GALLERY HOURS: FORCE AND PRESSURE

We meet a point of resistance.  Internal, external- another’s set a boundary, an arbitrary policy, an odious social or political reality, a life challenge.  It is seemingly impassable.  Artists often face obstacles to creativity or “success.”  How do they lean in?  Do they push against, away, through?  Artists are often speaking truth to power.  The art itself is resistant to excessive use of force, brutalities, or non-consent.  How then do they maintain the self while tackling or upending power.  As Earnest Hello says, “Art… is a force that blows the roof off the cave where we crouch imprisoned.”

Art Image by Sonimar Maldonado
Statement by Gwynneth VanLaven

Featuring the artwork of Camui Cheng, Alexa Dietz, Sungwon Hong, Joel Morgan, Sonimar Maldonado, Mayela Rodriguez, Bayeté Ross Smith, and Chadwick Noellert.

All RAC exhibitions are FREE; we welcome a $5 suggested donation to sustain our programs!