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The Hole is pleased to present Secrets of the Garden, Mathew Tom’s debut solo with the gallery.

A master of monochrome, Tom is known for meticulous and labor-intensive paintings in various tones of a single color. Through a moon gate archway built into the gallery, this Brooklyn-based artist continues his exploration of cultural iconography in considered color. By mixing motifs drawn from his mixed background, combining tones and time periods, Tom provokes the viewer’s imagination with compositions that look like we are witnessing something secret.

Throughout his work in oil on linen, Tom …