Show extended until Feb 9th, 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?”