Pablito
Night Shift, in the manner of Edward Hopper

In the manner of Edward Hopper

American, 1882–1967

Night Shift, 2026

Oil on canvas

102 × 153 cm

Never painted.
Commissioned for the collection, 2026.

PAB 2026.19.1

Moving, 16-second loop ·

A museum of paintings that were never painted.

Twenty-five painters, each given a studio in the present day and asked to paint what they see. Nothing here is a copy. Every piece is a new motif rendered the way that painter would have seen it, then chosen by a curator who says no far more often than yes.

Twenty-five rooms, a hundred and twenty-five paintings. Twenty-five of them move.

The rooms, in the order the painters were born: Bruegel, c. 1525, to Basquiat, 1960.

  1. Saturday at the Furniture Store, in the manner of Pieter Bruegel the Elder The Festival Grounds In the manner of Pieter Bruegel the Elder
  2. The Supper at the Garage, in the manner of Caravaggio Single Source In the manner of Caravaggio
  3. Girl with Headphones, in the manner of Johannes Vermeer The Window on the Left In the manner of Johannes Vermeer
  4. Saturn Checks His Phone, in the manner of Francisco Goya The Sleep of Reason, Streaming In the manner of Francisco Goya
  5. Great Wave off the Container Port, in the manner of Katsushika Hokusai Thirty-Six Views of Nowhere in Particular In the manner of Katsushika Hokusai
  6. Wanderer above the Sea of Notifications, in the manner of Caspar David Friedrich Rückenfigur, Do Not Disturb In the manner of Caspar David Friedrich
  7. Rain, Steam and Jet Engines, in the manner of J. M. W. Turner Weather Over Infrastructure In the manner of J. M. W. Turner
  8. Solar Field, Morning Mist, in the manner of Claude Monet The Same Thing, Different Hours In the manner of Claude Monet
  9. The Night Kiosk, in the manner of Vincent van Gogh Night Café, Now Open In the manner of Vincent van Gogh
  10. A Sunday on the Island of Free Wi-Fi, in the manner of Georges Seurat Sunday, Rendered In the manner of Georges Seurat
  11. The Embrace on the Platform, in the manner of Gustav Klimt The Gold Period Returns In the manner of Gustav Klimt
  12. The Swan, Recommended, in the manner of Hilma af Klint Paintings for the Temple, Annex In the manner of Hilma af Klint
  13. Typing…, in the manner of Edvard Munch Read Receipts In the manner of Edvard Munch
  14. Backstage, Between Sets, in the manner of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Tonight Only In the manner of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
  15. Composition: Stadium Roar, in the manner of Wassily Kandinsky Compositions for a Louder Century In the manner of Wassily Kandinsky
  16. Dancing in the Kitchen, in the manner of Henri Matisse Cut-Outs for a Warm Apartment In the manner of Henri Matisse
  17. Metro Boogie Woogie, in the manner of Piet Mondrian Broadway Boogie Woogie, Updated Route In the manner of Piet Mondrian
  18. Cat on the Keyboard, in the manner of Pablo Picasso Every Side at Once In the manner of Pablo Picasso
  19. Departures, 6 a.m., in the manner of Edward Hopper Open 24 Hours In the manner of Edward Hopper
  20. Untitled (Sunset, Air Quality Poor), in the manner of Mark Rothko Chapel for Screens In the manner of Mark Rothko
  21. The Two Fridas, Front Camera, in the manner of Frida Kahlo Self-Portraits Without a Mirror In the manner of Frida Kahlo
  22. Ring Light, Nine Times, in the manner of Andy Warhol The Factory, Reopened In the manner of Andy Warhol
  23. Scooter, in the manner of Yayoi Kusama Infinity, Minus the Queue In the manner of Yayoi Kusama
  24. Cannonball, Filmed, in the manner of David Hockney A Bigger Now In the manner of David Hockney
  25. Untitled (Gig), in the manner of Jean-Michel Basquiat Notes Toward a Crown In the manner of Jean-Michel Basquiat