Loose Grip: Opening Reception

​Loose Grip is a group exhibition organized by Luke Malaney, taking place within a two-bedroom apartment at 144 Vanderbilt Ave in Brooklyn NY, developed by Tankhouse and designed by SO-IL.

​The exhibition began with the opportunity to inhabit the space - an apartment not typically used for exhibition - and unfolded organically from there. The artists included are those whose practices resonate with one another through material engagement, and a commitment to making that remains close to the hand.

​At a certain point youʼre in the weeds with it, and the next thing you know, youʼre out the other side. Itʼs a ride you donʼt step off of ― you just learn how to stay on. Thatʼs where the discoveries happen. There is no outside position, only the act of staying with it long enough for something to emerge.

​The works in Loose Grip span different materials and disciplines but are united by a shared approach: each piece made intuitively by the hand of the artist, without distance or delegation. Process-led and materially direct, no separation no fluff.

​Taking its title from a phrase that suggest both control and release, Loose Grip gestures toward a way of working that is tentative and not rigid - open to variation, friction and discovery.

​Luke Malaney

​Adam Cutts

​Chelsey Pettyjohn

​Quinn Sherman

​Richard Snyder

​Mia Morel

​Daniel Weiss

​Panos Mavridis

​Louis Sarowsky

​Opening Reception: May 13, 6-9 PM

​Public Hours: May 14, 12-7 PM

​Viewings by appointment through August. Contact Luke: [email protected]

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​“A Loose Grip rings the dinner bell.”