On the occasion of Reality Show, Peter Shear's first solo exhibition with BLUM, join us for a conversation with Shear and Ross Simonini. This event is free and open to all. RSVP is encouraged. Peter Shear lives and works in Bloomington, IN, and has shown his work across the United States and internationally. Recently, his work was the subject of the solo exhibition Time Stamp at Herron School of Art + Design, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN (2019). Group exhibitions include The Feminine In Abstract Painting, The Milton Resnick and Pat Passlof Foundation, New York, NY (2023); and A Wild Note of Longing: Albert Pinkham Ryder and a Century of American Art, New Bedford Whaling Museum, New Bedford, MA (2021). Ross Simonini is an interdisciplinary artist, writer and musician. He has held solo presentations of his work at the Sharjah Biennial (UAE), Francois Ghebaly (NYC), Et Al (SF), suns.works (Zurich), Shoot the Lobster (LU), and Human Resources (LA). He has performed music at Performa, Andy Warhol Museum, Queens Museum, and the Brooklyn Museum. His novel, The Book of Formation was published by Melville House and his essays and dialogues with artists and philosophers appear in ArtReview, The New York Times, and The Believer, where he is a contributing editor. He lives in Altadena.