Featuring: Layo Bright, Jonathan Edelhuber, Henrik Godsk, Kimia Ferdowsi Kline, Dan Mandelbaum, Dana Robinson, Joseph Olisaemako Wilson, and Joji Yakamura.

At a time of division, we present a group show named for the Roman god, Janus, who is traditionally represented by two heads for his ability to see both the past and the future. We’ve invited the following eight artists who privilege the figure and specifically the human head to contribute two faces to this exhibition, echoing the ancient god of change. Some are those we have previously worked with, while others are among the most exciting artists we’ve encountered in the past year in the international art world. Contact us for a full list of works.

JANUS: According to myth he was the god of ending, the first to mint coins, the god of change, the timekeeper, the gatekeeper, and patron of civil and social order. He is the opener; he is the closer. He is said to have hoisted humanity from its bestial, backward condition, hence the two faces, implying that he brought human life out of darkness into light. He is January. Plutarch said he was Greek. His cult was spread by sailors; and while he was often labeled a demon, he was associated with the spirituality of trees. His temple was dedicated in August, some consider him a mirror of June. Others said he was the god of gods. Look hard enough and Janus becomes half of whatever we seek, indicative of our own, individual bifurcation, and reflective of contemporary society’s divisive nature. - Scott Zieher