May 31 2019
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Jun 29 2019
Melt

Melt

Presented by Charlotte Street at La Esquina

Come join Charlotte Street Foundation for the opening reception of Melt, an exhibition curated by Camile E Messerley. The opening reception takes place from 6-9 PM on Friday, May 31st. The exhibition is open through Saturday, June 29, 2019.

The reception is free and open to the public. Bring your friends to enjoy free drinks and a new show in la Esquina Gallery (located at 1000 W 25th St, KCMO).

Artists included: Bo Hubbard, B Becvar, Kelly Runningen, Trey Hock and Jaime David, Lauren Louvel Louise Whitacre, 2007 Balquier, and William Plummer

Curated by Camile E. Messerley

We all wait, whether we are on-call and know something is coming or not; while waiting we carry an ache or hope in anticipation of a delivery.

The artists you will come to know in the exhibition Melt are both in the process of waiting and are on-call. The artists carry the wait in objects and sensations— while they are seeking, discerning, and intuiting forms of being in-between it is important to know that their artworks are not a short term fix or a means to an end. The images and installations you will find in Melt are in their nature in-transition. The artists in Melt are unpacking and sifting through their documentation of home, of people who do and do not currently live in these homes with us, the people who have been removed from our homes, our geographic location, of their respective and collected solitudes.

In between the solitary yet often reciprocative feelings that come from the drip-drop-oobleck of time there is a tension sitting on a spectrum of experiences reaching between patience and empathy. When a popsicle melts you get juice, cold juice, but it’s sticky, not everyone likes to be sticky. A popsicle will melt in your mouth as you eat, but if it melts before you have it on your tongue why do you no longer want the sweet juice, because it’s messy? What about the form is so satisfying that it cannot possibly hold you the same way it did in its perfect rectangular shape?

What we ask of you in between now and Memorial Day is this: “Don’t ask what the work is. Rather, see what the work does” — Eva Hesse, German-born Sculptor.

Admission Info

The exhibition is free and open to the public.

Dates & Times

2019/05/31 - 2019/06/29

Additional time info:

Opening reception for Melt is on Friday, May 31, 2019 from 6:00 - 9:00 PM at la Esquina Gallery (1000 W 25th Street, KCMO).

Location Info

La Esquina

1000 W 25th Street, Kansas City, MO 64108

Parking Info

Parking lot.