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Davina Semo's Industrial Sculptures Confront Urban Overstimulation at Lyles & King

exhibition · 2026-04-22

Artist Davina Semo is presenting her debut solo exhibition, entitled 'WHERE LIFE IS HAPPENING,' at Lyles & King in New York City. The show runs from October 9 to November 15, 2015, at 106 Forsyth Street. Semo's work demonstrates the complexities of urban existence through a variety of materials including concrete, leather, light, and glass. Notable pieces in the exhibition consist of reinforced concrete vault lights and an installation titled 'I AM A PATIENT GIRL; I WAIT I WAIT I WAIT,' which features folding chairs and box cutters. The display also offers several sculptures and unique wall installations.

Key facts

  • Davina Semo's first solo exhibition at Lyles & King is titled 'WHERE LIFE IS HAPPENING'.
  • The exhibition runs from October 9 to November 15, 2015.
  • The gallery is located at 106 Forsyth Street, New York.
  • Works are made from concrete, leather, light, and glass.
  • A piece titled 'I AM A PATIENT GIRL; I WAIT I WAIT I WAIT' includes seven folding chairs and cast steel box cutters.
  • Three sculptures are titled with long phrases referencing female pronouns.
  • The floor sculpture 'THE NOISE IS PITCHED TO A LEVEL OF PAIN SHE ABSORBS AS A PERSONAL TEST' is broken and inscribed with '2015' and 'SEMO'.
  • Wall pieces include 'I MAKE MYSELF STILL, TO LISTEN', 'LOOK AT NO ONE, REVEAL NOTHING, REMAIN STILL', and 'AFTER A WHILE THE SUN MOVES AND THE SUNLIGHT COMES RIGHT ON THE BED'.

Entities

Artists

  • Davina Semo
  • Charles Bernstein
  • Emmalea Russo

Institutions

  • Lyles & King
  • artcritical.com

Locations

  • New York
  • United States

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