Harper’s is pleased to announce Landing My Mark, the gallery’s first solo exhibition with the New York Rangers captain and visual artist, Jacob Trouba. The presentation features new paintings by Trouba and opens on Thursday, August 1, 6–8pm.

Trouba’s visceral visual language is informed by critical lineages of instinctive mark-making. Studying the practices of canonized artists by the likes of Willem de Kooning, Yves Klein, and Cy Twombly, among others, Trouba developed his own idiosyncratic vocabulary of marks. Within his approach, Trouba stewards an intimate relationship between his body and the canvas, frequently imprinting the absorbent material with vestiges of his painted figure. The artist dresses in his traditional hockey gear as he strikes and skates into the canvas, resulting in a frenzy of energetic marks that speak to the combative nature of the beloved game. Other times, Trouba distills the sport into a flurry of stick slaps, skating lines, and punches. Once they land on the visual plane, these violent gestures transform into invigorating imagery—dynamic and fast-paced like the game itself.