Exhibition Reception: of infinite elastic — January 10, 2025

Throughline will open its seventh two-person collective member exhibition, “of infinite elastic”, featuring new work by Jeanette “Joy” Harris and Molly Koehn, on Friday, January 3, 2025 at 3909 Main Street, Houston, TX 77004. A reception will occur from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday, January 10, 2025.

Taking its cue from the poetry of Mina Loy, “of infinite elastic” explores time as a blurring of past, present, and future through a series of durational experiences with textiles, objects, photography, and performances. The exhibition prioritizes rituals, cycles, patterns, and repetitions over numeric calculation and uses geology, astronomy, and genealogy to illustrate disruptions in temporal logic and sequence. The works encourage slowness and deceleration to yield moments of observation and contemplation.

This work is funded in part by the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance.

In addition to new work, Koehn and Harris have collaborated with local artists and thinkers on a series of events and texts that consider “time” from various disciplines. Contributors include Andrew Blocha (architect), Diana Davis (architect), Garland Fielder (experimental performer), Alicia Kahn, PhD (biostratigrapher), David Liakos, PhD (philosopher), Dean Liscum (writer), Elizabeth Miller, PhD, LPC-S, LMFT (integrative psychotherapist), Elizabeth Newkirk (pianist and writer), Kate Rubins, PhD (microbiologist and NASA astronaut), Kylie Sivley (photographer and editor), Kara Sivley (photographer and videographer), Isabella Mireles Vik (dancer, movement director, and performance artist), and Julia Claire Wallace (performance artist.)

Jeanette “Joy” Harris is a Houston-based artist, philosopher, and curator focused on the multi-dimensionality of performance and its intersection with philosophy. Her current project INHERITANCE is a series of performances, photographs, and objects that testify to the corporeality of loss, the urgency of reconciliation, and the necessity of reconfiguring the unimaginable. Joy has shown work in the US, UK, Italy, and The Netherlands and has presented research at institutions like the University of Cambridge (UK), La Sorbonne Université (FR), and the American Society for Aesthetics. Joy is an adjunct professor at the University of Houston and a co-author of Collaboration Among the Arts: An Interdisciplinary Approach.

Molly is an artist and maker located in Houston, TX. She received an MFA with an emphasis in fibers from Arizona State University (2017), and her work carries on the delicate, expressive qualities of her BFA in drawing from Fort Hays State University (2013). Melding a practice of weaving, printing, and sculpture, Koehn’s conjures the cycles of time to create alternate realities influenced by the built environment. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally and is in several collections including the Houston Endowment’s permanent collection. In addition to keeping a studio practice, Koehn also teaches workshops and classes regularly.

Scheduled Programs:

Artist curated performance, “in the sublimity of an eternity which is always in the present” featuring new works by Julia Claire Wallace, Isabella Vik, Garland Fielder, and Jeanette “Joy” Harris. January 29 from 7:00 – 8:30 pm. Tickets can be purchased through EventBrite.

“if future and past events exist, i want to know where they are” – Exhibition-inspired food and wine event curated by Diana Davis (Architectural Principal & Managing Director at Perkins+Will) featuring speakers: Alicia Kahn, PhD (International Biostratigrapher at Chevron Energy Technology), Elizabeth Miller, PhD, LPC-S, LMFT (Integrative Psychotherapist and Founder of Well Mind Body Integrative Psychotherapy & Wellness), and Kate Rubins, PhD (Microbiologist and NASA astronaut) on January 18 from 6:00 – 8:00 pm. Tickets can be purchased through EventBrite.

Artist talk at Throughline on February 1 from 12:00 – 1:00 pm.

About Throughline:
Throughline is a network of artists committed to providing exhibition space free of the constraints of the traditional gallery model. Throughline’s culture empowers artists to develop their creative and professional ambitions, continuously culminating in a wide range of events, from art shows to educational programs, to cooperative partnerships with diverse organizations. Throughline believes that the empowerment of artists is a transformative force that transcends the boundaries of mere creativity.

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