We are pleased to present Modern language, a solo exhibition by Jason Stopa. This exhibition showcases bold, colorful works that treat abstraction like a visual language. Rather than telling one story or pointing back to the artist alone, Stopa’s paintings invite viewers into a playful and open-ended conversation. Inspired by greats like Matisse, Morris Louis, and Frank Stella, Stopa reimagines familiar shapes and styles in his own vibrant way — not copying, but transforming them.

His paintings buzz with movement and energy, encouraging us to think about how meaning can shift and evolve through color, form, and gesture. With a fresh take on modern painting, Stopa reminds us that abstraction can still surprise, delight, and speak to the world around us.

Jason Stopa (b. 1983, United States) is a painter and writer living in Brooklyn. Jason Stopa’s recent solo exhibitions include Interior monument at Sevil Dolmaci Gallery in Istanbul, Turkey; Glass arcadia at Thomas Park Gallery in Seoul, Korea; DIY paradise at Assembly Gallery in Houston, TX; Garden of music at Diane Rosenstein Gallery in Los Angeles, CA; and Joy labyrinth at Morgan Lehman Gallery in New York, NY. In addition to his studio practice, Stopa is also an arts writer contributing to Art in America, The Brooklyn rail, and Whitewall magazine. Stopa received his MFA from Pratt Institute in 2010. His work has been reviewed in Galleri magazine, Hyperallergic, The new criterion, Artforum, Black book and Interview magazine among others with interviews in Bomb magazine, Vogue Istanbul, and Point contemporain. He is represented by Morgan Lehman Gallery in New York, NY and Diane Rosenstein Gallery in Los Angeles, CA. Stopa lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.