Mana Monumental

Scale, spectacle, and community star in this staggering survey of large-scale works by twenty-one artists associated with Mana Contemporary. Titled Mana Monumental, the exhibition features projects that utilize colossal proportions as a means to connect with viewers in a personal, meaningful way — much like Jackson Pollock and Sol LeWitt, whose sizable work effectively enveloped viewers with the sheer experience of confronting them. For Pollock and LeWitt, as with the artists in Mana Monumental, scale contributes to meaning rather than the grandiose, and aims to create an elemental impact that is at once magnificent, heroic, and influential. Mana Monumental also references Mana’s mission to foster a sense of community in the contemporary art world. By showcasing a diverse roster of artists who have a studio in, have exhibited at, or are otherwise connected to the bourgeoning arts organization, the exhibition acts as a platform that unifies and empowers its participants as group. The project is curated by artist Eugene Lemay, the founder and director of Mana, whose artwork doubles as visually engulfing displays that invite viewers to not only look at, but enter into, their enticing expanse. Through Mana Monumental Lemay, together with a talented troupe of peers, demonstrate the enduring relevance of Barnett Newman’s belief that, in a contemporary context where traditional art subjects and styles are made invalid, it is the sublime that will save us.