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Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI) is kicking off a new season of programming with a special presentation of video by Trevor Shimizu. This event is organized on the occasion of Shimizu's solo exhibition of new paintings and EAI’s residency at 47 Canal, on view September 20 - October 25.
EAI has invited the artist to transform our office into a dynamic social environment showcasing several videos, including Shimizu’s Lonely Loser Trilogy (2013). A featured screening of Lonely Loser Trilogy: Skate Videos (2013) will begin at 7:30PM, followed by a conversation with Shimizu and EAI’s Executive Director, Rebecca Cleman.
Shimizu's semi-autobiographical videos have explored the nature of self-representation from the position of distinct personas, much like his paintings, which have reflected the vantage of characters including a future elderly self, aspiring actor, and a suburban dad. Lonely Loser Trilogy: Skate Videos is shot from the perspective of a lonely corporate tech worker who takes an interest in extreme sports, an experience mediated by watching skate videos and equipment demos in the comfort of his apartment. The artist records extended browsing sessions online, underscoring Shimizu’s passive spectatorship. Skate Videos was recorded with an early model of the now-defunct Google Glass, further emphasizing the house-bound loser’s dependency on tech gear to compensate for inaction.
Shimizu started as an employee at EAI in 2005. He eventually was promoted to Technical Director for the collection, working closely with artists such as Carolee Schneemann, Dan Graham, Shigeko Kubota, and Dara Birnbaum. These artists' approach to integrating video into their practice left a lasting influence on Shimizu's art making, as well as his time spent in the collection and editing room at EAI. Now a part of the collection himself, Shimizu has been included in screenings and events highlighting his videos—including Trevor Shimizu: Site Specific (2018), an immersive survey installed throughout EAI's former offices in Chelsea.

Trevor Shimizu (b. 1978) lives and works in New York. Recent solo exhibitions include “Past/ Future," Modern Art, London (2024); “Trevor Shimizu: Land/Time,” The Ranch, Montauk, NY (2023); “Cycles,” 47 Canal, New York (2023); La Maison de Rendez-Vous, Brussels (2022); and the Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia (2020), among others. He has participated in group exhibitions at Greene Naftali, New York (2024); ICA Miami (2024); Modern Art, London (2023); White Columns, New York (2015, 2011); the Whitney Biennial, New York (2014); and the Queens Museum of Art, New York (2012), among others. Shimizu’s work is also included in collections such as the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit; K11 Art Foundation, Hong Kong; and High Museum of Art, Atlanta; and Electronic Arts Intermix; New York.
47 Canal is a contemporary art gallery located on the second floor of 59 Wooster Street in SoHo. The gallery was founded downtown in New York City by Oliver Newton and artist Margaret Lee in 2011, and now represents over 20 internationally recognized artists. Since moving to its current location in 2024, the gallery has regularly hosted organizations and friends in residence such as The Kitchen (which was originally located in the same space from 1974–1985), Misako & Rosen (Tokyo), and Studio Route 29 (an emerging progressive arts studio based in Frenchtown, New Jersey) among others.