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Embrace, variation 2<\/em> by Elizabeth Castaldo
30″x22″; silkscreen on paper; 2024. Courtesy of the artist.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

COLLAGE ON VIEW<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elizabeth Castaldo: -born of Chaos<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

at the Croton Free Library in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, USA
10 July-28 August 2025<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

“\u2013born of Chaos” showcases collages and silkscreen prints in which pattern, layering and color are explored as an expression of abundance, and the body is explored as a site of action, where rest, joy, softness and pleasure become radical acts. Richly layered surfaces are covered in pattern that accumulates within the body as a representation of joy, pleasure, and sensuality. The work in this exhibition is an expression of the fragility, mutability and resilience of the body as well as its inclusion in larger webs of life connecting all living things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Reverie, variation 2<\/em> by Elizabeth Castaldo
30″x22″; silkscreen on paper; 2024. Courtesy of the artist.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The exhibition title references our current times as well as the chaos inherent in the work itself. \u201c\u2013 born of Chaos\u201d is a direct quote from the essay \u201cUses of the Erotic\u201d by Audre Lorde. Lorde discusses the erotic as passionate emotion and creative energy, and an assertion of a feminine life force that can be a means of reconnecting with our inner power as a tool for decolonizing our bodies and minds and forging a better way forward together.

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INFORMATION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Croton Free Library<\/strong>
171 Cleveland Drive
Croton-on-Hudson, New York 10520 USA
(914) 271-6612<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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COLLAGE ON VIEW Elizabeth Castaldo: -born of Chaos at the Croton Free Library in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, USA10 July-28 August 2025 “\u2013born of Chaos” showcases collages and silkscreen prints in which pattern, layering and color are explored as an expression…<\/p>\n

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