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Nick Doyle — First Come the Dreamers
Nick Doyle — First Come the Dreamers
Nick Doyle — First Come the Dreamers
Nick Doyle — First Come the Dreamers
Nick Doyle — First Come the Dreamers
Nick Doyle

First Come the Dreamers

2026

A pair of oversized eyeglasses dominates this horizontal composition, their frames rendered in bleached denim and assembled on panel. The lenses are filled with photographic imagery of cumulus clouds against blue sky, creating an optical illusion where the viewer's gaze is both directed through and reflected by the work. The denim material, characteristic of Doyle's practice, is meticulously collaged and faded to suggest both wear and transcendence, collapsing the boundary between everyday textile and ethereal vision. The work engages with American iconography of aspiration and sight while questioning what we see and how we see it, positioning the viewer as simultaneously observer and observed.

Medium
Bleached and collaged denim on panel
Overall

Notes

From Galerie Perrotin's solo show "Collective Hallucinations" by Nick Doyle at Perrotin New York, April 24 – May 30, 2026. Inquiries: cecileattal@perrotin.com.

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Nick Doyle, First Come the Dreamers, 2026

A pair of oversized eyeglasses dominates this horizontal composition, their frames rendered in bleached denim and assembled on panel. The lenses are filled with photographic imagery of cumulus clouds against blue sky, creating an optical illusion where the viewer's gaze is both directed through and reflected by the work. The denim material, characteristic of Doyle's practice, is meticulously collaged and faded to suggest both wear and transcendence, collapsing the boundary between everyday textile and ethereal vision. The work engages with American iconography of aspiration and sight while questioning what we see and how we see it, positioning the viewer as simultaneously observer and observed.

Medium
Bleached and collaged denim on panel
Dimensions
overall: 63.5 x 182.9 cm
Year
2026
Seen at
Galerie Perrotin, Paris, France

Related themes

Wall Work, Assemblage, Denim Art, Working Class Iconography, Vision And Perception, Narrative Art, Americana, Sculpture, Mixed Media, Conceptual Art, Collage, American Artist, Dreamscapes, Contemporary Sculpture, Optical Illusion, Contemporary Art, Textile Art, Blue And White, Large Scale, Found Materials

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