Press Release

LOVED IN TIME

Marisol Martinez, Prema Murthy, Rachel Rubenstein, Kim Uchiyama, and Karin Waskiewicz.

January 16 - February 20, 2025

KALINER is thrilled to present Loved In Time – an all abstract group exhibition that features five women artists: Marisol Martinez, Prema Murthy, Rachel Rubenstein, Kim Uchiyama, and Karin Waskiewicz. The artists’ practices, spanning diverse mediums and techniques, create a cohesive yet multifaceted dialogue about the cycles of life, the resilience of the human spirit, and the beauty of impermanence. From the rhythmic geometry of Martinez’s and Uchiyama’s works to the layered excavations of Waskiewicz and Rubenstein, and the cosmic geometry of Murthy, the exhibition is a testament to the power of abstraction to transcend boundaries.

The title, Loved in Time, inspired by Rubenstein’s painting, underscores the exhibition’s thematic preoccupation with the intersection of time and emotion. By invoking the passage of time, the artists articulate the ways in which memory, experience, and the ephemeral are embedded within material and process.

Rachel Rubentein’s Loved In Time painting reflects a journey of transformation and resilience. The exposed raw canvas, torn layers, and remnants of adhered strips symbolize the trials and stripping away of illusions over time. Her meticulous manipulation of materials, combined with her emotional use of color and texture, parallels the constant flux of inner and outer worlds. The interplay of oxidized bronze and iridescent gold tones, shimmering in the light, speaks to moments of divine grace breaking through. The progression in size of the strips represents growth, healing, and the steady unfolding of love—God’s love, self-love, and love for others. This work embodies the grace of discovering love just in time, before hope was lost, and the eternal nature of being loved in time.