‘Can’t Unring The Bell’ exhibit at Honfleur Gallery extended to Feb 9, 2024

YOU CAN'T UNRING THE BELL (Art Exhibit)
by Terence Nicholson

Honfleur Gallery, 1241 Marion Barry Ave, SE
Gallery Hours: Thurs-Sat, 12-5pm
& By Appointment. Free admission!

Details & Price List: honfleurgallerydc.com

Artist Statement:

"You Can't Unring the Bell is about spiritual beings having a human experience. It is a journey that I call" from sleepwalking to open-eyed dreaming." Much of the work reflects upon personal themes such as recovery from addiction, self-definition, and recognition of childhood trauma. Then, it expands to issues around truth, denial, resentment, and fear at the personal, provincial, and world levels.

I want to give the viewer a look into the chapters of life I experienced in my community, from the Marion Barry years through the epoch of gentrification that took hold in Washington, DC. This offers a more nuanced perspective than many generalizations used to define what has come to be termed "the Black Experience."

Some of my paintings and conceptual assemblages have a slight patina of sarcasm, but I am clear about my hope for humanity. This body of work lays bare the lessons that society has still struggled to master while I continue to question my own programming and socialization. The reality that race, class, and greed are just as much the three-headed juggernaut as it has always been is clear to me. Overall, the works offer a snapshot of what was like, what happened, and what it's like now.

You can’t unring the bell, so what do you do next?”

FUNDED IN PART BY ARCH DEVELOPMENT AND HONFLEUR GALLERY