Mostly

January 20 — April 2, 2022

Opening at the start of the new year, Mostly will invigorate new and burgeoning art collectors to begin and grow their collections. The art world can be daunting and difficult to permeate, but with a little guidance it can be a dynamic, inspiring space to explore at any budget. The covetable artworks featured in the exhibition are mostly under $5,000, mostly works on paper and rising artists. Coinciding with the exhibition will be programming to demystify the process of art collecting and the seemingly exclusive art gallery experience will be opened to a larger audience. This exhibition eschews pretension in favor of democratized appreciation and accessibility and emphasizes the belief that art is meant to be lived with and that collecting art should be enjoyable rather than intimidating.

Some of the artists represented in the show include Jen Everett, Louis Cameron, Fahamu Pecou, Asher Penn, Donald Baechler and Hassan Hajjaj. Everett is a local artist who explores the ways in which Black people produce and transmit knowledge, often working with photography, prints and collected materials. Hajjaj, considered the “Andy Warhol'' of Morocco, also works with photography and printmaking, but his work aims to capture the cultural multiplicity that animates the streets of Morocco, using vibrant frames and borders with commercial goods on them. Cameron and Pecou’s work is influenced by representations of Black men, including observations through hip hop, fine art and popular culture, as well as Pecou’s specific focus on recent violence towards Black men.

Mostly is a group exhibition presenting work by a variety of dynamic artists from the St. Louis region as well as artists and artwork included in projects+gallery’s inventory. With a more-is-more salon style installation and engaging programming, Mostly will offer visitors the opportunity to learn more about the process of collecting art and to jumpstart their own collections.