Shoes, books, hands, buildings, and cars holds a mirror up to our lives. The exhibition can very much remind visitors of the little moments in life we easily overlook.
More than just an art fair, the event unfolded as a living, vibrant exchange of ideas, offering a rare opportunity to encounter artwork in a setting designed for conversation and curiosity.
about making space, recognizing the community, and opportunities for growth, Gestures of Remembering is a fitting exhibition for United Contemporary in their new location
The show is a remembrance of peoples and their labours manifested in textiles. It also ensures that generations have the opportunity to connect with and through their ‘cultural fabric’.
O’Hara shifts away from the documentation of species as something sterile though scientific, instead imbuing personality through bright colours, dynamic poses, and titles that present the bird and hand holding it as stars performing together.
The exhibition meaningfully depicts Black women in their various states and with an energy of refusal; whether it is relation to perform a prescribed role, level of sexuality, or position of submission.
DeFreitas’ thoughtful display grants us an opportunity to be privy to the world as the artist understands it: the glimpses into their streams of consciousness, the meditative act of prayer, the idea of opening yourself up to a greater entity.