Gallery Chang Manhattan is presenting the five-artist exhibition Beautiful Rupture from June 20. The show features Bret Price, Kelly Berg, Mark Acetelli, Kimi Kim Wittling, and Moon Insoo, exploring the concept that beauty exists not in perfection, but in moments of rupture and transformation—visualizing an “aesthetics beyond the fracture.”
Bret Price challenges perceptions of fixed form through sculptures of steel, bent and twisted into fluid shapes. Kelly Berg presents paintings that symbolically capture perceptual shifts and the energy of nature. Mark Acetelli’s abstract works convey the latent emotions and passage of time beneath the calm surface of the sea, leaving a lasting impression.
Kimi Kim Wittling questions the illusions of consumption and beauty through ceramic sculptures inspired by luxury handbags, while Moon Insoo evokes silence, memory, and traces of erosion through paintings with rough, layered surfaces reminiscent of concrete textures.
Curator Jinnie Kang of Gallery Chang explained, “The exhibition title Beautiful Rupture reflects an attempt to move beyond the obsession with perfection and to explore truth and beauty found in imperfection. The artists capture these liminal moments using different materials and sensibilities, creating a space where fragmented narratives and sensations harmonize.”
Beautiful Rupture runs through July 22, 2025.
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