A group exhibition and mailable exhibition featuring new work by Meech Boakye, Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo, Mitsuko Brooks, Maggie Chen, Jordan Kawelo DeLawder, Donyel Ivy-Royal, and Ruby Webb.
Opening March 27, 2023 4pm—6pm at 3007 SE Malcolm St Milwaukie, Oregon, 97222
Rhythm debuts new mailable works of art by seven artists and marks the opening of an in-home art & education space and 1/2 acre farm on Malcolm Street in Milwaukie, Oregon. Rhythm is conceived of and hosted by Josephine LaCosta and Jade Novarino. The exhibition will open to the public on March 27, from 12-5pm at 3007 SE Malcolm Street, Milwaukie, Oregon, 97222.
The show will run through the end of April, open to viewers on Mondays by appointment. Guests can make an appointment to see the exhibition by sending a request to jadenovarino@gmail.com
Each artist was invited to create works of art in response to the theme “rhythm” and they have each created 16 editions of new work for this show. One work by each artist will be displayed at Malcolm Street while the other editions will be compiled into a mailable art exhibition for folks who are unable to view the work in person or who would like to collect works of art by the listed artists.
Each envelope is purchasable for a sliding scale of $80—$300 and funds go directly to the participating artists. If you’d like to purchase an envelope with seven artworks, please email jadenovarino@gmail.com
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We all have our rhythms. The tempo and context of such rhythms differ in each of us. Some of us feel that our lives are intensely rhythmic while others may not feel enough of a rhythm. Rhythm is both comforting and repetitive. We long for it, we are sickened by it. It waxes and wanes in our lives, though as a concept it goes and goes.
The idea of creating a group show of mailable works of art came from the desire to engage in the postal system as well as exhibition-making. How do we put something together that is both in and of a place but can also be disseminated, felt, and experienced intimately at home? We are opening up Malcolm Street as a home as well as an art center and we are doing it with friends, artists we love and admire, and collaborations in rhythm.
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