e live in uncertain times of deep cynicism and audacious hope. Assumed structures, both political and social, once deemed infallible have once again revealed their cracks. Our global world has reshuffled historic relationships, shifting economic and cultural paradigms, while fires, floods and war ravage the landscape.
“As these once promising structures break around us, we are forced to reconsider our place in the world as both physical and psychological beings,” notes the curator for “There is no synonym for hope,” a new show at Smack Mellon gallery, showcasing work by 15 emerging international artists who use sculpture, photography, drawing, and site-specific installation to examine the contemporary landscape of uncertainty, and explore the consequences of these eroding structures.
“There is no synonym for hope” seeks to capture the emotional, political and psychological responses elicited by the interrelationship of hope and failure.
The show runs June 14-July 27, with an artists’ reception June 14 from 5-8 p.m. Smack Mellon is at 92 Plymouth Street at Washington Street in the DUMBO section of Brooklyn. For more, call 718-834-8761 or visit www.smackmellon.org.
