In What Remains, What Connects: Stories in Assembly, on view at Amos Eno Gallery, Tulu Bayar brings together two distinct yet deeply connected bodies of work that approach the question of “what is home?” from different perspectives. Together, they reveal home not as a fixed location but as something more amorphous, continually assembled through lived experience, collective memory, and our relationship to place.
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For the past several years, Philadelphia-based painter Ekaterina Popova has been exploring the theme of interiors in her work. The interest in this subject began as a way for her to reflect on her upbringing in Russia, but eventually evolved into a deeper investigation of the overall idea of “home” and what it means to her now. Her paintings highlight the warmth and beauty of lived-in domestic spaces, including items and objects that refer to a human presence without including the figure.
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During the Coronavirus pandemic, Art Spiel is reaching out to artists to learn how they are coping.

Easter Eggs, 2020, oil on linen, 80” x 72”
Ashley Norwood Cooper’s paintings are intensely colored, painterly figurative work, exploring the creative lives of women, the awkwardness of family relationships, and the schizophrenic role of the artist-mother-wife teacher. She has exhibited in solo and group exhibits throughout the US including First Street Gallery (NYC) and ZINC contemporary (Seattle). Her work has been featured in New American Paintings and on the I Like Your Work Podcast. Her recent debut at VOLTA NYC 2020 garnered write ups in the NY Times and Arcade Projects Zine (Columbia University).
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