Gardeners

Eighteen is pleased to present

Gardeners
A group exhibition with Asger Jorn, Robert Nava, Misaki Kawai, Joe Bradley, Eddie Martinez and Tal R
Eighteen | January 23 – March 7, 2026

Opening reception: Friday, January 23, 16:00 – 21:00 

A gathering of artists celebrating the primal discipline of drawing. Drawing as an intuitive, spontaneous act of expression—an ancient, independent mode of communication. Drawing and mark-making as a reflection of the human condition beyond verbal and written language.

 A line is not a contour, it is a movement—the trace of a living energy.
— Asger Jorn, unpublished notes on drawing (quoted in Guy Atkins, 1968)

This band of artists share a dedicated commitment to the practice of drawing, each cultivating the potential of the medium through continuous curiosity. Drawing as a language beyond the borders of stylistic manners, time, and geography. Drawing as a subtle act of rebellion. Drawing to begin again. 

In every line drawn freely there is a protest against control, against all the forms of authority that confine life.
— Asger Jorn, What is an ornament? (1948)

The idea for Gardeners emerged organically over several years. It did not sprout from intellect; it felt instinctive and necessary—one of those autonomous ideas that refuses to let go. A heartfelt thank you to the participating artists and to Museum Jorn for your support and engagement.

— Jesper Elg