The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad

The first exhibition, “The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose” (Isaiah 35), will be dedicated to exploring the genetic code of the Living Gallery. Through it, we will seek to investigate the living—and the dead—state of art. The works comprising the exhibition are not predetermined. They will be selected throughout the duration of the exhibition, which will span about a month and a half, based on the internal logic of each work and the changing needs of the space according to the works displayed in it.

Initially, a single work will be displayed, Unconditioned by the artist Ella Littwitz. These are sculptures of burnt squills that, by their mere placement, will transform the space into a kind of desert. The desert always seems empty, but it is not; it is full in its own way, just as the exhibition space is not empty in its initial state. The addition of any new work to the space might deconstruct the existing environment, nullifying it, thus it requires great attentiveness to allow development within the space without disrupting its internal frequency. Any added or removed work will be done in conversation with the artists whose work is present in the space, with sensitivity to the delicate fabric that already sustains it. Throughout the exhibition, discussion and learning events will take place, and serve as a vantage point seeking to understand the living state, to discover it, articulate it—and live it.