Chromatic Mythologies

Curated by Leslie Weissman

September 6 through October 4, 2025
Opens Today, Saturday, September 6, 6–8pm

Harper’s Apartment
51 East 74 Street, 2X, New York, NY 10021
By appointment

Featuring work by: Stephen Buscemi, Charlotte Hailstone, Amy Liu, Paola Oxoa, Haejin Park, Rebecca Sherman, Beatriz Williams

In Chromatic Mythologies, color becomes a conduit for storytelling, used to map identity, memory, emotion, and inherited experience. The works in this exhibition span figuration, illustration, and abstraction, where color, concept, and form carry the weight of personal and cultural meaning. Some artists draw from ornamentation and symbolism; others from portraiture or landscape, using visual references to heritage, nature, and the self. Across these approaches, color operates as both mood and method, shifting between clarity and distortion, intimacy and distance. Whether through densely layered scenes or minimal gestures, these works use color interaction, line, and structure to build narrative spaces that are both grounded and surreal. Each piece positions color as the central vehicle for
introspection and transformation.

Stephen Buscemi (b. 1998, Long Island, NY) received a BFA from SUNY Cortland in 2021. Most recently, his work has been presented at Harper’s, New York and East Hampton (2024); Carl Kostyál, Marettimo, IT (2024); Monti8, Latina, IT (2024); Giovanni’s Room, Los Angeles (2024); Blade Study, New York (2023); and Lorin Gallery, Los Angeles (2023). Buscemi lives and works in Brooklyn.

Charlotte Hailstone (b. 1994) received a BFA from Parsons School of Design. Recently, Hailstone’s work has been exhibited at The Hole, New York (2025); Fleiss-Vallois Gallery, New York (2025); Salon 21, New York (2025); Marinaro, New York (2025); Ruby/Dakota Gallery, New York (2025); Harper’s, New York (2024); Ruttkowski;68, New York (2023); and 13th Storey, New York (2023). She lives and works in New York City.

Amy Liu (b. 1997, Guangzhoi, China) received a BFA from Stony Brook University in 2019, and an MFA from New York Academy of Art in 2022; she lives and works in New York City. Liu’s work has been the subject of solo presentations at Latitude Gallery, New York (2025); and Village One Gallery, New York (2022). She has participated in recent group exhibitions at Wilkinson Gallery, New York (2024, 2023, and 2022); ART021, Shanghai (2024); Village One Gallery, New York (2023 and 2022); and The Living Gallery, Brooklyn (2023).

Paola Oxoa (b. 1979, Medellín, Colombia) received a BFA from Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design in 2004; she is currently based in New York and Beacon, NY. Oxoa’s work has been the subject of solo presentations at Matteawan Gallery, Beacon (2018); Stay Gallery, Denver (2006); and Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver (2005 and 2004). Her work has been included in recent group exhibitions at institutions including Mother Gallery, Beacon (2025, 2023, and 2018); my pet ram, New York (2025); JDJ, New York (2024); New York University, New York (2019); Wassaic Project, Wassaic, NY (2016); and Celery Space, Berkeley (2013). Oxoa’s work has been acquired by the Bass Museum of Contemporary Art, Miami Beach. Reviews of her work have appeared in New York Times, Art in America, and Artillery Magazine, among other publications.

Haejin Park (b. 1992, South Korea) received a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design in 2015, and an MFA from Yale University in 2025; this year, she was an artist-in-residence at Mahler & LeWitt Studios, Spoleto, IT. Previously, Park’s work has been exhibited at Perrotin, New York (2025).

Rebecca Sherman received a BFA from New York University in 2003; she is a current MFA candidate at Clark University, North Adams and Worchester, MA. Most recently, Sherman’s work has been exhibited at The Factory, Long Island City (2025, 2024, and 2023); Atlantic Gallery, New York (2024 and 2023); Local Project, Queens (2022); and Culture Lab, Queens (2022). Sherman lives and works in Long Island City.

Beatriz Williams (b. 1994, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico) received a BA from Johns Hopkins University in 2016, and an MA from New York University in 2019. Her work has been presented at REGULARNORMAL, Madrid (2025); On the Fringe Gallery, New York (2024); Under The Pale Blue, Brooklyn (2024); and 212Arts Gallery, New York (2017). Williams lives and works in Brooklyn.

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