Still, Life! Meaning and Mending in Contemporary Art
- Valerie Hegarty, Fresh Start from the series The Covid Diaries, 2021, canvas, wood, epoxy resin, papier-mâché, armature wire.
About the Exhibition
Lexington, On View Through November 2025
“…we need new words for time because the old ones no longer work” Douglas Coupland, “We Weren’t Very Careful About What We Wished For”
According to chronos, or the measurable, linear perception of time, several years have now passed since we were swept into the maelstrom of the pandemic, wherein we continue to reckon with vulnerability and injustice. Within the intersections of global conflict, disease, civic protest, and the climate crisis, we are called to mourn and memorialize; to address the legacy and reality of insecurity and inequity; and to find meaning and purpose within pervasive uncertainty. As illustrated by the works featured in this exhibition, contemporary art can offer insight and inspiration, or act as balm or beacon, in shaping current and future conditions.