How Long Does It Take For A Peacock To Die?
The question posed in the show’s title considers the peacock— long associated with excess, the ruling class, the status quo, and the cult of the individual. The artists in this exhibition make work that questions, undermines, dissects, and troubles long held beliefs about the structures in place and the role of the individual. As the climate crisis worsens, wealth inequality skyrockets, and global conflicts carry on despite our indignation, these artists ask, how long does it take for a peacock to die?
![How long does it take for a peacock to die? (2024) Photo credit: Neighboring States.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3c104daf9e6f2b7d93ecc0/a60f92b5-945c-4066-9c27-e602b7fe3dae/27_Atelier.jpeg)
How long does it take for a peacock to die? (2024) Photo credit: Neighboring States.
![Mike Ray. "FullFill" (2023) Pressed cardboard, laminated paper, foamcore, matte paper, paint, wooden spheres/cubes.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3c104daf9e6f2b7d93ecc0/d4e40da3-7a0b-4af3-9cfa-e5bad71b1b76/35.jpg)
Mike Ray. "FullFill" (2023) Pressed cardboard, laminated paper, foamcore, matte paper, paint, wooden spheres/cubes.
![Katharine Elizabeth Suchan. Studiolo of spring reflecting on fall (2024) flashe in ACM.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3c104daf9e6f2b7d93ecc0/7ef2b454-efc2-424f-9146-5b2277c6de4f/16_Atelier.jpeg)
Katharine Elizabeth Suchan. Studiolo of spring reflecting on fall (2024) flashe in ACM.
![Jacob Lahah. "This Way" (2024) Screen print on drafting mylar. Photo credit: Neighboring States.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3c104daf9e6f2b7d93ecc0/7447ec10-c090-4158-b0dc-cea3a28e5a31/19_Atelier.jpeg)
Jacob Lahah. "This Way" (2024) Screen print on drafting mylar. Photo credit: Neighboring States.
![Elliot Engles. "Untitled: Gazing" (2023) Oil on canvas. Photo credit: Neighboring States.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3c104daf9e6f2b7d93ecc0/bfbaec32-0e99-49d5-b6f1-6ee9c1ca012f/07_Atelier.jpeg)
Elliot Engles. "Untitled: Gazing" (2023) Oil on canvas. Photo credit: Neighboring States.
![Jacob Lahah. "Burn" (2023) Screen print on fabric, appliqué, patchwork. Photo credit: Neighboring States.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3c104daf9e6f2b7d93ecc0/8565c918-7f9f-459f-bfe5-eb90e422def7/12_Atelier.jpeg)
Jacob Lahah. "Burn" (2023) Screen print on fabric, appliqué, patchwork. Photo credit: Neighboring States.
![William Toney. "Untitled: Intermission" (2024) Inkjet prints. Photo credit: Neighboring States](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3c104daf9e6f2b7d93ecc0/778583bf-bcc1-4e9e-bcbb-5abff341d29d/11_Atelier.jpeg)
William Toney. "Untitled: Intermission" (2024) Inkjet prints. Photo credit: Neighboring States
![MeiLi Carling. "Panky." (2024) Screen print on cotton bandanas. Photo credit: Neighboring States.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3c104daf9e6f2b7d93ecc0/bdbd143b-93e1-4e85-bd40-c8d5b8ae3007/06_Atelier.jpeg)
MeiLi Carling. "Panky." (2024) Screen print on cotton bandanas. Photo credit: Neighboring States.
![Claire HarnEnz. "Untitled" (2023) Oil on canvas. Photo credit: Neighboring States.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3c104daf9e6f2b7d93ecc0/71158c56-6f5a-44b9-bff3-f48388b2ac02/17_Atelier.jpeg)
Claire HarnEnz. "Untitled" (2023) Oil on canvas. Photo credit: Neighboring States.
![(L-R): Bradford Davis, William Toney, Nilou Kazemzadeh. Photo credit: Neighboring States.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3c104daf9e6f2b7d93ecc0/435f10ea-f1f9-4499-b29e-a8c94bd77261/03_Atelier.jpeg)
(L-R): Bradford Davis, William Toney, Nilou Kazemzadeh. Photo credit: Neighboring States.
![Ollie Goss. "Goose and the Commons" (2024) Single channel video and proscenium, chip board, 2x4s, house paint. Photo credit: Neighboring States.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3c104daf9e6f2b7d93ecc0/dea478eb-6164-44d9-9790-0e3c16ab3893/09_Atelier.jpeg)
Ollie Goss. "Goose and the Commons" (2024) Single channel video and proscenium, chip board, 2x4s, house paint. Photo credit: Neighboring States.
![Heather Annette Phillips. "Butterfly in a storm" (2023) Glass, enamel. Photo credit: Neighboring States.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3c104daf9e6f2b7d93ecc0/4810f0a3-3b3e-4c3a-b0ef-9ed0e3dd3d47/15_Atelier.jpeg)
Heather Annette Phillips. "Butterfly in a storm" (2023) Glass, enamel. Photo credit: Neighboring States.
![Bradford L Davis. "Input – Output." (2024) Ceramic stoneware, Granite block. Photo credit: Neighboring States.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3c104daf9e6f2b7d93ecc0/bdb71dd9-e8f9-4669-bf4d-1eac74173e7d/18_Atelier.jpeg)
Bradford L Davis. "Input – Output." (2024) Ceramic stoneware, Granite block. Photo credit: Neighboring States.
![William Toney. "Untitled: Through it" (2024) Inkjet print on panel, tripod.Photo credit: Neighboring States.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3c104daf9e6f2b7d93ecc0/7ac79e29-338d-4734-9022-1b8e37822d5c/21_Atelier.jpeg)
William Toney. "Untitled: Through it" (2024) Inkjet print on panel, tripod.Photo credit: Neighboring States.
![Anna Bockrath. "Held" (2024) Screen printed photograph on cotton twill tape. Photo credit: Neighboring States.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3c104daf9e6f2b7d93ecc0/06973d97-fa7c-4865-82c1-62d27d02c9cf/24_Atelier.jpeg)
Anna Bockrath. "Held" (2024) Screen printed photograph on cotton twill tape. Photo credit: Neighboring States.
![(L-R): Blithe Ophelia Grey, Brendan O'Shaughnessy, Anna Bockrath. Photo Credit: Neighboring States](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3c104daf9e6f2b7d93ecc0/125eb41e-b21d-4ad9-9b34-7100b55e5c07/30_Atelier.jpeg)
(L-R): Blithe Ophelia Grey, Brendan O'Shaughnessy, Anna Bockrath. Photo Credit: Neighboring States
![(L-R): Heather Annette Phillips, Claire HarnEnz, Claire HarnEnz. Photo credit: Neighboring States](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3c104daf9e6f2b7d93ecc0/a8772428-bda0-48f2-80a0-de58b2ee7a24/33_Atelier.jpeg)
(L-R): Heather Annette Phillips, Claire HarnEnz, Claire HarnEnz. Photo credit: Neighboring States
![(L-R): William Toney, Jake Lahah, Blithe Ophelia Grey. Photo credit: Neighboring States.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3c104daf9e6f2b7d93ecc0/194d7049-ead7-4e91-8938-a909a7786a4e/02_Atelier.jpeg)
(L-R): William Toney, Jake Lahah, Blithe Ophelia Grey. Photo credit: Neighboring States.
![Henry Rosenberg. "Vincero" (2024) Glazed ceramic and fabric. Photo credit: Neighboring States.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3c104daf9e6f2b7d93ecc0/a614048b-29eb-4e6b-b493-e4be9225eae1/04_Atelier.jpeg)
Henry Rosenberg. "Vincero" (2024) Glazed ceramic and fabric. Photo credit: Neighboring States.
![Daniel Cappello. "Three Heat Sinks" (2024) Ceramic and borax. Photo credit: Neighboring States.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3c104daf9e6f2b7d93ecc0/aeaff587-e0d2-44da-857f-26cb461a16fc/08_Atelier.jpeg)
Daniel Cappello. "Three Heat Sinks" (2024) Ceramic and borax. Photo credit: Neighboring States.
![Nilou Kazemzadeh. "Their Name Is A Code" (2023) Screenprinted image on glass, etched engraving, mirror. Photo credit: Neighboring States.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3c104daf9e6f2b7d93ecc0/43122062-13ee-4d5d-9a7e-bda11bb56bba/10_Atelier.jpeg)
Nilou Kazemzadeh. "Their Name Is A Code" (2023) Screenprinted image on glass, etched engraving, mirror. Photo credit: Neighboring States.
![Claire HarnEnz. "Untitled" (2023) Oil on canvas. Photo credit: Neighboring States.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3c104daf9e6f2b7d93ecc0/2c678153-e54f-4528-a3c3-fb9dcae478f4/14_Atelier.jpeg)
Claire HarnEnz. "Untitled" (2023) Oil on canvas. Photo credit: Neighboring States.
![Blithe Ophelia Grey. "there was a be-spelling blithesome butterfly who lived in a forest that looked exactly like this one…" (2024) quilted start screen made with pink faux fur, pink felt, pink velvet, pink satin, lily-white-batting and rainbow-life-](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3c104daf9e6f2b7d93ecc0/f808815a-2b24-47ed-90a2-e6154e1fb7ff/20_Atelier.jpeg)
Blithe Ophelia Grey. "there was a be-spelling blithesome butterfly who lived in a forest that looked exactly like this one…" (2024) quilted start screen made with pink faux fur, pink felt, pink velvet, pink satin, lily-white-batting and rainbow-life-string. Photo credit: Neighboring States.
![Blithe Ophelia Grey. "we will find it, we will find it" (2024) risograph printed story quilt.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3c104daf9e6f2b7d93ecc0/eac3506f-66a8-49e5-b51b-9639fe81355c/22_Atelier.jpeg)
Blithe Ophelia Grey. "we will find it, we will find it" (2024) risograph printed story quilt.
![Jacob Lahah. "Concrete Planter" (2024) Synthetic flowers, dead and plastic palm fronds, glass rod, concrete, house paint, found bucket. Photo credit: Neighboring States.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3c104daf9e6f2b7d93ecc0/3a17a804-807f-499d-8cb3-1c072ec60b3a/26_Atelier.jpeg)
Jacob Lahah. "Concrete Planter" (2024) Synthetic flowers, dead and plastic palm fronds, glass rod, concrete, house paint, found bucket. Photo credit: Neighboring States.
![(L-R): MeiLi Carling, Henry Rosenberg, Henry Rosenberg. Photo credit: Neighboring States.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3c104daf9e6f2b7d93ecc0/69ea471c-a94f-4f5c-9ab8-4ee55d9a0853/28_Atelier.jpeg)
(L-R): MeiLi Carling, Henry Rosenberg, Henry Rosenberg. Photo credit: Neighboring States.
![(L-R): Jake Lahah, William Toney, Anna Bockrath, Nilou Kazemzadeh . Photo credit: Neighboring States](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3c104daf9e6f2b7d93ecc0/f544a895-9a40-4ce1-ac8d-b09ff29fa0a8/32_Atelier.jpeg)
(L-R): Jake Lahah, William Toney, Anna Bockrath, Nilou Kazemzadeh . Photo credit: Neighboring States
![(L-R): Claire HarnEnz, Katharine Suchan. Photo credit: Neighboring States](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3c104daf9e6f2b7d93ecc0/d3db1aaa-defd-4d0d-9f95-ee08df90a78b/34_Atelier..jpeg)
(L-R): Claire HarnEnz, Katharine Suchan. Photo credit: Neighboring States
![(L-R): Claire HarnEnz, Katharine Suchan, Heather Annette Phillips, Claire HarnEnz, Bradford Davis. Photo credit: Neighboring States](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3c104daf9e6f2b7d93ecc0/16a9fef1-87e3-44db-a95a-a278a8dbcfb8/31_Atelier.jpeg)
(L-R): Claire HarnEnz, Katharine Suchan, Heather Annette Phillips, Claire HarnEnz, Bradford Davis. Photo credit: Neighboring States
![(L-R): Ollie Goss, Daniel Cappello. Photo credit: Neighboring States.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3c104daf9e6f2b7d93ecc0/7100273b-68ca-4306-a1a0-e5e7b75d6ccd/29_Atelier.jpeg)
(L-R): Ollie Goss, Daniel Cappello. Photo credit: Neighboring States.
![Theophilus Annor. "Home with Me" (2023) White Resin, Brass, Woven Rope, Dyes. Photo credit: Neighboring States.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3c104daf9e6f2b7d93ecc0/6ab981ca-608a-444b-9d7b-9a649e156bfa/25_Atelier.jpeg)
Theophilus Annor. "Home with Me" (2023) White Resin, Brass, Woven Rope, Dyes. Photo credit: Neighboring States.
![Brendan Daniel O'Shaughnessy. "Untitled" (2023) agar, glycerin, rhinestones, pearls, fly, thread. Photo credit: Neighboring States.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3c104daf9e6f2b7d93ecc0/aaf5c4f7-9749-4be8-a279-a2df4c1997ae/23_Atelier.jpeg)
Brendan Daniel O'Shaughnessy. "Untitled" (2023) agar, glycerin, rhinestones, pearls, fly, thread. Photo credit: Neighboring States.
![Claire HarnEnz. "Untitled" (2023) Oil on canvas. Photo credit: Neighboring States.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3c104daf9e6f2b7d93ecc0/4f318c90-bd72-4a55-a0f2-e40e93e65019/13_Atelier.jpeg)
Claire HarnEnz. "Untitled" (2023) Oil on canvas. Photo credit: Neighboring States.
![Henry David Rosenberg. "Dear Friends in the Tower" (2024) Ink on paper. Photo credit: Neighboring States.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3c104daf9e6f2b7d93ecc0/7539f434-37ca-42c2-ae1c-4151929ccd29/05_Atelier.jpeg)
Henry David Rosenberg. "Dear Friends in the Tower" (2024) Ink on paper. Photo credit: Neighboring States.
![(L-R): Daniel Cappello, Jake Lahah, Elliot Engles. Photo credit: Neighboring States.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3c104daf9e6f2b7d93ecc0/9c9262ac-b15a-46e3-bfa6-0fa2dacc6053/01_Atelier.jpeg)
(L-R): Daniel Cappello, Jake Lahah, Elliot Engles. Photo credit: Neighboring States.