09/05/2026
Red Giant is pleased to present “Minor Monuments,” a group exhibition of new stone sculpture work by five sculptors: Candice Russell, Sebastian Martorana, Louis Sarowsky, Stephen Shaheen, and Paul Tucci. Taking stone, a material of permanence, this exhibition gives weight to subjects the monument has always left out. Please join us for the opening reception on Thursday, September 10, from 5pm-9pm.
Stone is the material of impenetrability, insisting something won’t be forgotten: a general on his horse, a founder on his plinth. Marble and its relatives carry history and weight into any room a enters — and the hierarchies along with them. These gathered artists accept the full weight of the material, and send its charge elsewhere. In their hands, it’s carved into delicate pillows, a fluffy puppet, a doubt, and a snack. Flipping the power and weight of “high class” material into puppets and a dozen donuts isn’t a rejection of the monument tradition; it exposes how the value of it was fundamentally selective about who and what received its power. The same stone acts as the foundation of Baltimore, meticulously carved into cathedrals and city halls and rowhomes. Whether domestic, humble, or monumental, stone is present in all its forms here.
“Minor Monuments” is on view September 4 through October 17, 2026 at Red Giant: 403 N. Paca Street, Baltimore, MD 21201. Opening reception is on Thursday, September 10 from 5pm-9pm. Closing reception is on Friday, October 17 from 6pm-8pm. To make an appointment, DM redgiantgallery on Instagram, email [email protected], or call (410) 989-1430.
“I Woke Up in Baltimore” by Chris Clark is having its closing reception that same Thursday evening, on September 10, from 5pm-9pm. Join us then to see both exhibitions!