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A Sign of The Times

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  • A Sign of The Times

    curated by Anne-Laure Lemaitre

    December 9th - December 13th, 2020

    2 Rivington Street, NYC

    To schedule an appointment for a viewing click HERE

  • Installation view from outside of 'A Sign of The Times' pop-up group exhibition

    Participating Artists:
    Vincent de Boer | Faust | Henry Harper | Georgia Hill | Elizabeth Johnson | Ben Johnston | Greg Lamarche | Chris Martin | Wael Morcos | Franck Pellegrino | Anastasios Poneros | Pref | Roids | Victor Roman | Gary Stranger | Trevor Wheatley | Zipeng Zhu

    • Faust, A Sign of The Times, 2020
      Faust, A Sign of The Times, 2020
    • Faust, ink on panel spelling out 'what matters most is how well you walk through the fire' for 'A Sign of The Times' group exhibition
      Faust, Walk Through The Fire, 2020
    • Franck Pellegrino, Autumn Leather, 2020
      Franck Pellegrino, Autumn Leather, 2020
    • Vincent de Boer black and white ink drawing
      Vincent de Boer, A Peak Is Just The Way Towards A Descent, 2020
    • Vincent de Boer black and white ink drawing
      Vincent de Boer, Look Around Not Ahead, 2020
    • Victor Roman, Sent#22 - "my screen is frozen but the day is nice" - for 'A Sign of The Times' group exhibition
      Victor Roman, Sent#22, 2020
    • Victor Roman, Sent#21 - "went and bought a new home on zoom" - for 'A Sign of The Times' group exhibition
      Victor Roman, Sent#21, 2020
    • Henry Harper embroidered jacket hanging on wooden wall hook
      Henry Harper, Thought About God, 2020
    • Georgia Hill, 'Feels Like Forever' for 'A Sign of The Times' group exhibition
      Georgia Hill, Feels Like Forever, 2020
    • Georgia Hill, 'Now We Have Time' for 'A Sign of The Times' group exhibition
      Georgia Hill, Now We Have Time, 2020
    • Georgia Hill, 'Surrender' for 'A Sign of The Times' group exhibition
      Georgia Hill, Surrender, 2020
    • Gary Stranger, pink lettering spelling out 'inside out outside in' on black paper
      Gary Stranger, Inside Out Outside In, 2020
    • Elizabeth Johnson, Message for a Grieving Heart, 2018
      Elizabeth Johnson, Message for a Grieving Heart, 2018
    • Ben Johnston piece, 'Forevermore' on gray watercolor paper
      Ben Johnston, Forevermore
    • Greg Lamarche, No Room For Racism, 2020
      Greg Lamarche, No Room For Racism, 2020
    • Greg Lamarche hand-cut collage 'Security is an Illusion' for 'A Sign of The Times' group exhibition
      Greg Lamarche, Security is an Illusion, 2014
    • Pref spray painting, red on black background
      Pref, Perfect, 2020
    • Pref spray painting red on black background
      Pref, Timing, 2020
    • Roids, 'perception' spelled out on light gray paper
      Roids, Perception, 2020
    • Roids, alphabet on light gray paper
      Roids, Where DOES Time Go?, 2020
    • Trevor Wheatley, 'Repair 2' for 'A Sign of The Times' group exhibition
      Trevor Wheatley, Repair 2 ( A Temporary Relief), 2020
    • Wael Morcos, مغترب مستغرب (Mughtarib Mustaghrib, Confused Immigrant), 2020
      Wael Morcos, مغترب مستغرب (Mughtarib Mustaghrib, Confused Immigrant), 2020
    • Bottle lamp installation piece
      Anastasios Poneros, One More Drink Please (Jack’s last words), 2020
    • Bottle lamp installation piece
      Anastasios Poneros, Sow Faux Real, 2020
    • Anastasios Poneros, Liberty Over Luxury
      Anastasios Poneros, Liberty Over Luxury
    • Anastasios Poneros, It’s (not) OK
      Anastasios Poneros, It’s (not) OK
    • Anastasios Poneros, Sorry Not Sorry
      Anastasios Poneros, Sorry Not Sorry
  • Installation view of 'A Sign of The Times' pop-up group exhibition

    Hashimoto Contemporary is pleased to present A Sign of Times, a pop-up exhibition curated by Anne-Laure Lemaitre in which 17 text-based artists reflect on our times. The past few years have been marked in part by a direct challenge to the value of words and the meaning they convey. We’ve seen language exponentially used with little regard for its purpose or substance. Yet, words do not only facilitate communication and clarity to others, but also the ability to detangle inner thoughts and make sense of personal experiences.

     

    In this moment, solitude and the scarcity of human touch have made words as a means of understanding one another—and the world we live in—more important than ever. However, we’ve also been challenged in our trust for their ability to be an authentic vector of clarity and truth.

     

    A Sign of The Times presents artists whose practice includes lettering at its core with the simple premise of freely exploring their relationship to this peculiar moment. Ranging from traditional media to digital animation and weaving, the resulting artworks span from intimate self reflections on isolation to outwards social commentaries. Their unique approaches offer earnest and personal contemporaneous takes on a confusing chapter still in making.

     

    The gallery will be open by appointment only. In order to ensure the health and safety of visitors and staff, please note that masks are legally required for entry. To schedule an appointment, please click HERE. 

     

    The exhibition will be on view Wednesday, December 9th to Sunday, December 13th at 2 Rivington Street, New York City.

     

    For more information, additional images, or exclusive content, please email NYC Director, Jennifer Rizzo, at nyc@hashimotocontemporary.com

New York City:

54 Ludlow St.

New York, NY 10002

San Francisco:

Minnesota Street Project

1275 Minnesota St. 

San Francisco, CA 94107

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