{"id":16391,"date":"2026-04-14T19:12:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T23:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/?p=16391"},"modified":"2026-04-14T19:12:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T23:12:09","slug":"david-smalling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/david-smalling\/","title":{"rendered":"David Smalling"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6510\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-16391-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2026\/DavidSmalling.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2026\/DavidSmalling.mp3\">https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2026\/DavidSmalling.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/interviews-by-brainard-carey\/id1468502583?mt=2&amp;ls=1\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5ZxsN79E1W6VJOjQF9GNuZ\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/Interviews-by-Brainard-Carey-p1236598\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.podcastmirror.com\/interviews-by-brainard\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/xSQrKY\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click here to  join mailing list\" rel=\"nofollow\">Click here to  join mailing list<\/a><\/p><figure id=\"attachment_16392\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16392\" style=\"width: 244px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16392\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/David-Smalling-portrait-%C2%A9-Stefen-Pompee.jpg?resize=244%2C305&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"244\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/David-Smalling-portrait-%C2%A9-Stefen-Pompee-scaled.jpg?resize=819%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 819w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/David-Smalling-portrait-%C2%A9-Stefen-Pompee-scaled.jpg?resize=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/David-Smalling-portrait-%C2%A9-Stefen-Pompee-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C960&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/David-Smalling-portrait-%C2%A9-Stefen-Pompee-scaled.jpg?resize=1229%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1229w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/David-Smalling-portrait-%C2%A9-Stefen-Pompee-scaled.jpg?resize=1638%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1638w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/David-Smalling-portrait-%C2%A9-Stefen-Pompee-scaled.jpg?resize=696%2C870&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/David-Smalling-portrait-%C2%A9-Stefen-Pompee-scaled.jpg?resize=1068%2C1335&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/David-Smalling-portrait-%C2%A9-Stefen-Pompee-scaled.jpg?resize=1920%2C2400&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/David-Smalling-portrait-%C2%A9-Stefen-Pompee-scaled.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/David-Smalling-portrait-%C2%A9-Stefen-Pompee-scaled.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 244px) 100vw, 244px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16392\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">David Smalling portrait \u00a9 Stefen Pompee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Born in 1987 in Kingston, Jamaica, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.templon.com\/artists\/david-smalling\/\">David Smalling<\/a> lives and works in New York City. He studied Mathematics at Yale University, where he also trained at the Yale School of Art, and holds a Ph.D. from Harvard University.<\/p>\n<p>Drawing from the tradition of Mannerism and the Dutch Golden Age, Smalling\u2019s paintings examine how contemporary social codes and gender norms shape identity and behavior. Through carefully constructed domestic and ceremonial scenes, he explores themes of belonging, aspiration, and restraint, questioning the roles we inherit and perform.<\/p>\n<p>The exhibition of all new paintings on wood panels takes its title from the Elizabethan collar, the veterinary device colloquially known as the \u201ccone of shame\u201d\u2014a protective apparatus designed to prevent an animal from tearing at its own sutures. The collar, as depicted in Cone of Shame, becomes a metaphor for conditional belonging: entry into a space that promises safety and prestige while quietly limiting autonomy.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16393\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16393\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16393 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2.-David-Smalling-Party-Favor-Photo-%C2%A9-Charles-Roussel-Large.jpeg?resize=696%2C504&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2.-David-Smalling-Party-Favor-Photo-%C2%A9-Charles-Roussel-Large.jpeg?resize=1024%2C742&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2.-David-Smalling-Party-Favor-Photo-%C2%A9-Charles-Roussel-Large.jpeg?resize=300%2C218&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2.-David-Smalling-Party-Favor-Photo-%C2%A9-Charles-Roussel-Large.jpeg?resize=768%2C557&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2.-David-Smalling-Party-Favor-Photo-%C2%A9-Charles-Roussel-Large.jpeg?resize=696%2C505&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2.-David-Smalling-Party-Favor-Photo-%C2%A9-Charles-Roussel-Large.jpeg?resize=1068%2C774&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2.-David-Smalling-Party-Favor-Photo-%C2%A9-Charles-Roussel-Large.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16393\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">David Smalling, Party Favor, 2026 Oil on panel 61 \u00d7 91.5 cm \u2014 24 \u00d7 36 in. Courtesy of the artist and Templon, Paris \u2013 Brussels \u2013 New York. Photo \u00a9 Charles Roussel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16394\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16394\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16394 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/8.-David-Smalling-Cremaster-Photo-%C2%A9-Charles-Roussel-Large.jpeg?resize=696%2C587&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/8.-David-Smalling-Cremaster-Photo-%C2%A9-Charles-Roussel-Large.jpeg?resize=1024%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/8.-David-Smalling-Cremaster-Photo-%C2%A9-Charles-Roussel-Large.jpeg?resize=300%2C253&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/8.-David-Smalling-Cremaster-Photo-%C2%A9-Charles-Roussel-Large.jpeg?resize=768%2C648&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/8.-David-Smalling-Cremaster-Photo-%C2%A9-Charles-Roussel-Large.jpeg?resize=696%2C587&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/8.-David-Smalling-Cremaster-Photo-%C2%A9-Charles-Roussel-Large.jpeg?resize=1068%2C901&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/8.-David-Smalling-Cremaster-Photo-%C2%A9-Charles-Roussel-Large.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16394\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">David Smalling, Cremaster, 2025 Oil on panel 51 \u00d7 61 cm \u2014 20 \u00d7 24 in. Courtesy of the artist and Templon, Paris \u2013 Brussels \u2013 New York; Photo \u00a9 Charles Roussel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16395\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16395\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16395 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/3.-David-Smalling-Follicular-Photo-%C2%A9-Charles-Roussel.jpg?resize=696%2C933&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/3.-David-Smalling-Follicular-Photo-%C2%A9-Charles-Roussel-scaled.jpg?resize=764%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 764w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/3.-David-Smalling-Follicular-Photo-%C2%A9-Charles-Roussel-scaled.jpg?resize=224%2C300&amp;ssl=1 224w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/3.-David-Smalling-Follicular-Photo-%C2%A9-Charles-Roussel-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1030&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/3.-David-Smalling-Follicular-Photo-%C2%A9-Charles-Roussel-scaled.jpg?resize=1145%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1145w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/3.-David-Smalling-Follicular-Photo-%C2%A9-Charles-Roussel-scaled.jpg?resize=1527%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1527w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/3.-David-Smalling-Follicular-Photo-%C2%A9-Charles-Roussel-scaled.jpg?resize=696%2C933&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/3.-David-Smalling-Follicular-Photo-%C2%A9-Charles-Roussel-scaled.jpg?resize=1068%2C1432&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/3.-David-Smalling-Follicular-Photo-%C2%A9-Charles-Roussel-scaled.jpg?resize=1920%2C2575&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/3.-David-Smalling-Follicular-Photo-%C2%A9-Charles-Roussel-scaled.jpg?w=1909&amp;ssl=1 1909w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/3.-David-Smalling-Follicular-Photo-%C2%A9-Charles-Roussel-scaled.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16395\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">David Smalling, Follicular, 2025 Oil on panel 91 \u00d7 61 cm \u2014 36 \u00d7 24 in. Courtesy of the artist and Templon, Paris \u2013 Brussels \u2013 New York. Photo \u00a9 Charles Roussel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2026\/DavidSmalling.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn | RSS | Click here to join mailing listBorn in 1987 in Kingston, Jamaica, David Smalling lives and works in New York City. He studied Mathematics at Yale University, where he also trained at the Yale School of Art, and holds a Ph.D. from Harvard University. 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