Beyond Words

Swan Coach House Gallery, 2018

BEYOND WORDS featured artists who combine visual forms of art with the written word to produce thoughts and feelings not generated by either alone. The phrase “beyond words” suggests one cannot find the words to express one’s emotions - that they are left “speechless” and have reached the limits of language. This exhibition pushed boundaries for viewers accustomed to finding meaning in isolated visual images and for artists who use words as inspiration, commentary, design, and poetic dialogue.

In addition, the exhibition included a series of response choreographies by conceptual artist and choreographer Lauri Stallings that marked her continued investigation into the relationship between movement, politics, spirituality, and placemaking. Glo moving artists included Kristina Brown, Virginia Coleman, Patrice Goodlow, Christina Kelly, Mandi Mpezo, Mechelle Tunstall, and Cara Watkins.