Adam Stennett solo show at 31 Grand!

“Drink”, 2007, 72 x 72”, oil on wood

Yaaay! Adam's solo show is finally here! I can't wait to see it on Thursday.

A D A M . S T E N N E T T

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31GRAND

143 Ludlow St.

New York, NY

Opening Reception: Thursday Oct. 11, 7-9pm

31GRAND is pleased to announce an exhibition of new works by Adam Stennett at our new space in the Lower East Side. The exhibition includes five paintings based on a new series and a new video work. With this show he continues his exploration of the intimate dramas of the everyday, and the precarious balance of awareness and oblivion. His subject matter has evolved—the adventurous mice that had been his trademark are now replaced by images of girls poised precariously near turbulent water and various medicinal products put to queasy, off-label uses. They are simultaneously seductive and discomforting. They speak directly to the all-too-human highs and lows we all experience.The final work in the show is the projected video Harmful or Fatal if Swallowed. The video opens with a low angle shot of a road in the foreground, green trees in the distance and the soft twittering of birds. A red plastic gasoline container falls into frame, bounces awkwardly and comes to rest on its side. Its contents slowly spill onto the pavement as a spreading wet stain. The camera never moves and the flow eventually slows to a trickle. It is unclear whether the spill is accidental or intentional.