Molly Rose Lieberman's Mixed-Media Paintings and Sculptures at Theta Gallery

Molly Rose Lieberman's exhibition "The Candles Are on the Table" at Theta Gallery in New York presents paintings and sculptures that combine oil, wax, Flashe, and found materials like paper, digitally printed photos, and cloth. The works, often framed in found picture frames, feature layered marks, ovals, squares, daubs, drips, and collaged fragments. Imagery evokes domestic and urban memories, with pieces like "EmBedded" (2026) showing a figure through plate glass with concrete and graffiti textures, and "The wind wakes me up" (2025) depicting a walking figure bathed in yellow light. "Man in gray suit blinking in the twilight" (2026) has a transparent, cartoony face. The paintings maintain a strong abstract identity with rhythmic brush marks and collaged shapes, as seen in "Btw 2 bridges" (2025). Palettes combine low-chroma colors with pinks, oxblood reds, and acid greens. Sculptures include table-like forms with cast-bronze grape stems and wax candles, such as "Skyscraper" stacked on a found column with a mirrored façade. The show runs through June 20, 2026, at 184 Franklin Street.