Do I Dare Eat A Peach? is a group exhibition celebrating gathering, consumption, and aging through the perspectives of five emerging female artists from the U.S. and U.K. Inspired by T.S. Eliot’s The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, the title symbolizes anxieties around judgment, particularly regarding femininity and sensuality. The works depict women reclaiming their narratives and challenging societal taboos, exploring themes of empowerment, identity, and community through gatherings, food, and drink. Featuring paintings, ceramics, and sculpture, the exhibition redefines stereotypes surrounding women’s bodies, eating habits, and societal expectations, offering a powerful critique and celebration of female representation.
Danielle Kosann is a painter based in Connecticut, USA with roots in photography and new media whose cinematic, textured, and vibrant paintings feature whimsical worlds of fantastical creatures and imagined destinations. Working with oil and acrylic on a large scale, she weaves intricate female-centric narratives within her paintings, which are often tinged with humor and satire. She playfully uses references from theater, film, books, architecture, and art history in order to create imaginary worlds that feel familiar and nostalgic to us, while playing on our desire and longing to escape. Throughout her paintings, she explores narratives through which women can thrive without the constraints of a society laden with barriers. Kosann’s work is admired for its detailed and immersive worlds that create a sense of place in an interior that engages, inspires and captivates the viewer. Kosann’s paintings are sold in a gallery at the iconic Bergdorf Goodman store in New York City, and she recently had her first solo exhibition at Rosenbaum Contemporary Palm Beach in February 2024. Her work is also on permanent view at The Carlyle Hotel in New York City.
The Empress
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The Greater Inclination
Unhappy Meal
The Provider
The Dreaming
Tapestry for Lovers
A woman's work is never done
At Both Ends
Battalion
Cake landscape