In the fall of 2018, he held his controversial "BIG BLACK ̶C̶O̶C̶K̶ CANVAS: SIZE matters – in ART!"" solo show at NoHo M55 Gallery. Redding said conceptual "themes of size as it relates to race are so important in the LGBTQ+ and straight communities, just as size and the debate around blackness – in use of color and participation by people of color – are important in the artistic community. This show unapologetically tackles those themes." NYC art critic Per Larson, who in the past has compared Redding's work to James Baldwin and called his art "iconic", agreed saying viewers of his "BIG BLACK ̶C̶O̶C̶K̶ CANVAS: SIZE matters – in ART!" show will be overwhelmed with "technical wizardry to grab his interest, and meander around within the square without time, and without a mind to get in the way. Viewing at last with his gut."... "It's pure Warhol and Maplethorp."