I have spent this past year working in a borrowed, abandoned red house next door. My time in lockdown became a residency. Before the pandemic, I’d begun to think about games of chance, dice, luck. With so much time to think, I started going over my history, memories from my grandfather’s porch of him playing backgammon with my brother. They could see the probability logic, calculate the rolls, trust the gambling. There are coveted rolls, double 6’s, accompanied by cheers. Double ones, snake eyes, and dice can symbolize bad luck but usually get a wahoo in backgammon. – LOUISE EASTMAN
Opening Moves includes ceramic works and monoprints.
On view May 21 to June 26, 2021
Planthouse Gallery
Open Tuesday to Saturday, 12–5 pm, or Mondays by appointment
55 W 28th Street, New York, NY
212.564.5502
info@planthouse.net