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Room57 Gallery is pleased to present “FIGURE IT OUT,” a group exhibition of abstract painters and ceramicists whose work gestures toward the human, and the otherworldly presence, without ever fully depicting it. The exhibition brings historic works from the 20th century into dialogue with a younger generation of contemporary abstract artists.
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Opening Wednesday September 16th 6-8pm. taken in Room57Gallery by @room57gallery

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“Diving Belles” by Gena Milanesi
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Gena Milanesi
Diving Belles, 2026
Oil, oil stick, pastel, charcoal on canvas
47 x 59 in (119.4 x 149.9 cm) taken in Room57Gallery by @room57gallery

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Small in scale, enormous in presence: Maria Kreyn’s ‘I Stayed on Earth’ is on view in “Figure It Out” through November 8th.
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Maria Kreyn
I Stayed on Earth, 2026
Oil on panel
14 x 11 in (35.6 x 27.9 cm) taken in Room57Gallery by @room57gallery

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“Figure it Out,” on view through November 8th.
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Toshiko Takaezu
Untitled, 1990’s-2000’s
Glazed stoneware
22 x 16 x 16 in (55.9 x 40.6 x 40.6 cm) taken in Room57Gallery by @room57gallery

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Milanesi’s paintings unfold within an unrestrained ecology, where accumulations of material expose layers of possibility, evoking both violence and tenderness. Working through a continual negotiation of color, form, and gesture, she embraces a process shaped by both intention and surprise.
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Gena Milanesi
Early Bird, 2026
Oil, oil stick, pastel, charcoal on canvas
70 x 59.5 in (177.8 x 151.1 cm) taken in Room57Gallery by @room57gallery

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“Figure it Out” installation view.
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Rachel Garrard
Shift, 2024
Rock powder pigment on linen
32 x 26 in (81.3 x 66 cm)
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Vivian Springford
BURST, LAVENDER, GREEN, 1970’s
Acrylic on canvas
38 x 38 in (96.5 x 96.5 cm)
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Rachel Garrard
Standing, 2024
Rock powder pigment on linen,
32 x 26 in (81.3 x 66 cm)
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Toshiko Takaezu
Untitled, 1990’s
With rattle
Glazed stoneware
10.5 x 7.5 x 7.5 in (26.7 x 19.1 x 19.1 cm) taken in Room57Gallery by @room57gallery

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Toshiko Takaezu (1922–2011) spent decades perfecting the closed form. Starting in the 1950s, she enclosed her vessels almost entirely, leaving only a tiny opening so gas could escape in the kiln. Once closed, the pots could no longer hold anything, and that’s the point: they crossed over from function into sculpture.

Drawing on Abstract Expressionism, East Asian ink painting, and the Japanese tea ceremony, Takaezu poured and brushed her glazes with a painter’s hand, treating each vessel as a canvas in the round. Many, like this one, hold a small clay rattle sealed inside, so the work is heard as much as seen.
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Toshiko Takaezu
Untitled, 1990
Glazed stoneware with rattle
8.125 x 6.5 x 6.5 in (20.6 x 16.5 x 16.5 cm) taken in Room57Gallery by @room57gallery

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Join us tonight, 6–8pm, for the opening reception of “Figure It Out.”
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A group exhibition of abstract painters and ceramicists whose work gestures toward the human, and toward some otherworldly presence, without ever fully depicting it. The show brings historic works from the 20th century into dialogue with a younger generation of contemporary abstract artists.
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For all inquiries, please email Josh@room57gallery.com taken in Room57Gallery by @room57gallery

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“Figure It Out” opens tomorrow from 6-8pm!
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The exhibition features historic works by Vivian Springford, Paul Jenkins, Toshiko Takaezu, Hans Hofmann,and Theodoros Stamos, pioneering figures of postwar American abstraction and studio ceramics, alongside contemporary works by Gena Milanesi, Rachel Garrard, Maria Kreyn, Maxwell Mustardo, and Michael Dickey.
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Theodoros Stamos (December 31, 1922 – February 2, 1997) was a Greek-American painter. He is one of the youngest painters of the original group of abstract expressionist painters, which included Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, and Mark Rothko.
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Theodoros Stamos
INFINITY FIELD (FROM THE CRETAN SERIES), 1983
Acrylic on canvas
66 x 50 in (167.6 x 127 cm) taken in Room57Gallery by @room57gallery

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“Figure it Out” opens next Wednesday September 16th. Opening reception from 6-8pm.
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Maria Kreyn (b.1987) is an American artist known for evocative paintings that merge figuration, abstract geometries, and elemental atmospherics. She studied mathematics and philosophy at the University of Chicago and is self taught in painting. While drawing polymathic connections between disparate fields, Kreyn’s works are steeped in the western tradition of painting. Deriving her technical foundations from old master works, Kreyn reframes these techniques and expands their pictorial vocabulary into a realm of stirring emotional narratives, unique personal histories, and surreal fictions. Her expansive canvases are meditations on nature, the body, and the materiality of time.
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Maria Kreyn
You’re Still Dreaming, 2026
Oil on linen
80 x 60 in (203.2 x 152.4 cm) taken in Room57Gallery by @room57gallery

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We’re thrilled to introduce Maxwell Mustardo to our gallery roster for our upcoming exhibition “Figure It Out,” a group exhibition that brings historic works from the 20th century into dialogue with a younger generation of contemporary abstract artists, opening September 16th from 6-8pm.
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“I approach making as a vital opportunity to examine perception and signification. My work engages with ceramics as a polyphonic medium: one that speaks in multiple registers simultaneously. Within simple constraints, such as the format of the mug, vase, or torus, orchestrations of surface, form, materiality, and function become the central elements. Many projects revolve around broad, reverential notions of the vessel, the body, and language. Attempts are made to continually dissect processes, revisit forms, and reframe themes to agitate evolution and antagonize static thinking. Objects are focused upon as vital witnesses and participants, reflections and poems, animate and imagined.” - @maxwellmustardo
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Maxwell Mustardo
Polychrome Krater Vase, 2026
Glazed ceramic
14.5 x 11.5 x 10.5 in (36.8 x 29.2 x 26.7 cm) taken in Room57Gallery by @room57gallery

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