For the inaugural show at Inadequate Lighting, we’ve invited ten artists and friends to respond to the theme of invitation. Invitation as in the desirous signals emitted by our sexy, socialized bodies, the way we package and present ourselves for others, how we indicate our interest; our lives as invitations sent and received from/ to/by friends and strangers, love tempered by exclusivity, market values pulling the strings of hierarchical rela- tion, the artist’s social network as it bumps up against and melds with larger and more monopolized networks of selfhood, the Invite, the Connection, the Career; invitation as how you place (now largely-absent bodies) in (still-extant) spaces at (largely-cancelled) events; invitation as anticipation, speculation, indicator of value. Invi- tation as future.

Invitations these days are quite rare. We founded Inadequate Lighting in our apartment in response to that rarity, an invitation to ourselves to fill space in our social and artistic lives left empty by the pandemic. Absent employment, classes and any reasonable hope for relief, the only opportunities on the horizon seemed to be those we would create for ourselves. Inadequate Lighting is an inclusive exhibition and project space that aims to collaborate with our dispersed community of friends and artists, both in curated groups and highlighted indi- vidual practices, to strengthen the bonds that connect us to each other and in the hopes of forming new ones.

VISITOR INFORMATION

The Invite Only opening reception is scheduled for December 4th, 4 to 7pm. To limit the risk of exposure to COVID-19, we are requiring all visitors to make an appointment via email so that we can effectively limit visi- tors to 6 per time slot. Walk-ins will be permitted if we are not already at capacity. We plan on hosting a closing reception on January 15th, for which appointments may also be necessary depending on the Covid situation at that time. Inadequate Lighting will be open Wednesdays and Saturdays, 11 to 5 pm, throughout the duration of the exhibition. Please email [email protected] to make an appointment.

Inadequate Lighting is located at 915 Saint Paul St, Apt 1F. CONTACT INFO

inadequatelighting.com

[email protected] 913-702-4599 (Carolyn), 808-352-8009 (Ian)