“Oh, Repetition!” | Curated by Kathranne Knight
Repetition is a method of making and a concept; it is action, subject, and structure. Think of daily repetitions such as the sun rising and setting each day, marking time; we breathe in, and we breathe out, sustaining our bodies; waves break over and over against the shore, evidence of our gravitational spin. Repetition is everywhere in us and surrounding us, an engine that simultaneously builds and decays.
The artists selected use repetition in meaningful ways that vary from mantra-like incantations in language, to structures that are formed through repetitive actions, to compact repetitions you find in doubling or mirroring.
I urge viewers to take pleasure in the musicality of repetition, to notice its presence in pattern-making structures, how it produces difference and movement, and how completely it informs every aspect of our lives.
Curated artists include Tibi Chelcea, Linda Colletta, William Downs, Sean Greene, Angela Johal, Larassa Kabel, Rachel Merrill, Michaela Mullin, Charoula Nikolaidou, Pref, Catherine Reinhart, Adele Renault, and Ruben Sanchez.