Chloë Bass PRETEXTS(Cutting Room Floor #3 Voiceover), 2025. Laser etched mirror, 14 x 20 in.
Courtesy Alexander Gray Associates, New York. © 2026 Chloë Bass / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Dates
On View: March 6 - April 18, 2026
Opening Reception: Friday, March 6 5:00–8:00 pm
About the exhibition
Everyday Is All There Is draws on Joan Didion’s advice to use the good silver now, rather than saving it for a future that is never guaranteed. The artists in Everyday Is All There Is affirm the value of presence, echoing Didion’s recognition that trouble and celebration arrive with equal unpredictability. While the demand to savor every moment can be exhausting, life unfolds largely through routine—walking the dog, making lists, changing a diaper, guarding one’s solitude. These artists remind us that meaning lies in how we frame such moments. Through subtle acts of resistance and quiet reconfigurations of the ordinary, the exhibition reveals how the banal can become transcendent.
Everyday Is All There Is is the second installment of Getaway!, a multi-year exhibition series that explores the power and pitfalls of escapism as a reaction to the question, “What do we do in response to our current crises?” These group and solo exhibitions explore various topics within the broader theme of escapism, examining both the complex impulses that drive us away from challenging circumstances and the destinations and activities we pursue when we do. Through diverse research and artistic practices, this series aims to provide a space for imagination, enabling us to equip our communities, both within and beyond MECA&D, with new tools to create the worlds they envision.
Exhibiting Artists: Chloë Bass, Katherine Bradford, Jasmine Clarke, Lenka Clayton and Phillip Andrew Lewis, David Horvitz, Nina Katchadourian, Mierle Laderman Ukeles, Pallavi Sen, Stephanie H. Shih, Rick Silva
Everyday Is All There Is is curated by Director of Exhibitions Iris Williamson and independent curator Roz Crews. Production management by Exhibitions Manager Sarah Sawtelle '19 and Exhibitions Assistant Caroline Kouba '22. Exhibition design support from Spencer Byrne Seres. Design by Omnivore.
Events
In addition to curricular programs, Everyday Is All There Is public offerings include:
- Visiting Artist Talk with David Horvitz: Monday, March 2, 2026, 12:00-1:00 pm, Osher Hall, MECA&D Campus
- Visiting Artist Workshop with David Horvitz: Wednesday, March 5, 2026, 3:00-6:00 pm, The ICA at MECA&D
- Film Screening: MAINTENANCE ARTIST: Wednesday, March 25, 2026, 6:30 pm, Osher Hall, MECA&D Campus
- April First Friday Art Walk Reception: Friday, April 3, 2026, 5:00-8:00 pm, The ICA at MECA&D
All programs are free and open to the public; additional programming will be announced.