Apricity, 12.26, Dallas, TX
December 15, 2023 — January 20, 2024
Including works by Rob Branigan, Olivia Jia, Lauren Spencer King, Larissa Lockshin, and Jenna Westra.
apricity (n.) the warmth of the sun in winter
12.26 is pleased to present apricity, a group exhibition featuring five artists: Rob Branigan, Olivia Jia, Lauren Spencer King, Larissa Lockshin, and Jenna Westra in 12.26’s Dallas location as well as in the newly opened Los Angeles location. Working across five distinct mediums, each artist uniquely captures the fleeting sensation that one experiences when feeling the warmth of the sun on a winter’s day. While focusing on this specific phenomenon, apricity ruminates on the use of light, texture, and more broadly, the way the individual artists engage with the natural world.
By its inherent nature, apricity is a transitory experience – it might linger, but it cannot last. There is a sense of gratitude in its presence, and an unbridled longing in its absence. Apricity occurs in the midst of the harsh, sometimes unrelenting, temperatures associated with winter’s decay. But in the presence of such decay, there is also the underlying promise of regrowth. Apricity reminds us of the cyclical nature of our surroundings, while also carrying the inevitable assurance of spring. In this sense, apricity celebrates temporality, and embodies the fundamental impermanence of all things.
At the heart of the show is the interplay of light, shadow, and nature. Nuanced shifts in color, and the absence thereto, emphasize the presence of light embedded in the works of the respective artists. These pieces ultimately mirror the duality that one experiences on a bright, cold day. This duality is also reflected in the subject matter and diverse range of mediums incorporated throughout the presentation: the innate warmth of black and white photography, the raw allure of unprimed satin, the cold of aluminum, the richness of mahogany, the varied depiction of florals, the intimacy of a nocturnal palette, and the underlying interplay between the internal and external world.
apricity offers a glimpse into the intricate beauty found in the subtleties of winter, while simultaneously celebrating the ephemeral nature of the everyday, and the fleeting phenomenon of natural occurrences.
This exhibition is curated by Brittani Lemonds.
Photographs by Kevin Todora, courtesy of 12.26, Dallas and Los Angeles, and Margot Samel, New York.
