“I Don’t Know, You Don’t Know, They Don’t Know” Good morning and good afternoon wherever you are in the art world! The Art Talk is delighted to welcome you all on another inspiring Art Talk with Artist James Gilbert and Gallerist Erin Cluley.

“I believe in making work that unveils our human condition and also gestures toward the effort to understand cultural history and memory of being, time and place. For in this moment, I want to remain optimistic as sometimes you find yourself in a strange place and other times in a strange place you find yourself.” James Gilbert

Gilbert’s installations tackle contemporary political, social and cultural issues: “the destruction of significant cultural architecture, the relationship between objects, environments and community, houselessness, workers’ rights, criminal justice and capital punishment, the exchange of private information via social media and fear levied on the general public…How can we reconcile a dangerously forgetful history?”

For his solo exhibition, I Don’t Know, You Don’t Know, They Don’t Know, James Gilbert explores themes of cultural heritage and genetic lineage—all with cutting wit. His bold figures show the talent of an artist fully confident in his abilities. Incorporating drawing and sculpture, Gilbert’s new work acknowledges the messy nature of community, not helped by the equally messy political and social climate of the past few years.

About Erin Cluley Gallery Erin Cluley Gallery is a contemporary art gallery representing emerging, mid-career, and established artists from Dallas and the United States. The gallery presents a provocative program of artists working in both traditional and alternative forms including painting, sculpture, new media, photography, sculptural installation and public intervention.

Ps: A big thank you to Sara Adami-Johnson Esq, Ph.D, TEP, LL.M, JD, CFP® for making this possible!