Maiden Lane Gallery in Kingston is hosting two concurrent exhibitions curated by Matt Moment: "The Rip in Her Sleeve," featuring pigment print photographs by Alicia Schirrmeister and Ruth Lauer Manenti, and "Iliana Arocho: Drawings," a solo show of ethereal drawings and metalpoint works by Iliana Arocho. The shows occupy two floors of a brick building that serves as an outpost for Headstone Gallery, run by Lauren Aitken and Chase Folsom, marking Moment's first collaboration with the gallery as a guest curator.
The exhibitions explore themes of transitory affection, memory, and the Japanese aesthetic concept of mono no aware (the pathos of beauty), offering viewers a poetic meditation on fleeting beauty and emotional complexity. The review highlights how these regional artists use dreamy imagery and mixed media to evoke nostalgia and existential reflection, underscoring the role of small, community-oriented galleries in fostering intimate, thoughtful art experiences outside major metropolitan centers.