Opening this Wednesday

Kevin Esherick's solo show
"The Artist Is Absent"

300 Broome Street
February 11 (evening) - March 14

Esherick’s February 2026 solo show at Heft is a deep exploration into how technology stands to reshape the roles of authorship and authenticity in our society, both in art-making and beyond.

Join us for the opening reception, including a very special performance:
Tomorrow Wednesday February 11th, 6—9pm.

Introducing two new major bodies of work from the Brooklyn-based conceptual artist Kevin Esherick.

Artist Background

Kevin Esherick is an American conceptual artist and writer. His work is deeply influenced by his studies in philosophy, psychology, and technology. Esherick explores themes spanning from consciousness and consumerism to the nature of aesthetics and the experience of loss. Working across these themes, he employs a diverse range of mediums including denim, painting, algorithmic art, dynamic NFTs, and generative AI.

His work has been exhibited at Expanded Art in Berlin (2024) and Heft Gallery in New York (2025), as well as the Hirshhorn Museum (2022), the Art Institute of Chicago (2022), and the National Gallery of Art (2022) (without permission). His art is also part of the collection at the Francisco Carolinum Linz in Austria.

For collector previews, please contact Founder + Director Adam Heft Berninger.

Works from the Ablation Studies series will go on sale tomorrow, Wednesday at 12pm Noon, available on the Heft website.

See you Wednesday at 300 Broome!