Wilhelm Sasnal crafts scenes that seem deracinated from both personal memories and collective experiences. The emotions that resonate are felt on multiple levels, familiar and abstract. His work traverses a landscape where political undertones meet the mundanity of daily life, all wrapped in a style that’s deceptively simple yet richly layered. Sasnal’s canvas becomes a stage where past and present collide, rendered in a palette that’s both muted and profoundly expressive. Each piece invites viewers to ponder deeper narratives—what’s shown and what’s deliberately left unsaid—compelling you to linger a little longer and engage with his unique visual commentary. Sad Tropics, on view now at Anton Kern, the Polish painter and filmmaker depicts what could easily be a typical California day, but with a sense of reverence: a Corona delivery truck, a woman on her phone in a backyad pool, the Pacific Ocean, the highways. With Los Angeles on the forefront of all of our minds, with its image as a paradise on the brink fully solidified in the collective consciousness, the show comes at the perfect time. —Evan Pricco