NEST at Artpoetica is an interdisciplinary exhibition that emphasizes our personal spaces, both internal and external, as infinitely generative and erotic. Each artist in NEST layers sounds, colors, or textures to create worlds that are at once intimate and profoundly expansive.

NEST is one of three interconnected exhibitions organized by ASSEMBLY REQUIRED (AR) that will take place in Gowanus during the month of October. AR is a collective of artists, writers, and curators who gathered during the height of the coronavirus pandemic to imagine the possibilities of mapping other futures. AR uses the transformative power of art to engage with local communities, reaching a shared understanding through multiple perspectives told through objects, stories, and experiences, gathering and assembling diverse visions of the past, present, and future.