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Objective Gallery brings a succinct selection of contemporary artworks and unique objects to southern Italy from July 6 until July 11—showcasing a series of modern designs at Capri’s historical Carthusian monastery, Certosa di San Giacomo. Contemplating the tension between desire and control, the six-day exhibition explores the ever-evolving relationship between these two forces and their influence in art, design and life itself. An exciting selection of artworks from six emerging artists—Brecht Wright Gander, Charlotte Kingsnorth, J McDonald, Vincent Pocsik, Hao Liang and Liam Lee—will illuminate the role that desire and control play in the process of creative expression. Through an innovative use of materials, textures and forms, each artist and their masterworks offer a dialogue between exceptional savoir-faire, unfettered artistry and creative restraint. The venerated 14th-century landmark and cultural site on the island of Capri is an apt space for Objective Gallery to present the exhibition. Honoring the monastery’s historic significance while juxtaposing old with new, past with present, the show and its contemporary artworks call into question the inexhaustible ways that we live with and encounter art. At its core, the show entreats: To what extent do desire and control motivate creative action?