We are going to sit down with Hannah Lupton Reinhard this week for a more extensive interview, but this past weekend, Rusha & Co. opened Are We Here Yet?, the second solo exhibition of Reinhard with the gallery. This new body of work continues her exploration of displacement, diaspora, and the weight of inherited identity. The hyper-feminine figures in these paintings bear the burdens of both physical and spiritual journeys, exploring the complexities of memory and belonging.
The figures in Lupton Reinhard’s oil paintings embark on a physical journey, much like the Jewish people crossing the desert in the story of Exodus. These women traverse rivers and seas, perhaps seeking a destination, or perhaps wandering indefinitely. One carries a picnic basket on her head from which spirits of loved ones spill, signifying both physical and spiritual baggage. Another rests on the earth, overtaken by exhaustion, while a third pauses at the edge of a cliff to light Shabbat candles, embodying Lupton Reinhard’s belief in adapting Judaism to daily life.
Stay tuned for our conversation Reinhard when we share it later this week.
