Last week to view Carlos Vielma’s “An Infinite Picnic”! Join artist Carlos for coffee and conversations with Lauren Klotzman & Jeremy Johnson Saturday, May 3 at 11:30 AM! Below is an excerpt from Lauren’s @joanjonasbrothers essay accompanying this exhibit: “The entirety of this show’s contents come from Vielma’s reconstruction of “Marte.” They are–in other words–his “Martian Chronicles.” The word “martian” has fallen out of vogue, but it was Bradbury’s word in 1959, and it was certainly poet Jack Spicer’s. Of the same generation as Bradbury, Spicer’s (whose not-famous-enough last words were “my vocabulary did this to me”) “martians” referred to forces which provided “transmissions” which he–as poet–“dictated” from “The Outside.” In other words, Spicer conceptualized the successful creative act not as authored by an auteur’s agency, but as the product of constant interfacing and listening. Vielma, too, listens to Martians: the works contained within “An Infinite Picnic” are ultimately messages of humanity from Mars, translated through Vielma’s mind and hand. They are “transmissions” from the missing residents of Marte, and perhaps from Spicer’s “Martians” as well. These are objects of poetry, of mystery, and of mysterious poetry: the kind engendered by objects whose full meaning is lost to time.” Read the full writing on our website, click the link in our bio to learn more. Gallery Hours: Wednesday-Saturday from 11 AM - 5 PM Photos courtesy of Tamirah Collins (fb)

Last week to view Dario S. Bucheli’s “Not Without A Cost”! Join artist Dario for a tour and deep dive into the installation Saturday, May 3 at 4 PM! Below is an excerpt from “The Story of the Rabbit on the Moon” by Leslie Moody Castro @lesliemoodycastro : “We do not talk enough about the moon. We do not discuss its surface, its textures, its mythologies, its softness. We do not discuss its placid and quiet, semi-secondary role in the rotation of planets, its secondary effects on ecosystems, on nighttimes and the beauty of darknesses, or the importance of refractions and reflections of mild lights. According to legend, Quetzalcoatl—plumed serpent, creator of mankind, and deity devoted to the wind—chose to spend some time on earth with the beings that he created. One day, he departed on a journey, and, after walking for some time, he became hungry and tired and could see neither food nor water anywhere nearby; then, a small rabbit crossed his path. Realizing his famished and dehydrated state, the rabbit offered herself as food and nourishment to save the life of Quetzalcoatl. Moved by her self-sacrifice, the deity raised the rabbit to the moon, which was imprinted with the profile of her form, promising that her sacrifice would be remembered eternally.” Read the full writing on our website, click the link in our bio to learn more. Gallery Hours: Wednesday-Saturday from 11 AM - 5 PM Photos courtesy of Tamirah Collins (fb)