Lauren Clay

Love Feast
Picture Theory, NYC

May 31 - July 13th, 2024

Picture Theory is pleased to present an exhibition by Lauren Clay, Love Feast, featuring six wall-based sculptures and an immersive wallpaper installation.
Clay ventures into the ethereal domain of dreams, constructing tangible pathways to intangible realms through the usage of oil paint, and meticulously carved panels. Drawing from Jungian dream analysis, she explores the concept of the central axis point, symbolizing a metaphysical nexus that bridges the chasm between heaven and earth, dreams and reality.
Love Feast is Clay’s enveloping and experiential dreamscape where the artist acts as a “trickster” journeying viewers between reality and illusion as she dismantles conventional constructs of space. Mutable and seemingly alive, Clay's latest work responds directly to her exploration of transitory spaces while imbuing her sculptures with a palpable sense of dynamism and anthropomorphic symmetry. Each work serves as a conduit to Clay's dreamscape, beckoning viewers to traverse the threshold into a realm where imagination takes hold.

–Evyn Bileri Banawoye