Monya Rowe Gallery is happy to announce the primary New York solo exhibition by Lily Taylor titled Left Open. The opening reception for the artist will probably be held on Thursday, February 19, 6-8 PM.
Drawing inspiration from present home environment, however relying closely on recollections from the previous, Taylor recreates reminiscences from rising up in New York Metropolis. The work are charged with potential discomfort- from center faculty angst to household dynamics. The work wrestles with the nebulous nature of reminiscence and piecing collectively the previous. Taylor embraces the facility of sentimentality and nostalgia, but additionally confronts the complexity of misunderstood communication. Even shared experiences will be perceived vastly otherwise. By seeking to the previous we are able to start to higher perceive ourselves, and people round us.
The acquainted is made unusual by cautious compositional choices. Detrimental house is used to create a sure temper and dictate a relationship to the objects depicted. Cropping or framing acts as a metaphor for psychological boundaries. The flat areas of paint are in pressure with the spatial depth represented within the work, signaling a type of alienation or introspection. Taylor fastidiously selects on a regular basis objects, reminiscent of umbrellas, desserts, or a eating room desk, to function as conduits for an unresolved remembrance of previous occasions. Objects can carry totally different symbolic meanings at totally different occasions. As Magritte mentioned: “Every part we see hides one other factor.”
In Phone #2 (2025), the handset of a rotary telephone is “off the hook” in an in any other case empty room conveying a disquieting impression. The remoted object is fraught. The phone is used to represent communication, or lack thereof, whereas additionally suggesting concealment or the hiding of knowledge. The viewer is compelled to navigate by these gaps of silence. The cityscapes within the exhibition mirror the exploration of depth and flatness within the home interiors, whereas additionally providing a respite from the enclosed world. Views noticed by metropolis home windows act as a pause to uncertainty whereas offering a second of reflection or psychological stillness.
