James Gobel
Hellbent For
January 10 – February 14, 2026
de boer | Los Angeles
3311 E. Pico Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90023
de boer (Los Angeles) is pleased to present Hellbent For, a new exhibition by James Gobel, an artist whose meticulously crafted works have long expanded the possibilities of queer material culture. This exhibition situates Gobel’s latest paintings within a broader conversation on domestic aesthetics, coded visibility, and the generative intimacy of queer communal experience.
Selected Works
James Gobel
The Unexpected Good Will of Muriel Peuse, 2025
flashe and embroidery floss on canvas
42 x 38 in. / 106.68 x 96.52 cm
James Gobel
If You Can Shake You Can Shimmer, 2025
flashe and embroidery floss on canvas
52 x 42 in. / 132.08 x 106.68 cm
James Gobel
The Old Stud, 2025
flashe and embroidery floss on paper mounted on linen wrapped panel
11¾ x 15¼ in. / 29.84 x 38.73 cm
James Gobel
Hellbent for Leather, 2025
flashe and embroidery floss on paper mounted on linen wrapped panel
11¾ x 15¼ in. / 29.84 x 38.73 cm
James Gobel
The Runaway, 2025
flashe and embroidery floss on canvas
40 x 40 in. / 101.60 x 101.60 cm
James Gobel
Hallam at Folsom at Break of Dawn, 2025
flashe and embroidery floss on canvas
38 x 34 in. / 96.52 x 86.36 cm
James Gobel
Defending Scarlet Harbor, 2025
flashe and embroidery floss on canvas
38 x 34 in. / 96.52 x 86.36 cm
James Gobel
Bend the Arrow Out of the Line, 2025
flashe and embroidery floss on canvas
35 x 26 in. / 89 x 66 cm
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