Undercurrent is pleased to present Break Room, a collaborative show that draws together multifaceted and interdisciplinary work spanning from painting and drawing to sonic and new media work, reflecting the rich diversity of the individuals who make up Undercurrent. This synergistic exhibition will bring to life and exhibit a part of the creative life of each artist; a celebration of those who have contributed to the fabric of the gallery.
And so we think about the act of doodling, bursts of creativity in the outer margins of a piece of paper; It is an act of quiet diligence to the fueling of one’s artistic fire, while still preserving the superstructure, the careful geometry of the ordered lines of the paper. So too, does creativity dwell within the staff-only outer rooms of Undercurrent in the form of our interns who both aid in the day-to-day operations of the gallery and maintain their art practices.
Break Room celebrates the vast range of creativity within the former and current workers at Undercurrent, facilitating a dismantling of the binaries of workers and artists, an attempt at an opportunity for the expansion of the quintessential “white wall.” Sometimes, the doodles may spill out onto the page; the careful delineations of one’s art practice and one’s job commingling.
