Palomar: A Two-Part Group Exhibition on the Stakes of Sky-Gazing at The Renaissance Society

The Renaissance Society presents 'Palomar', a two-part group exhibition featuring twenty-nine artists, each part lasting five weeks. The show explores the seemingly simple act of watching the sky, revealing layers of complexity and contradiction. Some works remain throughout, while others change, creating a double-exposure effect over time. The exhibition contrasts past optimism about space exploration—when politicians, poets, and scientists dreamed of leaving Earth after the first satellite launch—with today's reality where billionaires dominate space narratives, focusing on escape or planetary mining. The rest of humanity looks up from the ground as life continues.