Steve Cup: Breaking Point
Maria Neil @ Waterloo Arts
April 6, 2018 – May 13, 2018
Opening Reception:
Waterloo Arts Gallery
Friday, April 6, 2018
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Cleveland, OH – The Maria Neil Art Project marks
their return to the Cleveland gallery scene with a
provocative and compelling exhibition by New
York based artist Steve Cup.
‘Breaking Point’, opening on Friday, April 6 at Waterloo Arts in Collinwood, is one artists’
visual response to the first year of the Trump presidency. In this body of work Steve Cup
explores what he – and perhaps others - see as a rapidly deteriorating sense of community
as the country reaches all-time levels of divisiveness. Spanning personal works, private
commissions and commercial work, each piece represents an immediate, often emotional
reaction to the violently changing social tide in America including themes of gun violence,
migration, racism and Trump himself.
The exhibition, curated by John Farina and Adam Tully, marks the Maria Neil Art Project’s
return to the art scene after closing their Waterloo gallery last year. “We are so excited to
get back into doing what we love – exhibiting incredible, thought provoking artwork,” says
Tully, “This exhibition will not disappoint. Some may take offense to the material and find it
‘in –your-face’ and others will find it bold and an accurate reflection of the current social and
political situation today.”