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“The Unbearable Lightness of Being”
A group exhibit of Viridian Artists
June 11- July 6, 2024
Opening reception Thursday June 13, 6–8pm
Closing reception Saturday, July 6, 4–6pm
Steffani Bailey * Jenny Belin * Saba Besier * Renée Borkow * Zoe Brown-Weissmann *
Ellen Burnett * Sabine Carlson * Irene Christensen * Stacey Clarfield Newman * Matt Cohen * Chasity Colón * Rebecca Dearden * Rhonda Donovan * May DeViney * Stefanie Eins *
Arlene Finger * David Fitzgerald * Deb Flagel * Alan Gaynor * Wally Gilbert *
Joshua Greenberg * Charles Hildebrandt * Kazuo Ishikawa * Kat King * Marco Lando * Beatriz Ledesma * Stephanie Lempres * Rosemary K. Lyons * Shawn Marshall *
Sai Morikawa * Rick Mullin * Nancy Nicol * Vernita Nemec * Brett Poza *
Laura Rutherford Renner * Sarah Riley * Bruce Rosen * Kathleen Shanahan * Dorothy Shaw * Susan Sills * Virginia Smit * Robert Smith *Sheila Smith * Christopher T. Terry * Meredeth Turshen *
“The goals we pursue are always veiled. A girl who longs for marriage longs for something she knows nothing about. The boy who hankers after fame has no idea what fame is. The thing that gives our every move its meaning is always totally unknown to us.”
― Milan Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Chelsea NY: Viridian Artists is pleased to present an exhibition of extraordinary art by the artists of Viridian. The show opens June 11 and continues through July 6 with a reception Thursday, June 13th, 6–8pm and a closing reception Saturday July 6, 4–6pm.
“Only the most naive of questions are truly serious.”
― Milan Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Milan Kundera was a Czech writer who explored through his writing the intricacies of life and thought with his particularly sensitive observations of people and ideas. “The Unbearable Lightness of Being” was published in 1984 with much of the plot set during the Communist occupation of Czechoslovakia and yet it was more about love than politics and more about philosophy than reality. The book has remained a favorite of many, perhaps particularly free-thinking artists. It seemed the perfect theme for this show happening during the 3rd or 4th spring of the pandemic when we are all so tired and drained by the last few years and the ongoing craziness of reality.
“Our dreams prove that to imagine - to dream about things that have not happened - is among mankind's deepest needs.”
― Milan Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being
We look forward to bringing to you “The Unbearable Lightness of Being” in the form of drawings, paintings, collage and other art forms rather than only in words.
Gallery hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 12–6pm
For further information please contact: Vernita Nemec, Gallery Director
or Jenny Belin, Assistant Director at viridianartistsinc@gmail.com
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