Gilgul (The Wheel)

Management is pleased to present Gilgul (The Wheel), a solo exhibition of new works by New York-based painter Kate Liebman. Her work emerges from a process of meaning-making that weaves together a layered visual tapestry with elements of astronomical charts, Hebraic symbolism, old master paintings of myths, and personal memories. Intelligible despite their complexity, Liebman's paintings are a heuristic bridge between our most confounding mysteries and the defining moments of the human experience. The exhibition title refers to the mystical Jewish concept of reincarnation, reflecting both the formal elements of the compositions (rounds/cycles/wheels) and the artist's iterative approach. Composed during significant personal moments including the birth of her two daughters and medical treatments for a loved one, these works are created through an inventive process where Liebman applies assemblages from various sources to canvas, washes with color, treats with acrylic paint, and carves further signs into the layered surface. The rouge-hued tableaux resist simple interpretation while excavating the space of the unsayable through personal, instinctual, and idiosyncratic elements.