Megan Mulrooney's Lethe's Tavern showcases Nicolette Mishkan's hauntingly beautiful paintings that merge elements of myth and contemporary representation. The works explore intoxication both as a thematic subject and a state of being, with figures that invoke ancient and mystical narratives. Drawing inspiration from the mythological river Lethe and Middle Eastern mysticism, Mishkan's mermaid-like figures linger in a trance-like state, captured in a narcotic color palette. This exhibition delves into existential themes, connecting art historical influences with modern nuances of identity and self-perception.
Mishkan's figures glisten in states of liquid attention as if in a trance: lips parted, eyes closed or doubled, flesh blurred at the edges.
The exhibition's title references the ancient river Lethe, the mythological river of forgetfulness that winds through the Greek underworld.
Rendered in oil on linen, the works are steeped in a narcotic palette: wine-dark reds, ashen roses, greenish greys.
Her vision reaches further, into Middle Eastern mysticism... a symbol of ecstatic surrender, annihilation of the ego, and divine intoxication.
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