Opening Reception: Rough Gems: To Offer/To Leave

To Offer/To Leave curated by Kiera McIntosh
opening reception: Thursday, February 22, 6-8 pm.
on view: February 22–March 16, 2024

To Offer/To Leave is the second of three exhibitions as a part of Union Hall’s Rough Gems Curatorial Program, an annual open call for curatorial proposals from new and emerging curators. The exhibition aesthetically and thematically inspired by the tales of Shakespeare’s character Ophelia and Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake, showcases a moment in time after a decision of withdrawal has been made. By interweaving a selection of works from artists such as Daphne Sweet, Lindsay Smith Gustave, Drew Austin, Arthur Williams, Agnes Ma, and Robin Gammons; the exhibition incites a romantic fever dream that honors a shared melancholy. Through the thoughtful inclusion of light, sound, and aromatic sculpture the viewer plays witness to the tale before them within a space contemplation.