Kathleen Ryan, Dreamhouse, 2025. Image courtesy of the artist and Karma.
November 10, 2025
“Los Angeles, Here’s Your Guide to the 13 Must-See Gallery Shows This Month: Kathleen Ryan”
“Souvenir” by Kathleen Ryan
When: Through December 20
Where: Karma
Why It’s Worth a Look: Psychoanalytic theorist Julia Kristeva once described abjection as a repulsive kind of ambiguity, and Kathleen Ryan’s souvenirs contain just that: enormous bejeweled fruits, overripe and rotting. In this new show, Ryan will debut a trio of concrete peaches cast in chrome. In lieu of a pit, they cradle Harley Davidson twin cylinder engines, melding the organic and the mechanical.
Know Before You Go: The California-born Ryan is on a hot streak lately: This exhibition opens the same day that her first institutional survey closes at the Hamburger Kunsthalle.
