RALEIGH, April 20, 2025 — Lump is pleased to announce Mid Career, an evolving exhibition of paintings, objects, and books by Critter, opening on May 2 at 505 South Blount Street.
Critter conflates treasure and trash, authentic and counterfeit, art history and personal history, and corporate identity and personal identity. His work insists on the power and pleasure of relationships, and the value of visual and media literacy.
Paintings and objects from series including Cancer, Loss Leaders, Perfect Religion, Thermostats, and Artist’s Shit will be exhibited for the first time, alongside earlier work from series including Lisa, Stations, Inferior Quotations, God Bless America, Hillsborough Street, Art Show, This Lush Little Meadow, Luncheon, and more. New work from one of the artist’s most expansive series, SPF, will strengthen the web of allusions throughout the exhibit. During the two-month residency, pieces will be moved about and out to modulate that web, and to make space for new and additional work.
The opening of Mid Career coincides with the publication of five books edited by Critter, featuring new voices in the Inferior Quotations series. The titles include Oh No, Calls To Action, 3 Women, Untitled (Coyote), and Butterfly Love Letter. These books and more will be on view and available at the gallery.
Skully Goo and Olivia Gone will take over the Drawing Room with Nothing Can Happen.
CRITTER
Mid Career
Opening reception: Friday, May 2, 6–9pm
Evolving exhibition: May 2 – June 28
Hours: Saturdays & Sundays, 1–5pm
505 South Blount Street, Raleigh NC 27601
