Maintain Frame Control
14BC Gallery 626 E 14th St, New York, NY 10009
Part One: April 16–18
Part Two: May 7–9
14BC Gallery is pleased to present Maintain Frame Control, a two-part exhibition featuring
40 + artists working across multiple mediums.
“Maintain frame control” is advice commonly given to avoid manipulation by staying
grounded in one’s own reality and vision of a situation. For artists, this often means
continuing to make work quietly and persistently, on their own unique terms while dealing
with lives shaped by day jobs, caregiving, economic pressure, and a culture that often
frames art making as indulgent or expendable.
The show honors commitment to craft and affirms creative practice as a vital contribution
to community life and cultural dialogue. Here, artwork is not presented as a commodified
product isolated from real life, but as part of an ongoing process woven into the
complexities of daily experience.
The exhibition includes a wide range of visual work and is equally centered on public
programming that invites visitors to experience how artists integrate creativity into their
daily lives and relationships. Each Saturday during the run of the show, the gallery will host
performances, film screenings, sound works, and participatory events designed to foster
connection, reflection, and shared energy among artists, friends, families, and the broader
public.
Curated by an artist for artists, Maintain Frame Control welcomes collectors and viewers to
connect directly with those who made the work. The gallery will take no commission;
100% of sales will go directly to the artists.
The exhibition invites visitors to slow down, participate, and reflect on the importance of
art making at this critical moment in U.S. and world history. Guests are encouraged to come
for the art and stay for the conversations and community.
Part Two
Friday, May 8 | 6–9 PM
Opening Reception
– Sound performance by Race and Maz Rambam
– Live portraits by Lyndon McCray
Saturday, May 9 | 12–6 PM
– Film screenings by Lyndon McCray, Christopher May, Jana & Simone Flynn, Rashida
Abuwala
– Meditation and discussion on creativity led by Doris Chang, Claudia Ghigliotty, Millie
Benson
– Sound performance by Race and Maz Rambam
– Sitting with Leah Durner: an intimate discussion centered on her handheld sculpture,
passed and shared