Mourning Sun is Dustin Emory’s debut solo exhibition in New York, exploring cycles of reproduction, societal patterns, and inherited grief. His grey-scale paintings depict figures in domestic spaces, highlighting despair, self-destruction, and longing. Emory’s works evoke noir aesthetics, illustrating the struggles of individuals caught in patterns of decay and entrapment, reflecting both personal and societal loss. Through these figures, Emory meditates on the cyclical nature of grief and the pursuit of freedom amid systemic barriers.
