During the 5 p.m. hour, Maria Manhattan, host of WGXC show "The Hudson Café," joins "WGXC Afternoon Show" host Kieran Riley to talk about the other hat she wears: ceramic artist. Her recent ceramic sculptures are in the exhibition "dismantled" which opens this week at Susan Eley Fine Art in Hudson.

"dismantle" is on view from March 6-April 27, 2025. Join us for the opening reception on Saturday, March 8th from 4-6PM. Many of the artists will be present with us to discuss their works at the event which coincides with International Women’s Day!

The exhibition was conceived by curator Liz Lorenz’s belief in the power of dismantling to rebuild. In the featured artworks, the techniques of dissecting, highlighting and redefining reveal the struggles, potentials and powers of the corporeal realm. This concept is especially pertinent in relation to the female body at this time. Thus, SEFA is honored to present the work of four artists who zoom in to and abstract our physical realities—cherishing their multifaceted natures while fostering aesthetic experiences.

Ana Maria Farina’s textile works from her “histérica” series attempt to uncover what lies beneath, using her medium to “paint with a gun” and redefine the term hysteria that has been weaponized against certain groups. Susan Lisbin’s ceramic “Lips” hang on the walls in dynamic conversations, simultaneously isolating a single body part and illustrating the energetic conversations we can have together. Maria Manhattan’s porcelain busts are adorned with crowns of China shards and others pierced with arrows, evoking both honor and suffering. Marianne van Lent’s mixed media paintings from her “Biological Anthropology” series meld cellular forms, organic shapes and ancient mythology to craft abstracted stories about complexities of our contemporary bodies.

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