Current Exhibition

Nothing New Under The Sun | July 18th - August 3rd

Nothing New Under The Sun, curated by Mueni Loko Rudd, draws inspiration from the timeless wisdom encapsulated in the phrase, offering an artistic exploration of how lived experience, ancestral guidance, or historical community insights resonate and inspire the artists. Through a diverse array of artistic mediums from Oji Haynes and Brayan Ramales, the exhibition delves into the enduring significance of historical precedents, innovation through adaptation, and the unyielding relevance of cultural preservation in professional art contributions. The tender duo exhibition showcases a push of personal boundaries in innovative artistic expression. From avant garde sculpture lighting to immersive multi discipline experiences, each work explores the depths of their unique human expression and imagination. Immerse in our captivating nostalgic landscape. Celebrate the timeless spirit of artistic exploration and reinvention. Be transported into a realm where tradition meets innovation, and where the familiar intertwines with the extraordinary. Nothing New Under The Sun is a resounding call to embrace enduring truths and remember the culture. 

 

CURATOR 

Mueni Loko Rudd is a Kenyan American independent curator, cultural preservationist, and scholar advocate prioritizing art by and about Black and other historically excluded folks. Her curatorial practice based in the South acts through intentionality and mindfulness, challenging the often white centered colonial patriarchal art spaces. Deeply committed to her values she has pursued a path in the art ecosystem that is rooted in liberation. Mueni received her bachelor's from Huston-Tillotson University and her master's from Texas State University. In 2022, Mueni was a visiting professor at Huston-Tillotson University, where she taught in the Sociology Department. Contributions from Mueni have appeared in 900 Chicon Literature and Art Journal and several exhibition catalogs. Her academic scholarship has been published in Routledge, Frontiers, TEDx, and The Publicizer. She has been featured/interviewed in The Austin Chronicle, Atmos, Kenyan Arts Review, and Surface Magazine. 

ARTISTS

Oji Haynes is a very serious, silly, and sensitive artist, who confidently works on whatever makes him happy. He has been awarded The City College of New York Dean's Prize in Art as well as being a recipient of the 2022 The Miracle Seltzer Grant from NADA. Additionally, his work has been featured in Office Magazine, FEMINIST, Booooooom, and NOWNESS. He was most recently a resident at Abrons Art Center (New York, New York) as part of the 2023–24 Visual Artist AIRspace Residency Cohort and a Fellow at Houston Center for Photography (Houston, Texas).

Brayan Ramales is a 27 year old self taught artist from Brooklyn. His work incorporates the graphic, religious, and cultural elements of his New York upbringing to portray life as a Mexican American in the digital age. Humor and nostalgia are driving forces in his work that copes with a collapsing American empire. Visually, his work calls upon the cartoon characters from his childhood to create an idealized world through which one can escape and reflect on the grief of the present. Weaving together the inspiration of childhood summers spent in Mexico, the connections he’s built in LA, and his boisterous New York sensibilities, Brayan Ramales presents his portion of Nothing New Under the Sun.