Anna Conway, Caroline Absher, Deborah Brown, Elizabeth Huey, Genevieve Cohn, Hilary Doyle, Julie Heffernan, Katelyn Ledford, Lanise Howard, Melanie Daniel, Natalia Arbelaez, Paige Turner-Uribe, Patty Horing, Sahana Ramakrishnan, Samantha Joy Groff, Scout Zabinski, Therese Mulgrew |
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Mindy Solomon Gallery is pleased to announce Hospitality Suite, a group exhibition exploring emotional malaise Opening Reception on Saturday, June 25, 2022 from 6–9pm. |
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| — | Katelyn Ledford, No Boys Allowed, 2022, Acrylic, oil, wood, ribbon, feathers, rhinestones, glass, and paper on canvas, 60" x 48"
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THIS IS NOT ABOUT MEN...
One morning I was showering after a week of unsatisfactory dates. Mind you- I pushed myself to go on them because staying home alone should not be my modus operandi.
I realized my interactions were obligatory at best- solicitous. Banal. Feigned. Essentially the metaphorical mini bar was open and the most generic of snacks were served. I felt nothing. No glow. No anticipation. The kind of experience one has when they book a room at a Holiday Inn express. You know the bed will be adequate. The shower will be plastic lined- the soap small. Coffee machine dependable. Utterly forgettable- purposely so, so that the next visit will be a feet dragging collapse. As we shuffle our way through emotional obligations finding little comfort in the non-stop act of performative giving, do we take a moment for ourselves? Or is that gesture fraught with guilt? When does saying yes to everything become saying no with conviction? Are we willing to take that risk?
Loneliness makes for strange company.
So, in the spirit of ennui and an utter lack of womanly passion- I bring you "hospitality suite" an homage to the empty. In all of us.
The artists selected for this exhibition were presented with the curatorial statement before deciding to participate. |
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| —Patty Horing, Reluctant Caryatid, 2022, Oil on linen, 54" x 36" |
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