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Our Solo Show
October 22 - December 4, 2021

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ENGAGE Projects is pleased to present Our Solo Show, a group exhibition featuring
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Sharon Louden | Edgar Arceneaux | Hasan Elahi | Jean Shin | Melissa Potter | Alpesh Kantilal Patel
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ENGAGE Projects is pleased to present Our Solo Show, a group exhibition featuring an eclectic array of artists confronting what it truly feels like to live and exist with art. This show will mark Sharon Louden’s first “solo” exhibition at ENGAGE Projects. Louden decided to share this opportunity to dialogue with her fellow artists: Hasan Elahi, Edgar Arceneaux, Jean Shin, Melissa Potter, Miguel Luciano, and Alpesh Kantilal Patel. Following her most recent exhibition at Signs and Symbols Gallery in New York, where she created an immersive and inclusive environment with artist and writer, Hrag Vartanian, here Louden is collaborating with her colleagues who wear multiple hats, always challenging and redefining the art world. With commitments spanning academia, foundations, nonprofit organizations, galleries, and other unique institutions, these luminaries and thought leaders will come together in a visual conversation with Sharon to create an inclusive “living room” populated with furniture where art lives naturally in an open, welcoming environment. 
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SHARON LOUDEN
​The Barriers, 2021
oil on paper
13 x 13 in  33 x 33 cm 
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SHARON LOUDEN
​The Barriers
, 2021
oil on paper
13 x 13 in  33 x 33 cm 
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MELISSA POTTER
Permafrost: Gardens Gone
, 2021
acrylic cast and pressed plants from demolished gardens
sizes variable

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JEAN SHIN
​E-Bundle (Blue J.O.) 

E-Bundle (Purple M.M.)
E-Bundle (Orange M.M.), 2019
laptops and hard drives, electric cords and ethernet cables
20 x 23 x 25 in  50.8 x 58.4 x 63.5 cm 
20 x 21 x 19 in   50.8 x 53.3 x 48.2 cm 
​20 x 19 x 19 in   50.8 x 48.2 x 48.2 cm 
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JEAN SHIN
Projections #1 - 5, 2018
35mm slides, carousels, lighting, and metal pins
8 x 6 ft  243.8 x 182.8 cm

Projections JS
, 2018
35mm slides, carousels, lighting, and metal pins
6 x 6 x 8 ft  182.8 x 182.8 x 243.8 cm 
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EDGAR ARCENEAUX
Detroit Crystal Monolith
, 2015
eight music videos, electronics, and wood
14 x 9 x 9 in  35.5 x 22.9 x 22.9 cm
edition 1 of 3 
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MIGUEL LUCIANO
Sprouting Coconuts

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SHARON LOUDEN
The Barriers
, 2021
oil on panel
20 x 28 in  50.8 x 71.1 cm 
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SHARON LOUDEN
The Barriers
, 2021
oil on panel
20 x 24 in  50.8 x 61 cm
 

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SHARON LOUDEN
The Barriers
, 2021
oil on panel
20 x 28 in  50.8 x 71.1 cm 

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SHARON LOUDEN
Community, 2013
oil and enamel on paper, framed
11 x 18 in  27.9 x 45.7 cm
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SHARON LOUDEN
Community, 2013
oil and enamel on paper, framed
11 x 18 in  27.9 x 45.7 cm
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MELISSA POTTER
Pleasure Garden
, 2017
print on fabric, handsewn
2.5 x 5 ft 76.2 x 152.4 cm
set of 6, edition of 5
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HASAN ELAHI
Stay, 2016
photographic pigment prints, framed
22 x 30 in  55.9 x 76.2 cm each
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JEAN SHIN
Interval #25, 2013
audio tape on paper
14 x 20 in 35.5 x 50.8 cm 

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JEAN SHIN
​Interval #27, 2013
audio tape on paper
14 x 20 in 35.5 x 50.8 cm 
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JEAN SHIN
Interval #28, 2013
audio tape on paper
14 x 20 in 35.5 x 50.8 cm 

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JEAN SHIN
Interval #29, 2013
audio tape on paper
14 x 20 in  35.5 x 50.8 cm 

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JEAN SHIN
​Interval #30, 2013
audio tape on paper
14 x 20 in  35.5 x 50.8 cm 

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MELISSA POTTER
Mokosh’s Rug
, 2020
handmade paper thread, handmade paper samples with grass, lichen, corn, okra, natural dyes
3 x 5 ft  91.4 x 152.4 cm

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SHARON LOUDEN
The Barriers
, 2021
oil on panel
20 x 28 in  50.8 x 71.1 cm 

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SHARON LOUDEN
The Barriers
, 2021
oil on panel
16 x 12 in  40.6 x 30.5 cm 

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SHARON LOUDEN
The Barriers
, 2021
oil on panel
16 x 12 in  40.6 x 30.5 cm 
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SHARON LOUDEN
The Barriers
, 2021
oil on panel
16 x 12 in  40.6 x 30.5 cm 
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SHARON LOUDEN
The Barriers, 2021
30+ clear rods with 2 colored rods
22 x 4.4 x 2.9 in  55.9 x 11.2 x 7.4 cm 
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SHARON LOUDEN
The Barriers, 2021
230+ clear rods with 28 colored rods
28 x 6.5 x 4.5 in  71.1 x 16.5 x 11.4 cm 

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SHARON LOUDEN
The Barriers, 2021

220+ clear glass rods with 26 colored rods 
12 x 4.75 x 7.75 in  30.5 x 12.1 x 19.7 cm
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SHARON LOUDEN
The Barriers, 2021
60+ clear glass rods with 47 colored rods
15.6 x 10.5 x 2.5 in  39.7 x 26.7 x 6.6 cm 

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SHARON LOUDEN
The Barriers, 2021

210+ clear glass rods with 43 colored rods
22 x 14.5 x 7.75 in  55.9 x 36.8 x 19.7 cm 
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SHARON LOUDEN
The Barriers, 2021

170 clear glass rods with 12 colored rods
28 x 7.5 x 5.5 in  71.1 x 19.1 x 14 cm

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​SHARON LOUDEN
The Barriers, 2021
70+ clear glass rods with 5 colored rods
12 x 7.75 x 4.5 in  30.5 x 19.7 x 11.4 cm 
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SHARON LOUDEN
The Barriers, 2021

170+ clear glass rods with 15 colored rods
16 x 16.75 x 3.1 in  40.6 x 42.5 x 7.9 cm 
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