Patterns of Power

January 22 to March 19, 2022

Please join us for the closing reception on Saturday, March 12, 1 to 3 PM

Patterns of Power recontextualizes patterns found in the decorative arts and addresses social issues, power structures, and environmentalism. The desire to destroy the genteel trappings of modern life that underhandedly rewards greed, patriarchy, and short-sightedness is articulated through deconstruction and maximalism. The resplendent qualities inherent to artworks in this exhibition, like the Pattern & Decoration movement, are equally beautiful and deceptive through their critical aims. Deconstructed wallpaper, ceramics, prints, and drawings that are accumulative and highly ornamental exist outside of the bounds of the familiar. In their uncanniness is a potent signal to action.

Elizabeth Alexander, Elizabeth Castaldo, Sarah Morejohn, Rachel Sydlowski