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In a 1940 poem, Bertolt Brecht asked:

"What kind of times are they, when
A talk about trees is almost a crime
Because it implies silence about so many horrors?"

When the Bough Breaks responds to this and other questions, featuring paintings and drawings by artists who embrace the tree — materially and conceptually— through figure and metaphor, analysis and allegory, and as record and reflection.

Organized by Susanne Slavick

Artists:
Patricia Bellan-Gillen
Denise Burge
Zoe Charlton
Ellen Harvey
Alex Lukas
Clayton Merrell
Lavar Munroe
Sarah Slavick
Susanne Slavick