"Now open through November 15, the exhibition transforms the East Village laundromat into an unlikely gallery, reimagining a space of everyday labor as a site for reflection on work, care and the invisible economies that keep life running. "Gloria Maximo's paintings depict an economy of care," reads the exhibition text. "They adjust our perception to the reality of need-the need for services, the need for employment, even the need for a place to be.""
"The show, organized by Desnivel founder Maria De Victoria, is part of the gallery's ongoing experiment in expanding the idea of where art belongs. Previous Desnivel shows have appeared in hardware stores and corner markets , each chosen to blur the lines between creative practice and the city's daily rhythms. De Victoria founded the gallery to highlight the financial challenges of running an art space while making art more accessible to the public."
"Inside JJ Cleaners, Maximo's grid paintings hang amid a collage of utilitarian signage- OUT OF ORDER , , HOURS OF OPERATION . Her works echo and interrupt that visual noise, slowing down what we normally skim past. Some passersby may mistake the pieces for new signs, only to realize they're something else entirely: meditations on maintenance, labor and the unseen systems that sustain us."
The exhibition occupies JJ Cleaners & Laundromat on East 5th Street, converting the laundromat into a meditative gallery open through November 15. Grid paintings are installed among washers, dryers, and utilitarian signage, intentionally echoing and interrupting everyday visual noise. The works foreground maintenance, caregiving, and everyday labor, reframing unseen systems and service economies as forms of care. The project is organized by Desnivel, which stages site-specific shows in hardware stores and corner markets to blur art and urban rhythms, increase accessibility, and highlight the financial challenges of running gallery spaces.
Read at Time Out New York
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