Opening Sat 6/28 in Berkeley

Group Exhibition: I Can't Go On, I'll Go On

Hello friends, I’ve been working on a new sculpture and you can see it on Saturday! I’m in a group show curated by Rena Tom:

Group Exhibition, I Can’t Go On, I’llll Go On
120710 at 1207 Tenth St., Berkeley CA
June 28-July 19, 2025
Opening Reception Saturday June 28, 4-8pm
https://www.120710.art

I Can’t Go On, I’ll Go On opens this weekend, Saturday June 28, and runs through July 19. The reception is on the 28th from 4-8pm with a performance at 6pm. See you there!

About the Sculpture

Inspired by colorful kamifusen (Japanese paper balloons), this new sculpture folds flat and is inflatable on site. It is made of glassine—a specialty paper often used in the care, transport, and archival storage of artworks and precious items. To make this sculpture, I’ve pieced glassine bits carefully saved from various past projects, and I’ve filled the form with my breath. Listen to the sculpture here:

About the Exhibition

The word ‘sustain’ suggests persistence and endurance. It’s durational: a sound, a gift, an action. While it’s rooted in care and nourishment, it also acknowledges that we survive hardships that leave physical or emotional scars. What links these definitions is the need for community and connection to actively navigate the challenges of everyday life.

I Can’t Go On, I’ll Go On borrows its name from a phrase about perseverance by Samuel Beckett. Whether exploring legacies of the past that are carried into the present, showcasing different flavors of sustenance, or reimagining social frameworks that can reshape the future, the artists in the exhibition recognize the importance of nurturing a collective web of support. To sustain is not just to exist, but to resonate through time. In our current economic, political, and ecological climate, this work is more necessary than ever.

• There’s a preview dinner on Friday from 6-9. It’s $125/person and limited to around 2 dozen folks who can eat delicious food and drink (prepared by chef @mushiwooseongjames of Djerassi Residency), see the artwork before anyone else, and hear from curator and artist Rena Tom, and artists Brian Singer and Michelle Wilson about their work. The dinner is a fundraiser for the gallery (which takes no cut of artwork sales). 120710 is a labor of love for the art community. Dinner ticket here.

• The exhibition, including Saturday’s opening, is free and open to the public. Here’s a Partiful invite if you want to invite your friends to RSVP but this is totally optional.

• The show’s mentioned in Berkeleyside and Oakland Review of Books. Yay!

• I hope to see you at the show, whether at the opening then or one of the other limited times. The gallery is open Saturdays 12-4pm and by appointment MWF.

Exhibition flyer for "I Can’t Go On, I’ll Go On", listing participating artists and event details on a red and teal gradient background with white curved arrows.

Learn more about all the participating artists:

Rochelle Youk @roachyface
Alice Wu @alice.wu.art
Michelle Wilson @michellewilsonprojects
Rena Tom @rena_tom
Brian Singer @someguy.is
Hunter Saxony III @death_by_a_1000_serifs
Steph Rue @sjrue
Angela Roberts @superangelaartmart
Karen May and Maria Radilla @niadartcenter
Mira Musank @miramusank
Sydney Lozier @sydneylozier
Micah Messans
Leah Koransky @leahkoransky
Bussie Parker Kehoe @bussieparkerkehoe
Izzy K-A @crumb.licker
Julia Goodman @juliaannegoodman
Zach Fish @thisistrash.art
Reo Eveleth @roseveleth
Karin Dahl @karinsideout
Garett Brown @garcheese

Studio update!

I’ve moved into a new, larger space. Same address, just down the hall. Stay tuned for open studios, or reach out if you’d like to visit.

Thank you for supporting my art!