Pedestrian: Julian Opie
"Though Opie’s figures are rendered without faces or distinguishing features, they are far from anonymous. Stripped of individual identity, they instead embody something collective—echoes of the crowds that move through the city each day."
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Pedestrian investiages Julian Opie's exploration of the urban space. His walking figures, poised in mid-stride, suggest motion without destination. They inhabit a familiar space—sidewalks, crossings, station platforms—not through detailed environments, but through posture and pace. Each body becomes a stand-in for many, a reflection of the shared experience of navigating the built environment. These are not portraits in the traditional sense, but they are no less human. There is a quiet empathy in their depiction, a recognition of the individual within the multitude. In this way, Opie captures one of the defining conditions of urban life: the tension between visibility and anonymity, between solitude and solidarity. The exhibition is on view both in-person and online from May 1 - 31.
