Unlife (Part I)

Sophie Friedman-Pappas, Jasmine Gregory, Brook Hsu, Sarah Pucci, Jennifer Shear, Martin Wong

Soft Opening in collaboration with Paul Soto Los Angeles is pleased to present Unlife, Soft Opening’s inaugural exhibition at the space, curated by LA-based gallery artist Maren Karlson .

Speaking on the curatorial approach to Unlife, Maren Karlson explains, “Construction of perfection always happens in unison with its destruction. When I think of painting, I do not think of keeping something clean, immaculate, unsoiled, pure, sealed, and in its perfect ‘original’ state. We make images and objects out of detritus and refuse, assembling and reassembling, and through this process merging with the world - muddying the boundaries of bodies, inorganic objects, and landscape."