James Bartolacci is an artist based in Queens, New York City. He received his MFA in Painting and Printmaking from the Yale School of Art in 2020.
Since then he’s exhibited in group and solo exhibitions at Galerie Perrotin and Taymour Grahne Projects. He’s just launched Life Without Night, his first solo show in the UK.
James believes that nightlife is an art form unto itself and his art is a testament to that belief.The art on display depicts James’ personal experiences of New York’s queer nightlife scene.
Naturally, these images represented a lost world when the pandemic hit and the clubs were closed. The bedroom scenes depict the closure of the club scene – they also look like after parties winding down.