ONCE IN A LIFETIME

September 11 - October 3, 2021

Hours: Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, 1-6pm
View entire exhibition on Artsy

We are pleased to announce the reopening of M.David and Co. on September 11 with a group exhibition entitled Once In A Lifetime, quoting the title of that song from the quintessential New York band The Talking Heads.

The date was chosen with much care and thought. It marks so much--not in the least, the historic resilience of New Yorkers, but also the inspiring ability of artists to continually reinvent themselves, born of their passion, creativity and tight-knit communities. We have all been through a great deal this past year with the Covid crisis, and though it is not over yet, we continue to move forward.

The exhibition will feature works by Deborah Dancy, Astrid Dick, Daniel John Gadd, Daniel Giordano, Glenn Goldberg, Brenda Goodman, Stephanie Hargrave, Kathryn Hart, Helen O'Leary, Judy Pfaff, Kyle Staver and Kennedy Yanko. It was curated in the spirit of Life On Mars Gallery, when Bushwick and the world were so very different, some eight years ago. One of the main focuses of that gallery and its present iteration was the celebration of mutual care and support found in intergenerational relationships among artists.

The artists in Once In A Lifetime range in age from their early thirties to their late seventies. The show includes various mediums including painting, ceramics, and three-dimensional work on the wall as well as suspended from ceiling to floor. 

Some have names we are all familiar with and are represented by some of the best galleries in the world, with works in the collections of the world's greatest institutions; some are artists whose work demands a larger audience, though their practice is already known and respected, and others who are emergent whose work is exceptional. 

There was no thematic curatorial vision for this exhibition, per se. Rather, the artists invited and works were chosen with deep respect and admiration for each artist's uncompromising studio practice, their unconquerable will to continue to make work at all costs, and their love of the handmade.

My only regret is that I could not include more wonderful artists in the exhibition.

So, mask up, and come celebrate this renewal of hope and the lessons we have learned as artists and New Yorkers, as we recognize our collective past, the challenges of the present, and the promises of the future.

Michael David

8-1-21