Congratulations to Kota Ezawa! He will debut a new work – “Grand Princess” — at Independent New York with Fraenkel Gallery and Ryan Lee Gallery on May 9-May12.

This exhibition marks the debut of this video animation and vinyl wall installation. The piece depicts the arrival of a cruise ship into the San Francisco Bay in March 2020, carrying some of the first known American cases of COVID-19. Set against the picturesque landscape, the film distills these images into their most elemental forms, evoking the feelings of anxiety and alienation that marked the coming of a global pandemic.

Kota Ezawa is the spring quarter visiting professor in The California Studio: Manetti Shrem Artist Residencies.