09/01/2026
“Redacted” turns artwork into evidence.
In Karrie Hovey’s exhibition, the original artwork is interrupted and replaced by the real Epstein-file letters, so the message can’t be softened or abstracted—it’s the document, placed in plain view.
The third image shown is from the series “What Happened”—constructed from chunks of redacted text pulled directly from the letters, assembled into an incomplete, cracked facade: gilded above, gaps below.
There are 192 works in total, created to raise funds for Democratic women candidates in the 2026 midterm elections. Each 8.5 x 11 x 1/8” basswood panel (with plaster/pearlescent/metallic finishes) comes from the released and redacted files, and the full wall will be literally papered with these pages—making what’s being hidden impossible to ignore.