A Name To Know: Caleb Hahne Quintana (Again)

Our monthly spotlight on a rising artist

Caleb Hahne Quintana is a name to know. But you already know that seeing as we covered him last year in this very column. Caleb is back with us today, exactly one week ahead of his next solo exhibition’s debut—A Boy Who Don’t Bleed at Anat Ebgi in NYC. This new body of work shares an evolution of formal qualities, where a darker palette guides the narrative of a young man protagonist exploring the mysteries of self.

A Boy Who Don’t Bleed is on view from September 5-October 18.

Name: Caleb Hahne Quintana
Mode: Painting
Homebase: Brooklyn, NY

INSIDE THE STUDIO

If your practice was made into a movie, who would you want to direct it?
Hard to say but it’s between Sorrentino or Guadagnino.

What emotion drove the decision to make a body of work with noticeable formal differences?
I try not to overthink what my gut tells me. Intuition leads the way, and for this series, something kept drawing me to this darker palette. The figures feel like they’re emerging from black, almost like a poem—revealing some things, concealing others—inviting the viewer to participate in a new way. I began this body of work in May 2024, and the direction felt right, so I followed.