Lasting Radiance by Anina Major is the artist’s first solo presentation in New York City. The exhibition extends Major’s language of plaiting into design, bringing together functional and sculptural works that illuminate, reflect, and occupy a domestic interior while keeping the hand at the center of her practice. Lasting Radiance argues that brilliance persists even when it is briefly obscured: radiance can be reflected or eclipsed, but never diminished.
At the center of the exhibition is Tears of a Light Catcher, a large-scale suspended constellation of six woven ceramic light structures accompanied by hand-blown glass drops. Constructed from glazed and stained stoneware incorporating melted sea glass, the work recalls the crowded ceilings of Caribbean tourist marketplaces, where handcrafted objects gather overhead.