EXHIBITIONS
2024 UPCOMING
Opening September 14th, 2024 in collaboration with 495 Gallery "LULL"
2023
JEFF MARFA & HANDS ON MAIN GALLERY PRESENT,
“OFF/GRID”
September 15th - December 15th, 2023
377 Main Street Catskill, NY
Alyssa McClenaghan
Gyan Shrosbree Kate Steciw
Aurora Pellizzi
Amanda Valdez
Alyssa McClenaghan, She Would Tell Him She Could Not Wait, 2020, Foam Insulation, Joint Compound, Acrylic Exterior House Paint, 18 1/2 × 44 × 25 in
Salón Acme, MEXICO CITY FEBRUARY 9-12, 2023
2022
“A CHAIR ITSELF”
Oct 7th, 2022 - December 17th, 2022
Francesca DiMatteo Jen Dwyer Camella Ehlke Lilah Freedland Leah Guadagnoli Pat Keesey Laurie Olinder
“A work of art exists as itself; a chair exists as a chair itself.” — Donald Judd from his essay, “A Good Lamp Is Hard To Find”, 1993
Francesca DiMattio, Sevres Mint Bench, 2022 Paper Pulp on wood, acrylic, and automotive paint 30 X 48 X 34 in. Photo: Courtesy the Artist and Nina Johnson, Miami
JEFF Gallery is pleased to present A Chair Itself, a group exhibition of artists creating sculptural objects both useful and not. In contrast to Judd’s 1993 sentiment, rather than viewing art-making and object-making as discreet activities, for these artists there is no line between the functional and non-functional, furniture and sculpture, object and art. Rather than blurring the line between disciplines and objectives, these contemporary artists conflate it, positing a chair as both a chair and a three dimensional still life, a table as both a table and “a description of a table”. By embracing all forms of apprehension, the artists allow space for a chair to exist both “as itself” and others, challenging our idea of functional art and creating meaningful connection between art and life.