Running from September 26 – October 17, 2020, NYC-based art gallery The Untitled Space is presenting a two-part group exhibition and public art series called “Art4Equality X Life, Liberty & The Pursuit of Happiness”.
A timely and urgent series that is well placed in the lead-up to the November 3rd presidential election, and in the wake of the devastating news of the death of Associate Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
The two-part exhibition features an empowering public art series of 10 billboards each by different artists launching on September 21, 2020 in a variety of locations throughout New York City, to coincide with the gallery exhibition opening on September 26 at The Untitled Space featuring the work of over 50 contemporary artists. Revolving around the theme of “Art4Equality x Life, Liberty & The Pursuit of Happiness” the public art series and group exhibition is curated by Indira Cesarine, founder of The Untitled Space and Art4Equality.
The gallery will feature the unique artworks displayed on the billboards (presented by SaveArtSpace) along with an exhibition of many additional works in a variety of mediums including painting, drawing, photography, video, and sculpture inspired by the words “Equality,” “Life,” “Liberty,” and “The Pursuit of Happiness,” which will be on view at the gallery through October 17, 2020. The Untitled Space is honored to collaborate with non-profit SaveArtSpace and support the programming of Art4Equality, an initiative that supports the creation of empowering equality themed exhibitions and public art.
There is certainly a more urgent need for powerful messages through art and creative works as we are facing unprecedented times in an already-turbulent year.
Untitled Space curator and Art4Equality founder Indira Cesarine echoes this urgency in a statement, and reiterates why she believes in using her gallery as a means to share powerful dialog around what is happening today in our country.
“We live in an unprecedented time, our liberties robbed by a global pandemic, which laid painfully bare the inequities that have plagued the most vulnerable in our society for far too long. Political polarization in the United States is reaching critical mass with a divisive political system at war. Realities of social inequality and racial injustice are challenging our ability to have confidence in a promising future. With the 2020 elections approaching, I felt that it was a crucial time to create an opportunity for artists to respond, with the artwork presented in a public platform where it can reach an audience of millions of people every day and promote an inclusive dialogue,” she said in a press release.
Indira also alludes to how New York City has been particularly hit with COVID cases and why her new exhibition meant event more because of this.
“The public art series and exhibition “Art4Equality x Life, Liberty, & The Pursuit of Happiness” seeks to empower, enlighten, and shed a ray of hope in a city that has been under a dark cloud, in a country that is in tatters not only by an invisible virus, but also by political and civil unrest,” she said.
Visit the gallery exhibit if you are in NYC, and be sure to check out the billboards around the city.
“The billboard transformed into an art display is an innovative, and ultimately accessible way to present contemporary art, transforming spaces normally dedicated to advertising into public art that has power and impact,” said Indira.
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