Gallery I Can’t Go On, I’ll Go On, 2025

Group exhibition at Gallery 120710, Berkeley, CA, open from June 28 through July 19, 2025. 

The word ‘sustain’ suggests persistence and endurance. It’s durational: a sound, a gift, an action. While it’s rooted in care and nourishment, it also acknowledges that we survive hardships that leave physical or emotional scars. What links these definitions is the need for community and connection to actively navigate the challenges of everyday life.

I Can’t Go On, I’ll Go On borrows its name from a phrase about perseverance by Samuel Beckett. Whether exploring legacies of the past that are carried into the present, showcasing different flavors of sustenance, or reimagining social frameworks that can reshape the future, the artists in the exhibition recognize the importance of nurturing a collective web of support. To sustain is not just to exist, but to resonate through time. In our current economic, political, and ecological climate, this work is more necessary than ever.

The reception included a performance of The Change by On Beyond, featuring Sydney Lozier, Benjamin Reynolds, and Walker Staples, in collaboration with Mira Musank. The Change is a story of raw transformation. Told from the perspective of a caterpillar metamorphosing, it illustrates how significant change is often painful and fearsome, as the unwitting participant dives into the unknown. The story is recited live, accompanied by original music on electric guitar and solo choreography and mask work.

Artists:
Garett Brown
Karin Dahl
Reo Eveleth
Zach Fish
Julia Goodman
Bussie Parker Kehoe
Leah Koransky
Izzy Krompegel-Anliker
Micah Lessans
Sydney Lozier
Karen May
Mira Musank
Maria Radilla
Angela Roberts
Steph Rue
Hunter Saxony III
Brian Singer
Rena Tom
Michelle Wilson
Alice Wu
Rochelle Youk

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