Nepenthes Los Angeles: Pop-up by Helm / Art Exhibition by Mike Reesé

May 23, 2026

Nepenthes Los Angeles is proud to present:

Pop-up by Helm / Art Exhibition by Mike Reesé

Now running in-store.

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Mike Reesé @mikereesay

Mike Reesé’s work employs archetypes and semiotics to construct new visual languages through layered storytelling. Rooted in the tension between fantasy and reality, his practice explores themes of emotion, memory, identity, and transformation through painting, sculpture, and immersive world-building. Combining sculptural painting techniques with the emotional sensibilities of color field painting and expressionism,Reesé creates tactile, symbolic works that blur the line between the spiritual, synthetic, and deeply personal.