular shapes and gestural brushstrokes give the painting a sense of joyful restraint.

Karen Seapker (b.1982, Pittsburgh, PA) explores physical, emotional, and intellectual connections through the use of bold color combinations, shifting lines, and disrupted spaces. She employs a dynamic, gestural style as well as observational techniques to create paintings and works on paper alluding to the power of human relationships, our links to nature, and the passage of time.

Karen Seapker Plato

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