The Come Up is an exhibition exploring moments of sudden ascent — when chance, risk, and intuition converge to alter one’s path. While the phrase often evokes ideas of hustle, heists, or lucky breaks, it also gestures toward unexpected enlightenment.
Through painting, sculpture, and drawing, the exhibition traces encounters with treasure — sometimes taken, sometimes found — and the strength and insight gained through such moments.
Artists: Adrian Contreras, Alex Sewell, Alvaro Ilizarbe, Ashley Wagner, Brandon Elijah Johnson, Brice James, Doug Crocco, Flora Mottini, Jackson Casady, Kady Grant, KYT, Laura Watters, Luis Flores, Max Rippon, Maxwell Sykes, Meegan Barnes, Mike Chattem, Tom DeLaney, Zoe Alameda
Doug Crocco, Ghost Gun / The Trajectory Of Radical Politics, 2018, color pencil on paper, 24 x 36 inchesInstallation view, The Come Up, SADE, Los Angeles, 2026Installation view, The Come Up, SADE, Los Angeles, 2026Installation view, The Come Up, SADE, Los Angeles, 2026Installation view, The Come Up, SADE, Los Angeles, 2026Installation view, The Come Up, SADE, Los Angeles, 2026Installation view, The Come Up, SADE, Los Angeles, 2026Luis Flores, If You Want To Go Far, Go Together, 2021/2026, installation viewZoe Alameda, One Bad Apple, 2025, installation view, The Come Up, SADE, Los Angeles, 2026Alvaro Ilizarbe, The Come Up, 2023, Acrylic on routered MDF, 18 x 38.5 x 0.75 inchesAdrian Contreras, Tumbado, 2025, Acrylic on wood panel, 24 x 18 inchesBrice James, Suddenly, 2025, Glazed stoneware, battery operated clock, 9 x 9 inches
