— COPING MECHANISMS

Press Release

  — COPING MECHANISMS

Library Street Collective is pleased to announce COPING MECHANISMS, a group exhibition curated by Sara Nickleson, featuring artists Greg Bogin, Cali Thornhill-Dewitt, Sam Durant, Greg Fadell, Beverly Fishman, Mark Flood, Thrush Holmes, Paul Kremer, Micah Lexier, Tony Matelli, Cassi Namoda, Kilee Price, Scott Reeder, Sheida Soleimani, Adam Parker Smith, Willie Wayne Smith and Devin Troy Strother. The works presented demonstrate the emotional, ethical and intellectual coping mechanisms used to contend with the current political climate, focusing on the artists' roles as storytellers and sympathetic voices.


COPING MECHANISMS,
on display from September 8 through October 13, 2018.

Install Images

Artwork Images

Cali Thornhill-Dewitt — COPING MECHANISMS

Cali Thornhill-Dewitt

Expect The Worst, 2017
Corrugated plastic, vinyl, and paint
18h x 12w feet

Kilee Price — COPING MECHANISMS

Kilee Price

pls dnt look @ me / im tryna dissociate, 2017
Polystyrene foam, Bondo (polyester resin), fluorescent acrylic paint
44h x 54w x 5.5d inches

Micah Lexier — COPING MECHANISMS

Micah Lexier

Here, Not Here (Dark Grey), 2017
Aluminum, enamel and paint
Dimensions variable

Thrush Holmes — COPING MECHANISMS

Thrush Holmes

Fuck Trump, 2017
Oil and spray paint on canvas
96h x 120w inches

Tony Matelli — COPING MECHANISMS

Tony Matelli

Head (Hot Dog and Bread), 2018
Cast stone and painted bronze
11h x 8/5w x 10d inches