RNA

The Phatory is pleased to announce RNA, an exhibition of recent wall pieces by Monique Luchetti. The exhibit opens on February 18 and runs through March 12. An artist's reception will be held February 18, from 7 - 9:00 P.M.

For this show, Luchetti presents work using second-hand braided rugs and other floor coverings, which she pulls apart and reweaves into works of art. As in cellular regeneration, Luchetti's work metaphorically decodes the aesthetic blueprints implicit in these formerly utilitarian objects, liberating them from their domestic duty. This transformative process extends the labor of the original weavers who, despite working within pragmatic and cultural confines, imbued their rugs with their own visual aesthetics.

Luchetti studied sculpture at Virginia Commonwealth University and received an MFA in Painting from The Ohio State University. She has had residencies at Yaddo and Altos de Chavon in the Dominican Republic and has received numerous awards and grants, most recently a Pollock / Krasner Grant. She currently resides and works in Brooklyn and has exhibited widely for over a decade.