Jonas Wood - tennis court paintings at Gagosian Beverly Hills
Published on 08/28/2026 at 13:41 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Jonas Wood returns to a motif that has shaped his painting for more than a decade. In Jonas Wood Holds Court, Gagosian Beverly Hills presents new tennis-court paintings that extend the series he began in 2011, as Juxtapoz reports.
The tennis series keeps expanding
The show was announced as the gallery's tenth presentation of Wood's work and its first based in Los Angeles. The exhibition runs through April 25, 2026, according to the same announcement.
The new paintings treat the court as a fixed structure and a site of visual variation. Wood uses foreshortening, saturated color, and court signage to turn match settings into serial compositions.
Why the motif still matters
The series also links sport to painting history. Juxtapoz notes that the works move between abstraction, Pop art, and references to Roy Lichtenstein, while keeping the tennis court readable.
That balance has become one of Wood's most recognizable strategies. He takes ordinary scenes, then flattens them into crisp fields, patterned surfaces, and clipped perspective shifts.
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The work core
Wood works in painting, printmaking, and collage, often by turning domestic scenes, sports imagery, plants, and studio views into tight visual systems. His recurring work groups include tennis court paintings and related composite works that borrow from everyday life and art history.
Where the artist stands now
Jonas Wood currently has no publicly announced date in the 30-day window around August 28, 2026.
Key facts on Jonas Wood
- Artist: Jonas Wood
- Medium / Genre: Painting, printmaking, collage
- Born: 1977, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Place(s) of practice: Los Angeles, California, United States
- Active since: 2000s
- Key work groups: tennis court paintings, still lifes, studio views, portraits
- Current/last exhibition: Jonas Wood Holds Court - Gagosian Beverly Hills - through April 25, 2026
- Major collections: Museum of Modern Art, New York; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles; Hammer Museum, Los Angeles
- Awards: none verified in this file
- Next date: currently no announced date in the 30-day window
Frequently asked questions about Jonas Wood
Where is Jonas Wood currently on view?
His Gagosian Beverly Hills show Jonas Wood Holds Court was presented as running through April 25, 2026.
What defines Jonas Wood's tennis paintings?
They use foreshortened courts, saturated color, and match details to turn sport into serial abstraction.
Which collections hold Jonas Wood works?
Public collections cited in the fact box include MoMA, the Whitney, LACMA, and the Hammer Museum.
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Jonas Wood at Gagosian Beverly Hills, tennis court paintings
How the artist works
Wood builds paintings from compressed observation. Courts, interiors, plants, and domestic objects become flat systems of shape, rhythm, and color.
Current state of the work
Jonas Wood's next publicly announced date is not listed in the 30-day window around August 28, 2026.
