Lately, the artist has had sold-out shows, five-turned-six figure sales, and interest from New York to Shanghai.
’s larger-than-life paintings have aspirations, too.
, 2021. Collection of the Yuz Foundation. Photo: Pierre Le Hors; courtesy of the artist and Downs & Ross, New York. While planning Haldeman’s first solo show at Downs & Ross in September 2018, Ross said, “It was self-evident that she was advancing a new language for portraiture that would prove to be extremely significant.”
The artist has long been reflecting on the visual culture of capitalism. “When I was five years old, I was thinking about suits,” she said. “I was like,This imagery comes into the psyche very early.” “I know what it’s like to try to be a person, but you find that you’re just caught in the grind of work and commercialism. I know what it’s like to feel very masculine, but not know what to do with my femininity. I know what it’s like to be a rough-and-tumble human, but aspire to some kind of upper-class elegance.” Her hot dog buns are sometimes fashioned as fur coats.