February 10th – March 26th, 2023

Pablo Cardoza gallery is pleased to announce a solo exhibition revisiting work from the 35th annual MFA thesis show at the Blaffer Museum. Cascio’s broad body of work explores many themes including self awareness with regards to obsessive compulsive behavior, hoarding and drug use. His work has represented various viewpoints on drugs ranging from critical to celebratory to a neutral documentation. Dead soldiers will include giclee prints that reflect on each of these perspectives.

“Growing up, it was Mad magazines and Garbage Pail Kids that got him going, but as as an adult he’s found himself perpetually preoccupied with the world of drugs. The obsession stems partly from his own drug use, which includes a heroin addiction he developed while at art school in San Francisco in the late ‘90s (and has since kicked) and, most recently, marijuana.”
– Karen Day, Vice Magazine, 2016