CURATOR'S SELECTION:
Repose

In art theory, sleep, night, and dreams have long been powerful metaphors for the unconscious, offering a gateway to explore the hidden realms of human experience. The night represents both stillness and mystery, a time when reality blurs and the mind's deepest desires and fears surface. Dreams, as a product of sleep, are often viewed as a bridge between the rational and the irrational, where symbolism and abstraction flourish. Artists, inspired by these states of mind, have used the themes of sleep, night, and dreams to explore inner worlds, dissolve the boundaries of reality, and challenge conventional perceptions of space, time, and identity.

To gently usher in the New Year, our Curator’s Selection for the start of 2025 brings together works that highlight rest and nighttime. With special attention to symbols associated with sleep – the moon, stars, and the bedroom – the collection invites the viewer to begin the year with peaceful thoughts and rejuvenated energy for all that is to follow.