Catherine Lentini, Hard-Edged Anxieties at Abattoir’s Quarter

Vividly graphic paintings adorn the walls of Abattoir’s satellite location at the Quarter in Hingetown. The exhibition consists of hard-edged canvases by Catherine Lentini. Two related but separate series that make up the majority of the show explore Lentini’s thoughts about the passage of time, the pervasiveness of screens in our daily lives, and of war – specifically nuclear war […]

Read more

NATIONAL LAUNCHING PAD, “WHY NOT?”: Abattoir Takes the Long View

Rose Burlingham and Lisa Kurzner met in 2018, while working on the inaugural FRONT International Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art. Both had careers with museums and art nonprofits, and had founded and operated their own curatorial practices—the former in New York, the latter in Cleveland. At the end of the triennial, Burlingham moved to Northeast Ohio, and discussed with Kurzner […]

Read more