Scott Albrecht - "The Shadow of The Sun"

Hashimoto Contemporary is pleased to present The Shadow of The Sun, a solo exhibition by Brooklyn-based artist Scott Albrecht. The exhbition will be Albrecht's fourth solo presentation at Hashimoto Contemporary, where he will be exhibiting a new body of work that explores our emotional processes of accepting relationships that have transformed beyond familiar recognition.

Inspiring moments of contemplation and deep looking, Albrecht continues his exploration of bold, abstracted typography in graphic relief paintings, made of hand-cut wooden forms that flow together seamlessly; the nearly invisible space between each gentle, smooth joint conceals his lengthy and involved conceptual and practical processes. Embodying the duality of the rough-handed woodworker meets softened poet, Albrecht composes phrases that embody sentiments rooted in his own life experiences, cutting each curved shape into a letter fragment or space between. The viewer might decode these puzzles through long-looking and meaning-making. By slowing down how we consume and process language, Albrecht neutralizes the informational exchange in communication, demonstrating how language and its graphic vessels are emotional connectors over an avenue for digesting pure information or data.

This newest body of work holds space for relationships altered by circumstances beyond our control. The artist titles the pieces with phrases inspired by gradual and instantaneous shifts in his foundational connections to people and places. Often alluding to how time inevitably ushers in change, phrases like “An Old Hourglass Runs Fast” or “A Portrait by Time” capture the fleeting and lasting effects of time, while “A Flower & The Garden” or “A Silent Crash” remind us of the individual moments that make time whole. Each hue and shade attached to a specific emotion or mood, Albrecht’s compositions provide viewers space to come to terms with transformations or impossible situations — accepting that sunrises cast the longest shadows.

Please join us Saturday, September 16th from 6pm to 8pm for the opening.

The exhibition will be on view Saturday, September 16th to Saturday, October 7th. For more information, additional images, or exclusive content, please email NYC Partner, Jennifer Rizzo, at jenn@hashimotocontemporary.com