In Waiting: Works produced in isolation brings together a selection of works produced during isolation by various artists represented by Nara Roesler—thoughts about seclusion have traditionally been in opposition, many have considered it to be an inconvenience and the cause of anxiety, while others believe the condition allows for unequaled perspective.
Amidst the wide variety of practices of and engagements with the quarantine, it is interesting to note that there seems to have been different approaches within In Waiting: Works produced in isolation. The first takes shape in a process of looking inwards. In this sense, works by Fabio Miguez, Laura Vinci's and Marcos Chaves' present views of how isolation affected their creative process.
Ultimately, In Waiting: Works produced in isolation brings an opportunity to delve into the different experiences of seclusion, and how the unprecedented nature of this year's circumstances moulded practices within Galeria Nara Roesler's artistic community. Their works unite under the common, yet infinitely diverse experience of 2020, offering a reflection on the multi-faceted understandings, internalisations, and expressions of the year's day-to-day and its consequences.
Founded in São Paulo in 1989, Galeria Nara Roesler is a leading Brazilian gallery dedicated to showing the work of contemporary Brazilian and international artists. The gallery established another branch in Rio de Janeiro in 2014, followed by its first international outpost in New York City in 2015.
