Exhibition Invitation
Curated Projects at Loy Luo Space
Loy Luo Space is conceived as a site of sustained inquiry. Exhibitions here are developed as curated projects with defined conceptual frameworks, spatial structures, and curatorial intentions.
We are interested in practices that engage deeply with form, thought, material, and the conditions of contemporary artistic production — rather than short-term visibility or presentation opportunities.
Curatorial Approach
All exhibitions at Loy Luo Space are initiated as curatorial projects.
Each project begins with a curatorial proposition and evolves through dialogue, selection, and critical exchange. Participation is determined through curatorial consideration, and invited artists and collaborators are selected based on the resonance between their practices and the conceptual direction of a specific project.
We prioritize:
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depth over quantity
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coherence over display
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long-term dialogue over one-time participation
Not all inquiries lead to exhibitions, and not all exhibitions are publicly announced at the invitation stage.
Invitation-Based Collaboration
Participation in exhibitions at Loy Luo Space is by invitation.
Invitations may be extended to:
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visual artists
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curators
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writers and critics
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interdisciplinary practitioners
An invitation does not constitute representation or endorsement. It reflects an invitation to engage in a shared curatorial process, including conceptual development, spatial negotiation, and public presentation.
Shared Production Costs
Loy Luo Space is an independently operated, artist-run space.
For selected projects, participating artists are asked to contribute to shared production costs, which support the realization of the exhibition, including but not limited to:
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exhibition production and installation
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space operation and maintenance
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documentation and archiving
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public programs and events
Production contributions are not related to selection, representation, or visibility, and are not referenced in public descriptions of participation.
About the Space
Loy Luo Space functions as a working space. Exhibitions are understood as collective, time-based constructions that require commitment, responsibility, and risk from all participants.
Contact
If you wish to be considered for future projects, you may briefly introduce your practice and provide the following materials:
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a short statement
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selected works or a website link
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a project proposal (optional)
Due to limited resources, we may not be able to respond to all inquiries.
Submitting materials does not guarantee an invitation or future collaboration.
Current invitation-based exhibition: Unsayable
UNSAYABLE
Invitation-Only Curated Exhibition
Loy Luo Space, New York
Curated by Loy Luo and Jonathan Goodman
Exhibition Concept
In early philosophical discussions, the tension between what can be spoken and what cannot — or the opposition between Dao and logocentrism — described the internal limits of language and thought. This dimension remains one of the most enduring and emotionally resonant meanings carried by the term unsayable.
Today, however, the unsayable no longer refers only to what resists linguistic expression. It also points to what is structurally suppressed by an excess of information. Language has not failed; on the contrary, it has become ubiquitous. Yet within this overabundance of speech, serious thought, critical judgment, and lasting value increasingly struggle to be heard. Meaning is not prohibited — it is covered, and thereby confined in another form.
This condition affects not only art criticism, but all forms of serious value.
In an era of radical transparency, speech proliferates across platforms, feeds, and continuous commentary. Everyone appears to hold a microphone, yet few are truly heard. As articulation becomes easier, faster, and more precise than ever, how do those latent, unresolved forms of the unsayable persist?
The influence of artificial intelligence remains under observation. Perhaps it already stands as an unmistakable presence within the exhibition — while simultaneously constituting its most unsayable element.
Unsayable as a Condition
Unsayable is not conceived as a platform for self-expression or explanation.
Works in the exhibition may appear fragmentary, withdrawn, minimal, or unresolved. Some may refuse display altogether. Others exist as traces, hesitations, or conditional gestures.
The exhibition is not intended to be fully understood.
It is meant to be experienced.
Writers as Artists
In Unsayable, writers and critics participate as artists.
This is a project-specific curatorial decision. Writing here does not serve to explain artworks; instead, it confronts the same pressures shaping visual practice today — informational excess, vulnerability, and the possibility of failure.
When those who are conventionally positioned as speaking subjects become objects of attention, scrutiny, and interpretation, the reversal itself carries an unexpected phenomenological charge — one that borders on irony.
Invitation & Participation
Unsayable is an invitation-only curated project.
Artists and writers who feel a strong resonance with the exhibition’s premise may express their interest.
Please send the following materials to
info@loyluospace.com
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a brief introduction to your practice
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selected works or writing samples (or a website link)
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a short note on why Unsayable resonates with you
Expressing interest does not guarantee an invitation.
All invitations are issued directly by the curators.
Loy Luo Space is an independently operated, artist-run space without institutional funding. Invited participants are asked to share part of the production costs to support exhibition realization, documentation, and public programs.
Closing Note
Unsayable does not offer solutions.
It marks a condition — and an effort to remain intellectually and artistically responsive within it.