Dive into Joel Mesler's Summer Splash

"Pool Party" at Rockefeller Center

"Pool Party" at Rockefeller Center
July 2 – July 21, 2024
The Rink, Rockefeller Center

Free and open to the public, this immersive installation transformed The Rink at Rockefeller Center into a whimsical oasis. It featured a meticulously crafted "pool" with Mesler’s signature water motif, surrounded by lush turf grass, sculptural beach balls and pool toys. Above the installation, flags with uplifting messages like “hugs,” “love,” “hope,” and “joy” were also on display. This installation was part of Rockefeller Center’s Summer at The Rink program series, offering a joyful and playful escape for all visitors.

"Kitchens are Good Rooms to Cry In" at Lévy Gorvy Dayan

From left to right: Spencer Young, Joel Mesler, Ariel Penzer, and Doreen Remen

"Kitchens are Good Rooms to Cry In" at Lévy Gorvy Dayan
June 6, 2024 - July 26, 2024
19 East 64th Street

This landmark exhibition was Mesler’s fourth show with Lévy Gorvy Dayan and the first to be held in New York City. New paintings, sculptures, and installations spread across the two floors of the Beaux-Arts townhouse. "Kitchens are Good Rooms to Cry In" delved into Mesler’s personal journey living in Los Angeles as a young boy through his passage into fatherhood and his personal transformation as an artist while overcoming addiction. All depicted through three vignettes representing childhood, adulthood, and midlife, Mesler questions his life’s journey through a display of works across various mediums revealing the ongoing search for self, while overcoming a haunting past, all the while finding space for humor. A secret room displaying paintings of clowns who were once rabbis is yet another one of the mysteries to Joel Messler’s psyche.

Learn more about the Pool Party installation here.

Learn more about Lévy Gorvy Dayan here.