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Lauren Powell Projects is excited to present Cute Gloom, opening Friday, June 10th and running through July 16th. Initially conceived in collaboration with featured artist Benjamin Cabral, the project grew to include about 80 pieces by 40 artists examining the harmonies and tensions between the aesthetic category of cute and its counterpart gloom.

In the hyper commodified world that we live in, cuteness is an aesthetic category frequently employed to sell products ranging from electronics accessories to sponges to cars. The cuteness of these products underscores their subordinate nature; they …