Rithika Merchant “Lycanthropy” 2015, 50 x 70 cms, Gouache and Ink on Paper

STEPHEN ROMANO GALLERY
117 Grattan Street, Suite 112 (corner of Porter and Harrison)
Brooklyn, NY 11237

Stephen Romano Gallery is very pleased to announce it’s inaugural exhibitions in it’s new Bushwick location.

Opening Event: September 3, from 5 – 9 pm

A one person exhibition of a new series by
RITHIKA MERCHANT “LUNA TABULATORUM”
September 3 – October 15 2015

Of her works in the exhibition “LUNA TABULATORUM” Rithika Merchant says:

“For nearly all of the recorded history of mankind,  the moon, the brightest object in the night sky, and the only celestial body with features visible to the naked eye – has captured the imagination and interest of people everywhere. There are countless odes to the moon in music, literature, art and religion. The moon had been linked to madness, transformation, femininity and the occult.

… I see the moon as a meaningful universal object that links humanity by its importance, its presence and its significance. Being particularity interested in creating links between cultures the moon has been a very enlightening muse.”  

—RITHIKA MERCHANT, 2015

And a group show
“LEXICON INFERNALI”
September 3 – October 15 2015

Barry William Hale “Pomba Gira Sigill” 2015 vinyl wall installation.

The inaugural exhibition “Lexicon Infernali” makes a nod to the 17th century French book “The Infernal Dictionary”, of which an original rare copy of the coveted 6th edition will be on display, an illustrated catalogue of apparitions of the underworld. The exhibition functions in a similar manner, as an encyclopedic lexicon of artists whose works have a shamanic sensibility, whose art is highly personalized, along with vernacular photography, folk art, as well as works by several international contemporary artists who are producing some of the most challenging works today.

Images from “Dictionnaire Infernal” by  Jacques Auguste Simon Collin de Plancy, 1863