JOAN

Pippa Garner’s solo exhibition at JOAN is a welcome deep dive into six decades of the artist’s work. Garner’s practice has long been as an idiosyncratic inventor, a creator of cheeky devices that critique American culture. As a former combat illustrator in the Vietnam War, Garner’s inventions get played out as endless drawings that read like satirical critiques of American culture. “Self Hood Ornament, made from your photo!” one drawing exclaims, picturing a man’s photo next to a custom hood…