In this series of new charcoal drawings, Then the Darkness Fell, the figurative artist Scott Hunt continues to explore his vision of a dystopian America. Hunt skillfully exploits the mysterious and obscuring nature of nighttime to create images that are enigmatic, humorous, and oddly discomfiting. With characteristic sardonic wit and a flair for the dramatic, Hunt gives us modern-day allegories that examine themes and issues such as urban sprawl, the racism of the political right, the primordial fear of the dark, the dissolution of the middle class, and the aftermath of personal loss.

This is Scott Hunt’s fifth solo exhibition, his third in New York and the first with Schroeder Romero & Shredder. His work has been exhibited both in America and Europe. He is a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellow and a recipient of a grant from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation. His work is in the permanent collection of The Israel Museum, Jerusalem.