Solo show with new paintings by Antone Könst opens at Marianne Boesky Gallery Antone Könst, Tidbit, 2021 Oil on linen, 24 x 20 in. 61 x 50.8 cm. Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Lance Brewer. ASPEN, CO .-Marianne Boesky Gallery is presenting Dear Future, an exhibition of new paintings by Antone Könst. The artists new group of works capture the emotive impact and uncontainable energy of an indefinite future, shifting his portrayed characters between moments of hope, dread, tension, and humor. Dear Future is on view July 29 September 12, 2021 on the second floor of the gallerys space in Aspen. Könsts paintings are rooted in figuration, presenting people, animals, and even inanimate objects that are imbued with personified feeling and life. As a starting point for his works, Könst frequently calls back to archetypal and art historical imagery, sourced from studied explorations of classical painting, sculpture, pop culture, and lived experience. The exhibition is interspersed with these references, such as the symbolic and luminous depictions of rising and setting suns that embody the drama of William Blake, or the playful image of a jugglera nod to Jean-Antoine Watteaus buffoon paintings. Könst refigures this collage of references to express contemporary conditions, juxtaposing specific facial expressions and body language with ambiguous settings to create a tension between the familiar and the unknown.