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Simchowitz is pleased to present Rider of the Apocalypse, Miroslav Pel谩k鈥檚 first solo exhibition in the gallery鈥檚 DTLA location. As with much of Pel谩k鈥檚 work, the paintings featured in Rider of the Apocalypse offer social commentary, and at times mock, the current political realities and 鈥渘orms鈥� of Central Europe. The titular 鈥渞iders鈥� are a reference to the New Testament鈥檚 four horsemen of the apocalypse 鈥搑epresenting conquest, war, famine, and death 鈥� approximate the artist鈥檚 view on the current state of politics.

Pel谩k鈥檚 work is stylistically and conceptually a postmodern hybrid, often touching on the topics of brutality, relativism, and irony. The figures in the artist鈥檚 paintings are depicted through a multitude of viewpoints simultaneously, resembling cubist style. The artist cites the oversized, disproportionate silhouettes as a reference to the communist era, where posters enforced a social contract, denying the majority of citizens a chance for rational thought鈥搒omething he believes continues through other modalities today. Through his work, Pel谩k aims to shed light on and disrupt the destructive values of the status quo, from politicians and their unfulfilled obligations to civilians and their thirst for luxury goods.