12.26 West is pleased to present Emily Furr: Mechanical Poems, an exhibition of new works on paper by Brooklyn-based artist Emily Furr, in the gallery’s Los Angeles location.

Taking inspiration from Francis Picabia’s machine paintings, Furr draws upon her continuing interest in the use of machine imagery to make statements about the human condition. These works depict both “female” and “male” machines, stepping in as metaphors for the body and mind, each containing the artist’s most iconic symbols: dynamite, gemstones, blankets of stars and pills.

Emily Furr (b. 1978, St. Louis, MO) is a New York based visual artist who received her MFA from Hunter College, NY in 2018. In 2019, she was an artist in residence at the Watermill Center, Watermill, NY. She has exhibited at 12.26, Dallas, TX and Los Angeles, CA; Rebecca Camacho Presents, San Francisco, CA; Sargent’s Daugters, New York; Maria Bernheim Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland; Achenbach Hagemeier, Berlin, Germany; Galerie Hussenot, Paris, France; as well as being featured on the cover of New American Paintings’ 25th Anniversary Edition. In February of 2021, Furr opened her first museum solo exhibition at the SCAD Museum, Savannah, GA, curated by Ariella Wolens, assistant curator of SCAD exhibitions. Furr’s work has recently been acquired by the Orange County Museum of Art, Orange County, CA. Her work has been reviewed in Artnet, Artforum, Hyperallergic, Burnaway, and Time Out New York. In September of 2022, she presented a solo booth of new work at The Armory Show, New York. She is represented by 12.26, Sargent’s Daughters and Rebecca Camacho. This marks the artist’s third exhibition with 12.26.