Westbeth Gallery NYC

iMANIFEST

4 Sep 2025 – 27 Sep 2025

Curated by Perdiat Sinclair & Mark Fraser-Betts

55 Bethune Street, New York, 10014, USA

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Artists: Jess Parnell, Jodi Gerbi, Kirsty Harris, Mark Fraser-Betts, Olivia Gossett Cooper, Perdita Sinclair

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'i Manifest' features a selection of UK and US artists who delve into the theme of manifestation. Many works embody dream-like qualities, reflecting a new surrealism that blurs perceptions and boundaries.

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Bringing together UK and US artists at this time of global unrest and uncertainty.
i Manifest interrogates the concept of manifestation on many levels, focusing on multiple dualities which exist on a continuum of nothing-to-something; real-to-fake; physical-to-AI; sub-conscious-to-conscious; sticky floor-to-glass ceiling. To reflect this blurring of perceptions & boundaries, many of the works contain dream-like qualities reminiscent of a kind of 'new surrealism’.
This exhibition plays with the ‘existential’ hanging in the air. One American writer of Mark Fraser-Betts’ acquaintance asserted that the universe is currently undergoing a cosmic cycle that is beyond our comprehension. So, in reflecting the incomprehensible, what collective identity can the artists in this show share? Despite, or maybe because of the challenges of this shifting landscape, all of the artists in this show strive to maintain the authenticity of their artistic endeavours while remaining playful and inquisitive.