Lower East Side / East Village

Ophelia Arc: The Natal Lacuna

Lyles & King

19 Henry Street

New York, NY 10002

On view Jun 26 - Aug 2

Tuesday - Saturday, 11am - 6pm

Artist(s)

Ophelia Arc

Lyles & King presents The Natal Lacuna, a solo exhibition by Ophelia Arc. Through intricate assemblages of paint, fiber, photos, and found objects, Arc constructs unsettling spaces—half refuge, half peril. Childlike symbols, medical references, and bodily imagery suggest a fragile, visceral embodiment. Inspired by feminist thought and Unica Zürn’s writings, Arc’s work reclaims illness and vulnerability as sites of self-creation, challenging binaries of safety, beauty, and strength.

Selected Works

Ophelia Arc

Ophelia Arc (b. 2001) is a research-based multidisciplinary artist based in Queens, NY. Working across sculpture, video, and installation, Arc explores psychoanalytic themes rooted in personal experiences and memory. Ophelia earned her BFA from Hunter College and received her MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design. Her work has been exhibited in New York at 81 Leonard; Lyles & King; Kates-Ferri Projects; No Gallery; Marinaro; Collarworks, Troy; Arc has an upcoming solo exhibition at DON’T LOOK Projects in Los Angeles. Ophelia has been featured in Artspiel, ArtNews, ArtNews China, Textiel Plus, Tique, and Visionary Magazine.