These paintings are maniacally neutral, excitedly stagnant, electric beige, realistically fake—Band-Aid-colored moments of fake laughter, smiles fraught with multiple intentions, oxymorons, hypocrisy.

We've featuerd the works of Irish-born, London-based painter Chloe Early throughout the years at Juxtapoz, and we are excited to share works from her series "Phoenix," part of a group show at Corey ...