Downbeat: Denniston Hill at Marian Goodman Gallery

July 13, 2023 - August 18, 2023

Marian Goodman Gallery, New York

Curated by Guillermo Rodriguez

Marian Goodman Gallery is pleased to announce Downbeat, an exhibition about Denniston Hill, the artist residency founded by artists Julie Mehretu and Paul Pfeiffer and architect Lawrence Chua. Downbeat features alumni and collaborators of Denniston Hill’s residency program, including Rosa Barba, Pelenakeke Brown, Renee Gladman, Autumn Knight, Zoe Leonard, Joseph Liatela, Emma McNally, Maia Cruz Palileo, Sojourner Truth Parsons, Carlos Reyes, and Apichatpong Weerasethakul.

The exhibition takes its title from Denniston Hill’s concept of the “downbeat”: a rhythmic kind of time stretched out to make space for rest, reflection, research, and rejuvenation—essential components of the creative process. Artists exist under a constant pressure to produce. Artist studios are expected to operate like factories, many without the benefit of staff or distribution systems. The Denniston Hill “downbeat” is a counterbalance to this energy. It recognizes artists as whole human beings and nourishes all aspects of artistic production.

Downbeat brings together artworks that resonate with this particular temporality and demands for artist care by addressing alternative modes of being and perception, slowing down the perceived passage of time to intensify experience.