Aaron Wilder, Delivered Under the Similitude of a Dream, 2019, Artist's Publication


 

January 9-February 9, 2025

Opening Reception: Friday January 10, 2025, 6:00pm-8:00pm

 

Amos Eno Gallery

191 Henry Street

New York, NY 10002

Amos Eno Gallery, a non-profit, artist-run gallery, is pleased to present Sacred Ground, a group exhibition that examines spaces imbued with deep significance and meaning. 

The exhibition will be on view from January 9, 2025, to February 9, 2025, with an opening reception on Friday, January 10, at 191 Henry St. on the Lower East Side. Works are also available to view on Artsy.

Curated by gallery director Ellen Sturm Niz, Sacred Ground examines the idea of spaces that hold deep significance and meaning, both personally and collectively. Through a variety of artistic approaches, the exhibition invites reflection on the concept of what makes a place — either a literal or figurative one — sacred.

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Featuring an array of mediums including painting, sculpture, photography, and video, the works explore themes of memory, identity, ecology, and spirituality. Below are highlights of all the featured artworks:

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• Bartosz Beda: Paramount of Eternity 02. This oil painting, inspired by Freud’s metaphor of a layered chocolate cake, reflects the layered complexity of the human psyche.
   

• Damien Olsen Berdichevsky: Bridge. This acrylic painting (shown above) captures the natural architecture of bridges as sacred sanctuaries within their surroundings.
   

• Damfino (Chris Esposito & Matt Greco): it could be anything.... This wood and canvas sculpture embodies the tension between curiosity and uncertainty.
   

• Adam Erlbaum: Sign Pale. This oil painting explores the interplay between abstract symbolism and the specific meanings of street signs.
   

• James Horner: Shenanigans at the Chateau. This mixed-media work was inspired by the artist’s residency in France and the layered history of wartime chateaux.
   

• Charleen Kavleski: Quilt Top Study: "Father's Early Stripes" II. This inkjet print honors the military’s qualities of self-sacrifice and valor as forms of sacred ground.
   

• Julianne Nash: Deforestation (52 Images). This archival pigment print mounted on Sintra grapples with the grief of ecological loss and the rapid transformation of our planet’s landscape.
   

• Ellen Sturm Niz: Slipping Under. This digital video captures the ephemeral and dreamlike interplay of memory, light, and sound.
   

• Hiroko Ohno: ALMA. This mixed-media piece — featuring lapis-lazuli, coral, and acrylic — symbolizes the universe’s fiery origins and hidden depths.
   

• Mimi Oritsky: Heart of Ice. This oil-on-canvas from the Wissahickon series embodies the fragile beauty and meditative calm of nature.
   

• José-Ricardo Presman: Saturn. This paper silhouette evokes sacred beginnings and the symbolism of planetary and human forms.
   

• Aleksandra Scepanovic: Who. This fired clay sculpture explores identity and introspection through shifting profiles and layered contours.
   

• Christopher Squier: Disturbances (Scattered Light). This colored pencil drawing captures atmospheric phenomena that transform ordinary spaces into moments of sacred wonder.
   

• Nishiki Sugawara-Beda: KuroKuroShiro CVI. This sumi ink on wood piece delves into the sacred inner landscapes of the human mind.
   

• Philip Swan: Tygers. An abstract oil on board inspired by natural forms and William Blake’s poem The Tyger, this work invites contemplation of nature’s complexity.
   

• Dain Susman: 197 Malcolm X Blvd. This mixed-media piece celebrates the shared and ritualistic aspects of urban laundromats.
   

• Sam Jones: Swarm. This seven-foot felt installation symbolizes the sacred vitality and irreverence of the wild.
   

• Grant Whipple: Subsidence. This oil painting on panel with organic edges evokes natural transformation and decay.
   

• Aaron Wilder: Delivered Under the Similitude of a Dream. This artist book, reconstructing John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress, explores layered authorship and identity.

About Amos Eno Gallery

Amos Eno Gallery has been a fixture in the New York art scene since 1974 when it opened in Soho. The gallery is open Thursdays through Sundays from noon to 6 p.m. and is run by a small community of professional artists, both from New York City and across the country, and a part-time director. 

Amos Eno Gallery's programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

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For more information, please contact Gallery Director Ellen Sturm Niz at amosenogallery@gmail.com.