Library Street Collective is pleased to present A Meadow in the Clouds, a group exhibition at the Shepherd from February 5 – April 18, 2026. The exhibition features the work of Nina Chanel Abney, Tunji Adeniyi-Jones, Anthony Akinbola, Amna Asghar, Sadie Barnette, Elliot Bergman, Beverly Fishman, Reginald Sylvester II, and Qualeasha Wood, curated by Allison Glenn.
Communication is coded, and subtleties hold so much power. A slight shift in voice inflection or body language can completely change how information is received, and euphemisms, jargon or vagueness can reverse or disguise. Similarly, the relationships between text and image informs how a message is interpreted. A Meadow in the Clouds includes the work of nine contemporary artists who–by leaning into subtleties, double entendre, and mixed messaging–deliberately veil, disguise, or distort. By employing myriad themes and techniques, these artists question how materials hold meaning, and what happens to that meaning when the material is transformed.