Fault Lines

THE BLANC is pleased to announce Fault Lines, this year’s summer exhibition organized by the MFA Visual and Sound Art classes of 2025 and 2026 at Columbia University and curated by Jenée Daria-Strand.

Fault Lines features the work of over 50 artists exploring a range of media—including, but not limited to, moving image, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, sound art, and new genres. The exhibition opens on Saturday, June 7, from 5–8 PM at THE BLANC’s ground floor space (BLANC01), as well as on the 2nd and 12th floors (BLANC02 & BLANC12) .

Through the lens of artistic practice, Fault Lines traces how artists navigate and expose the subtle ruptures—personal, political, and environmental—that shape our lived experiences. The exhibition maps the generative fractures where questions of place, identity, and material process intersect with instability, tension, and transformation.

The show will remain open to the public during regular hours through June 28.

Duration:  June 7 - 28, 2025

Gallery Hours: 11AM-5PM, Wed - Sat

Opening reception: 5-8pm, June 7

Location: THE BLANC, 15 East 40th Street, BLANC01, 02, 12 (GF, 2F, 12F), New York, NY 10016

Directions (BLANC01):

The entrance is located to the right of the main lobby doors when facing the building.

Photo Credit: Francisco Javier Ramirez

Artist

Ahzel, Akira Kawahata, Alejandro Valencia, Alek Green, Andrea Moreno, Andrius Alvarez-Backus, Annika Tucksmith, Antonio Vidal, Asalaus, Calhan Hale, Christine Miller, Danny Castro, Darylina Powderface, Devon Pin-Yu Chen, Emerita Baik, Eugene Jung, Francisca Brunet Bayon, Francisco Javier Ramirez, Giorgia Alliata, Grethell Rasua, Harold Garcia, Injune Park, Iris Wu, Isaiah Davis, Jasphy Zheng, Javier Griffey, Jeannie Rhyu, Jenny Williams, Joanne Kim, Ke Zhang, Leena Kim, Liz Schneider, Magali A Cult, Maya Dixon, Michael Igwe, Miguel Gallego, Miles Scharff, Maximiliano Rosiles, Ridwana Rahman, Sarah Huffard, Sharon Cheuk Wun Lee, Soomin Kang, Timothy Bair, Wenhui Quan, Yehwan Song, Youkyoung Cho, Yshao Lin, Yueyang Luo, Yuyu He, Zelmira Rizo.

Curator

Jenée-Daria Strand is the curator of Fault Lines. Jenée is the Assistant Curator at Public Art Fund where, since 2022, she has supported contemporary artists in realizing new commissions. Formerly, she was a Curatorial Associate at the Brooklyn Museum. She has curated independent projects for NADA Miami/TD Bank, ISCP, White Columns, amongst others, and has contributed written work to publications by the Studio Museum in Harlem, Brooklyn Museum, Lehmann Maupin, and more. Jenée holds an MA in Museum Studies from NYU and a BFA in Dance/Performance Studies from Florida State University. In 2024, she was an inaugural member of the Studio Museum’s curatorial fellowship, and in 2025 she joined the board of Future Leaders Institute Charter School, located in Harlem.