emotion

Dawn Black, Victoria Dugger, Raheleh Filsoofi, Jiha Moon, Judy Rushin-Knopf, Tori Tinsley & Mie Yim
Curated by Jiha Moon & Veronica Kessenich

On View: September 17 - November 2

Opening Reception: September 27, 6-8:30

Artist Talk: September 28, 11:30 (doors open at 11)

Laney Contemporary presents emotion, a group exhibition guest curated by artist Jiha Moon and art historian and curator Veronica Kessenich, founder of CARCIOFI and former director of Atlanta Contemporary.

The selected artists, named below, are Moon and Kessenich’s response to an oft-spoken truism that women are emotional ... and not in a good way. Effectively, the friendship of these two curators – and their shared histories of having to be quietly demonstrative – inspired a collaboration to exhibit art by women at a woman-owned gallery, that astutely plays to the clichés while eviscerating women’s socially prescribed ‘role.’

In September of 2022, Moon and Kessenich talked about a not-so-distant past when their lives were fundamentally different. Marriages and moves, departures and opportunities (and the need to remain ‘professional’ through it all) highlighted the fact that women often ‘suppress’ to ‘succeed.’ Moon soon identified seven artists (a number which is linked to intellect and not emotion) who represent the duality ofwhat it means to exist today.

For the full press release, click here.