{"id":24740,"date":"2026-04-14T19:12:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T23:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/praxis\/?p=24740"},"modified":"2026-04-14T20:11:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T00:11:32","slug":"david-smalling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/praxis\/david-smalling\/","title":{"rendered":"David Smalling"},"content":{"rendered":"
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David Smalling portrait \u00a9 Stefen Pompee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Born in 1987 in Kingston, Jamaica, 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

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

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

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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
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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
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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":"

David Smalling portrait \u00a9 Stefen Pompee Born 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. Drawing from the tradition of Mannerism and the Dutch Golden Age, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":844,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","spay_email":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/praxis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/wybcxlogoforweb-big-1sq-e1491800568261.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/praxis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24740"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/praxis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/praxis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/praxis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/praxis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24740"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/praxis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24740\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24778,"href":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/praxis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24740\/revisions\/24778"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/praxis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/844"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/praxis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24740"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/praxis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24740"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/praxis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24740"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}