NEW YORK, NY.- For their mid-summer exhibition, C24 Gallery will present Spatial Divide, a bi-coastal dialogue that engages audiences through various mediums and diverse voices. This exhibition represents a unique gallery exchange between New York City’s C24 Gallery and Speedy Gallery, located in Santa Monica, California. From Thursday, July 25th through August 24th, C24 Gallery will present selections by Speedy Gallery artists Sean Crim, Tae Hue, and Kei Sugiyama. Opening on Thursday, August 8th and on view through August 31st, Speedy Gallery will feature a solo exhibition of works by C24 Gallery artist Cheryl Molnar.

With works representing influences from Korea, Myanmar, Japan, and in the US, New York, Atlanta, DC and Los Angeles, this international art exchange explores many facets of presence, emotionality and placemaking. Head space, inner space, outdoor space and personal space—this collection of work sees spaces as disparate ideas brought together, creating a sense of balance between our interior and exterior landscapes and inspiring introspection and creativity.

At a time when everything feels excessively polarized, this exchange transcends division to reflect some common ground we share about how we all relate to the spaces inside and between us.

The opening at C24 Gallery is Thursday, July 25th from 6:00-8:00pm. The opening at Speedy Gallery is Thursday, August 8th from 5:00-7:00pm.

Cheryl Molnar’s collage paintings depict surreal landscapes incorporating topographic and architectural elements from both the east and west coasts of the United States, reflecting her New York/Los Angeles upbringing. Her immersive environments evoke strong sense memories inspired by iconic, often mid-century modern constructions, familiar panoramic views and indigenous plant life.

Sean Crim creates abstract paintings, transferring information he derives from wearing an EEG (Electroencephalography) headset that measures brain waves, monitoring his fluctuating emotional state, onto the canvas. Tae Hue’s incredibly detailed, large scale dot paintings depict the visions she sees during long periods of meditation, while Kei Sugiyama’s collages depict rooms reminiscent of people, but filled only with furnishings and the raw materials for contemplation and artistic creation.