This year at NADA Miami, Entrance is proud to present a two-person exhibition featuring artists Chris Lloyd and Nathaniel Matthews. Both artists conduct extensive research into images as symbols, examining their roles as creators of value and culture, multifaceted vessels of metaphor, and the profound effects of mass media on our conscious and unconscious minds.⁠ ⁠ Both artists engage with image transfer and the fastidious layering of⁠ mediums to reform and re-contextualize symbols and images as a means to⁠ new narrative ends Their compositions reflect research into subcultures⁠ and mainstream media alike. ⁠ ⁠ While Lloyd draws heavily from black metal and punk aesthetics, religious iconography, and viral internet phenomena, Matthews incorporates elements from film, historic media moments, and iconic aspects of sports and culture, as well as storied geographical locations.⁠ ⁠ Matthews’ work positions these moments with a measured, poetic⁠ sensibility, facilitating perspective shifts and extending metaphorical⁠ resonance. In contrast, Lloyd’s hypnotic yet restrained collages imbue⁠ personal narrative and storytelling into his constructions, offering a⁠ unique exploration of identity and experience.⁠ ⁠ Booth E104⁠ ⁠ Ice Palace Studios⁠ 1400 N Miami Ave, Miami, FL 33136⁠ December 3 - 7, 2024⁠ ⁠ Chris Lloyd (b. 1994, Albuquerque, NM) is a multimedia artist based in Brooklyn, NY. Lloyd’s art-making practice re-contextualizes various forms of symbolism and iconography through idiosyncratic techniques of image collection, transfer and use of customized machinery. He plays with themes of nostalgia and personal narrative by manipulating and layering found material. Recent solo exhibitions include ‘Pick Your King’ at SPY Projects in L.A., 2024, 'N***** in Gothenburg', NSFW Gallery, Gothenburg, Sweden, 2023, ‘I Against I’ at Soft Opening, 2023, London UK, ‘And The Candles Burned Low, Deep Into The Night’ at Domicile, Tokyo, 2023, 'In Solitude Until The End of Time', Entrance, NYC 2024. ⁠ ⁠ Images:⁠ Chris Lloyd⁠ 'Untitled II', 2024⁠ Iron-on, acrylic paint, pen on canvas⁠ 48 x 36 in