Parrhesia
Through November 8, 2025
OCHI is pleased to present Parrhesia, a group exhibition featuring works by Gene Beery, Beth Campbell, Patrick Carroll, Eve Fowler, Jenny Holzer, Louise Lawler, Patrick Martinez, Ed Ruscha, Hannah Tishkoff, and Ann Zhao. Parrhesia will be on view at OCHI through November 8, 2025.
Across painting, textile, neon, and print, Parrhesia gathers ten artists spanning generations who transform language into image, allowing letters and phrases to take on material weight. Text is not simply read but painted, printed, illuminated, and stitched into form. The poetic edges of language brush against its political charge, tracing a lyrical lineage in which words become images. Each work contributes a distinct cadence to the conversation, transforming speech into vital acts of expression.
In classical philosophy, parrhesia refers to the act of speaking candidly and boldly—telling the truth without concealment, even when it carries risk. Language in this exhibition manifests as both intimate reflection and public statement, revealing the tension and beauty in the act of reading and looking. The works invite viewers into a space where poetry and concept, lyricism and critique, coexist in vibrant dialogue. Carrying rhythm and charge, Parrhesia illuminates the ongoing possibilities of text with a celebration of language as living, tactile, and evocative.
Caption:
ha, Companies Large and Small
by Ed Ruscha
die-cut print on handmade Japanese Igarashi Kozo paper
9” x 13”
2025
Photo by Deen Babakhyi
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