Pluperfect: an action of continued relevance

81 Leonard Gallery is pleased to present Pluperfect: an action of continued relevance, featuring Cande Aguilar, Ever Baldwin, Colleen Barry, Heather Bause Rubinstein, Lindsay Burke, Abby Cheney, Melanie Delach, Alexander Deschamps, Jared Friedman, Audrey Gair, Wendell Gladstone, Daniela Gomez Paz, Charlotte Hailstone, Emiliana Henriquez, Asif Hoque, Anna Kenneally, Katelyn Ledford, Natia Lemay, YaYa Yajie Liang, Kevin Lowenthal, Assata Mason, Sam Mattax, Sarah Alice Moran, Louisa Owen, Katherine Qiyu Su, Michela Roman, Kelsey Shwetz, Jade Thacker, Furong Zhang, and Allison Zuckerman.

The works on view in Pluperfect: an action of continued relevance present an understanding of evolution as a continuous process, highlighting the human ability to use moments of what we think of as finished activities and actions to further growth. Artists may consider this in their own practice and personal development, or within the grand scheme of collective humanity. Manifested in the work is both the desire to stay relevant and contemporary as well as an embracing of past references. To be forward-thinking, one must also be referential.

Opening reception Thursday, September 5th, 6-8pm.

Image above: Kevin Lowenthal, Collective Pattern, 2024, Oil on Cotton on Linen, 32 x 40 in.